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TOEFL® Internet-based TestScore Comparison Tables
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Beginning in September 2005, the Internet-based
version of the TOEFL test (TOEFL iBT) will be
introduced and phased in worldwide in 2006.
TOEFL iBT is a breakthrough in testing.The test provides better information about test
takers’ ability to communicate in an academic
setting, includes speaking, and emphasizes
integrated skills. It will be delivered through the
Internet at offi cial, secure test centers, providing
more access to students than ever before.
TOEFL iBT Score Comparison Tables 3
New Score ScalesBecause of signifi cant changes to the content of the test, there will be new scoring scales. Score reports will contain fi ve scores: four section scores (Reading, Listening, Writing, and Speaking) and a total score. Each section score will be on a 0–30 scale; the total score is the sum of the four section scores.
Establishing New Score RequirementsThere are several ways to set TOEFL iBT scores for your institution.
Standard SettingStandard setting is a process where a panel reviews the TOEFL iBT test and test-taker responses to determine the minimum level of English profi ciency a fi rst-year student needs to have for each skill in order to succeed at that institution. To conduct a standard-setting panel at your institution, write to toefl [email protected] to request a copy of the TOEFL iBT Standard Setting Manual on CD-Rom.
ETS conducted standard-setting studies with fi ve North American universities in June and July 2004. The results of those studies can be found on the TOEFL Web site at www.ets.org/toefl . If your institution is similar in nature to one of those institutions, you may wish to initially adopt the score recommendations from that standard-setting study. Score users will want to re-evaluate their score standards after the fi rst or second year of testing.
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Score ComparisonsAnother way to establish score requirements is to use score comparisons between the TOEFL computer-based (CBT), paper-based (PBT), and new Internet-based (iBT) scores. The comparisons between CBT and iBT scores are based on a fi eld test conducted in 2003–04 of 3,000 test takers in 30 countries. The comparisons between TOEFL CBT and PBT scores are based on a 1998 concordance study.
Score comparisons can be useful for understanding relationships between similar skill sections on two tests, but differences in the tests can make it diffi cult to establish exact comparisons, especially between total scores. For example, TOEFL iBT measures speaking ability, but TOEFL CBT and PBT do not. The TOEFL iBT Writing score is based on responses to two writing tasks, one of which is based on a listening and a reading text. In TOEFL CBT, the Structure and Writing section score is based on multiple-choice questions and an essay. On the TOEFL PBT, the Structure and Written Expression section score is based on multiple-choice questions only. The essay score is reported separately from the total score.
Using Section ScoresETS encourages institutions to set separate section scores in addition to, or instead of, a total score. Two applicants with the same total score may have very different abilities. Establishing section scores will ensure your admitted students have the profi le of abilities that match the requirements of your institution or department.
For more information about setting scores, see the TOEFL iBT Score User Manual
or visit the TOEFL Web site at www.ets.org/toefl .
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Total Score ComparisonsScore comparison tables are provided in score-to-score and range formats for:
• Total Score • Reading • Listening • Writing
There is no speaking score comparison because the paper-based and computer-based TOEFL tests do not measure speaking. A standard-setting panel of International Teaching Assistant administrators recommended cut scores for the Speaking section of the new test. For more information, visit the TOEFL Web site at www.ets.org/toefl .
TOEFL Score ScalesInternet-based Test
Listening 0 to 30Reading 0 to 30Speaking 0 to 30Writing 0 to 30Total Score 0 to 120
Computer-based Test
Listening 0 to 30Structure/Writing 0 to 30Reading 0 to 30Total Score 0 to 300
Paper-based Test
Listening Comprehension 31 to 68Structure/Written Expression 31 to 68Reading Comprehension 31 to 67Total Score 310 to 677
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Total Score ComparisonsScore Comparison Score Comparison, cont.
