The effects of maze training upon transference to standard cloze performance (Abstracted)Footnote∗

This study was conducted as partial fulfillment for the requirements of the Master of Science degree in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the State University of New York at Brockport. The author wishes to express her appreciation to her advisers, Dr. Frances Maroney and Dr. Gerald Begy.

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