TOEFL IBT Update
TOEFL iBT UpdateCGS Summer WorkshopKathy PrunerGlobal Client RelationsETS — Listening. Learning. Leading.
The TOEFL Test Today The TOEFL Internet-based test (iBT)– 95% of all TOEFL testing The TOEFL Paper-based test (PBT)– Used in countries where TOEFL iBT is not yet available– Supplements TOEFL iBT in a limited number of areas The TSE (Test of Spoken English )– Available upon request in PBT locations All TOEFL scores are valid for two years The TOEFL Computer-based test (CBT)– Discontinued September 2006– Scores no longer valid or reportedETS — Listening. Learning. Leading. Copyright 2009 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING. and TOEFL are registered trademarks of Educational TestingService (ETS) in the United States and other countries. 11196
TOEFL Internet-based Test (iBT) Tests all four skills: Reading, Listening, Speaking, Writing 100% academic Emphasizes communicative English – focuses on how well studentsuse English, not just what they know about it Integrated questions require students to combine skills to formulateresponses– Indicate whether students can summarize, evaluate, compare andsynthesize information from multiple sources Integrated questions:– Read Listen Speak in response– Read Listen Write in response– Listen Speak in responseETS — Listening. Learning. Leading. Copyright 2009 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING. and TOEFL are registered trademarks of Educational TestingService (ETS) in the United States and other countries. 11196
Research and Development Strong research foundation– 143 research reports– Building a Validity Argument for the TOEFL Test (Test of English as aForeign Language ) – edited by Carol A. Chapelle, Mary K. Enright, JoanM. Jamieson)Rigorous Security– Identification requirements stringently enforced– State of the art encryption software for delivery of the test to the center andreturn of test-taker responses to ETS– Announced and unannounced observations– Unlike other tests, ETS separates the testing center from the scoringprocess to maintain the integrity of the scores– Ongoing Internet search for item disseminationETS — Listening. Learning. Leading. Copyright 2009 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING. and TOEFL are registered trademarks of Educational TestingService (ETS) in the United States and other countries. 11196
Scoring You Can Trust Fair testing with unbiased, objective scoring––––Raters see and hear worldwide responses – not just from one countryRaters do not know the examineeThree to six raters anonymously score Speaking responsesFour ratings for Writing responses Highly trained Raters– New raters must complete training and pass a certification test– Take calibration test each time they begin scoring or change to a differentquestion type– Review exemplar responses after a break to refocus attention– Continually monitored by Scoring Leaders– Scoring Leaders Content Scoring Leaders ETS ExpertETS — Listening. Learning. Leading. Copyright 2009 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING. and TOEFL are registered trademarks of Educational TestingService (ETS) in the United States and other countries. 11196
Innovation in ScoringIn July 2009 the TOEFL program will begin to usethe e-rater automated scoring engine in a limitedand responsible way for Writing– Integrated writing task Two human raters– Independent writing task One human rater one automated ratingETS — Listening. Learning. Leading. Copyright 2009 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING. and TOEFL are registered trademarks of Educational TestingService (ETS) in the United States and other countries. 11196
Why not only use all automated scoring? The kinds of test questions designed forautomated scoring only, are more coachable andpromote rote learning, not practice of realcommunication skills Integrated questions from the TOEFL test don’tlend themselves to automated scoring Combines judgment of human scoring for contentand meaning and the consistency of automatedscoring for linguistic featuresETS — Listening. Learning. Leading. Copyright 2009 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING. and TOEFL are registered trademarks of Educational TestingService (ETS) in the United States and other countries. 11196
New in 2009 Faster score turnaround– Scores are now available to test takers in two weeks or less– Further reductions planned Speech samples available to score users–––––Scored speech sample from integrated speaking taskOne minute in lengthAvailable online free of charge to score usersRegister with ETS and sign confidentiality statementAvailable for those testing June 24, 2009 onwardETS — Listening. Learning. Leading. Copyright 2009 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING. and TOEFL are registered trademarks of Educational TestingService (ETS) in the United States and other countries. 11196
New in 2009Which spoken response to give? Best performance? Worst? Median performance from one of the four integrated speakingtasks– Listen Read SpeakOR– Listen Speak Some responses may be stronger, others may be weaker, thanthe one you will hear onlineETS — Listening. Learning. Leading. Copyright 2009 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING. and TOEFL are registered trademarks of Educational TestingService (ETS) in the United States and other countries. 11196
Reviewing TOEFL iBT Score RequirementsETS — Listening. Learning. Leading.
Considering the use of Section ScoresMany possible ways to achieve a total score of 80:Student A Reading – 20 Listening – 20 Speaking – 20 Writing – 20Student B Reading – 27 Listening – 26 Speaking – 13 Writing – 14Score scales: 0 - 30 for Reading, Listening, Speaking andWriting sections; 0 - 120 for total score.ETS — Listening. Learning. Leading. Copyright 2009 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING. and TOEFL are registered trademarks of Educational TestingService (ETS) in the United States and other countries. 11196
Resources for Reviewing Score RequirementsAvailable on the TOEFL website www.ets.org/toefl TOEFL Score Comparison Tables Peer institution requirements Test and Score Data Summary for TOEFL iBT: January 2008 –December 2008–Percentile Data– Score means listed by total population, native language, native country,gender, and purpose for taking the test (i.e., Undergraduate, Graduate, orProfessional License)Available today or by request from TOEFLNews@ets.org Standard-setting manual on CD-ROMETS — Listening. Learning. Leading. Copyright 2009 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING. and TOEFL are registered trademarks of Educational TestingService (ETS) in the United States and other countries. 11196
Comparing Score Requirements to Percentiles and Mean ScoresGraduate Level Example with 2008 DataTotal ScoreReading ScoreListening ScoreSpeaking ScoreWriting ScoreRequirementPercentile EquivalentMeanRequirementPercentile EquivalentMeanRequirementPercentile EquivalentMeanRequirementPercentile EquivalentMeanRequirementPercentile 81st21.3ETS — Listening. Learning. Leading. Copyright 2009 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING. and TOEFL are registered trademarks of Educational TestingService (ETS) in the United States and other countries. 11196