Paper-basedTotal
Computer-basedTotal
Internet-basedTotal
Paper-basedTotal
Computer-basedTotal
Internet-basedTotal
120120119118117116
114-115113
111-112110109
106-108105
103-104101-102
10098-9996-9794-9592-9390-9188-8986-8784-85
8381-8279-8077-78
7674-7572-73
7169-70
6866-67
6564
677673670667
660-663657
650-653647
640-643637
630-633623-627617-620
613607-610600-603
597590-593
587580-583
577570-573
567563
557-560553550547
540-543537533
527-530523520517513
507-510
62-6361
59-60585756
54-55535251
49-504847
45-464443
41-42403938
36-3735343332
30-312928
26-272524232221
19-201817
503500497493
487-490483480477
470-473467463460457
450-453447443
437-440433430
423-427420417
410-413407
400-403397
390-393387
380-383377
370-373363-367357-360
353347-350340-343333-337
177173170167163160157153150147143140137133130127123120117113110107103100979390878380777370676360
57
300297293290287283280277273270267263260257253250247243240237233230227223220217213210207203200197193190187183180
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Total Score Comparisons (continued)
Score Comparison, cont. Range ComparisonPaper-based
TotalComputer-based
TotalInternet-based
TotalPaper-based
TotalComputer-based
TotalInternet-based
Total
16151413121198765432100
5350474340373330272320171310730
330323-327317-320
313310310310310310310310310310310310310310
111-12096-11079-9565-7853-6441-5230-4019-299-180-8
273-300243-270213-240183-210153-180123-15093-12063-9033-600-30
640-677590-637550-587513-547477-510437-473397-433347-393310-343
310
Note: The paper-based total score does not include writing. The paper-based and computer-based total scores do not include speaking.
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Score Comparisons for
ReadingScore Comparison Range Comparison
Paper-basedReading
Computer-basedReading
Internet-basedReading
Paper-basedReading
Computer-basedReading
Internet-basedReading
302928
282726
242321
201917
161514
131211
1098
765
431
0000
302928
272625
242322
212019
181716
151413
121110
987
654
3210
6766
64-65
6361-6259-60
585756
54-555352
5150
48-49
4746
44-45
4341-42
40
38-3936-3734-35
32-333131
31313131
28-3026-2821-2417-2014-1611-138-105-71-40
28-3025-2722-2419-2116-1813-1510-12
7-94-60-3
64-6759-6356-5852-5548-5144-4740-4334-3931-33
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Score Comparisons for
ListeningScore Comparison Range Comparison
Paper-basedListening
Computer-basedListening
Internet-basedListening
Paper-basedListening
Computer-basedListening
Internet-basedListening
303029
282726
252322
211918
171615
141312
11109
765
421
1000
302928
272625
242322
212019
181716
151413
121110
987
654
3210
67-686665
63-6462
60-61
5958
56-57
555453
525150
494847
464544
42-434140
38-3936-3734-35
32-33313131
29-3026-2822-2518-2115-1712-149-115-71-40-1
28-3025-2722-2419-2116-1813-1510-12
7-94-60-3
65-6860-6456-5953-5550-5247-4944-4640-4334-3931-33
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Score Comparisons for
WritingScore Comparison Range Comparison
Paper-basedWritten Expression
Computer-basedStructure/Writing
Internet-basedWriting
Paper-basedWritten Expression
Computer-basedStructure/Writing
Internet-basedWriting
302928
262422
201917
161413
131211
111010
998
877
653
1000
302928
272625
242322
212019
181716
151413
121110
987
654
3210
6867
65-66
63-6461-6259-60
5856-57
55
5452-53
51
5048-49
47
4644-45
43
4240-41
39
37-3835-3633-34
31-323131
31313131
28-3022-2617-2013-1611-1310-11
8-97-83-60-1
28-3025-2722-2419-2116-1813-1510-12
7-94-60-3
65-6859-6455-5851-5447-5043-4639-4233-3831-32
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Note: The new Internet-based TOEFL Writing section is composed of two writing tasks: one independent essay and one integrated writing task. The computer-based Structure and Writing section includes multiple-choice questions and an essay. The paper-based Structure and Written Expression section consists of multiple-choice questions only, and the required essay score is reported separately from
the total score. Therefore, the scores for these three sections are derived differently.
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