2008 Student PerformanceTOEFL iBT ETS — Listening. Learning. Leading.
TOEFL iBT 2008 Total PopulationScaled Section and TotalScore MeansiBT 5Total79.0ETS — Listening. Learning. Leading. Copyright 2009 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING. and TOEFL are registered trademarks of Educational TestingService (ETS) in the United States and other countries. 11196
TOEFL iBT 2008 Total PopulationScore Means byTest-Taker PurposeGroupReading Listening Speaking Writing .820.984.0ETS — Listening. Learning. Leading. Copyright 2009 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING. and TOEFL are registered trademarks of Educational TestingService (ETS) in the United States and other countries. 11196
TOEFL iBT 2008Total Population ScoreMeans by Sample CountriesNative Country Reading Listening Speaking Writing TotalKorea (ROK)2019182078Japan1616161866China 2323212288ETS — Listening. Learning. Leading. Copyright 2009 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING. and TOEFL are registered trademarks of Educational TestingService (ETS) in the United States and other countries. 11196
Services for Score UsersETS — Listening. Learning. Leading.
Promote Your Institution Record a brief video testimonial about your institution and theTOEFL test at www.ets.org/toefl/video Your video will be viewed by more than a million students eachmonth – valuable exposure at no chargeTOEFL Channel on the YouTube Website(www.youtube.com/TOEFLtv) TOEFL and YouTube invitesteachers and students to send short videos with tips on:– Learning English– Preparing for the TOEFL test– Studying abroadETS — Listening. Learning. Leading. Copyright 2009 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING. and TOEFL are registered trademarks of Educational TestingService (ETS) in the United States and other countries. 11196
TOEFL Information & Contacts TOEFL Website: www.ets.org/toeflWrite to us at: TOEFLNews@ets.orgTOEFL iBT Help Line: 1-609-683-2008TOEFL Client Relations– Terry Axe: taxe@ets.org– Michelle Hampton: mhampton@ets.org– Kathy Pruner: kpruner@ets.org– Jose Santiago: jsantiago@ets.org– Eileen Tyson: etyson@ets.orgETS — Listening. Learning. Leading. Copyright 2009 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING. and TOEFL are registered trademarks of Educational TestingService (ETS) in the United States and other countries. 11196
The TOEFL Test Today The TOEFL Internet-based test (iBT) –95% of all TOEFL testing The TOEFL Paper-based test (PBT) –Used in countries where TOEFL iBT is not yet available –Supplements TOEFL iBT in a limited number of areas The TSE (Test of Spoken English ) –Available upon request in PBT locations
Table 3. Percentile Ranks for TOEFL iBT Scores High School Level Students* 7. Table 4. Percentile Ranks for TOEFL iBT Scores Two Year College Students* 8. Table 5. Percentile Ranks for TOEFL iBT Scores Undergraduate Level Students* 9. Table 6. Percentile Ranks for TOEFL iBT Scores Graduate Level Students in NON-BUSINESS Program* 10. Table 6.
practice tests from www.oxford english testing.com What do the online TOEFL iBT practice tests consist of? The TOEFL iBT online practice tests reflect the content of the actual TOEFL iBT test, and are complete and full length. (For an overview of the content of the TOEFL iBT, see pages 4-6.) Students do not print the tests in order to do them.
TOEFL Listening Lecture 35 184 TOEFL Listening Lecture 36 189 TOEFL Listening Lecture 37 194 TOEFL Listening Lecture 38 199 TOEFL Listening Lecture 39 204 TOEFL Listening Lecture 40 209 TOEFL Listening Lecture 41 214 TOEFL Listening Lecture 42 219 TOEFL Listening Lecture 43 225 COPYRIGHT 2016
TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition 15 TOEFL iBT - Mechanics The TOEFL iBT Home Edition is a safe and convenient option for students who prefer to take their test at home rather than a test center. The test is: offered everywhere that TOEFL testing is normally available, based on the country of your account address, except Mainland China and Iran
Longman publishes a full suite of materials for TOEFL iBT test preparation. Materials are available for the TOEFL iBT test at both intermediate and advanced levels. Please contact Pearson’s website at www.pearson.com for a complete list of available TOEFL iBT test products.
What do the online TOEFL iBT practice tests consist of? The TOEFL iBT online practice tests reflect the content of the actual test. Each online practice test covers every section in the exam. The practice tests are all full length. For a guide to the content of the TOEFL iBT, see pages 2–4. You do not print the tests in order to do them.
TOEFL iBT Quick Prep 2 Introduction About the TOEFL iBT test The TOEFL iBT test measures your ability to use and understand the English language as it is read, heard, spoken, and written in the university classroom. As the most accepted English-language test in the world, more than 8,
Young integral Z t 0 y sdx s; x;y 2C ([0;1]) Recall theRiemann-Stieltjes integral: Z 1 0 y sdx s B lim jPj!0 X [s;t]2P y s ( x t{z x s}) Cx s;t () Pa finite partition of [0;1] Th
