The TOEFL Family of Assessments: Trusted information to help you make more confident decisions based on students English proficiency.

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1 The TOEFL Family of Assessments: Trusted information to help you make more confident decisions based on students English proficiency. TOEFL ibt TOEFL ITP TOEFL Junior TOEFL Primary

2 The TOEFL Family of Assessments: Helping institutions assess more students at more English language proficiency levels. Important decisions about your students can have a long-term impact on your institution. That s why using the TOEFL tests is a smart idea. The overall goal for every TOEFL test is to measure communicative skills with tasks that reflect the appropriate proficiency, cognitive and age levels. Whether for admissions or for programme placement, advancement or exiting, the TOEFL Family of Assessments provides the information you need to help you make confident decisions. Basic Independent Proficient C2 C1 B2 B1 A2 A1 The TOEFL Primary Tests Monitoring Advancement Teacher Support The TOEFL Junior Tests Placement Monitoring Advancement The TOEFL ITP Tests Placement Monitoring Advancement Admissions to specific programmes The TOEFL ibt Test Admissions Scholarships Visas Immigration CEFR Levels (Common European Framework of Reference) 8+ years 11+ years 16+ years Use this chart to determine which TOEFL test is best based on intended use and student age group.

3 When you use the TOEFL Family of Assessments, you get the accurate and comprehensive information you need to help you confidently guide students to the next step of their English language learning journey.

4 The TOEFL ibt Test For university-level admissions (ages 16+) Using 100% academic content, the TOEFL ibt test measures the kind of integrated English skills students actually use in an academic setting including reading, writing, speaking and listening. The TOEFL test is used by more than 9,000 institutions, immigration authorities and scholarship agencies worldwide, including the U.S., the U.K., Australia, Canada and Europe. Benefits of the TOEFL ibt test include: Access to a large and diverse applicant pool Rigorous research to support design and validity Accurate and unbiased scores institutions can trust Ways you can use TOEFL ibt scores: College and university admissions Graduate programme admissions Fellowship and scholarship awards Visa and immigration Teacher certification The TOEFL ITP Tests For university-level English language learning programmes (ages 16+) The TOEFL ITP Assessment Series is one of the world s leading on-site English language testing programmes used by 2,500 institutions in 50+ countries. Based on the rich heritage of the TOEFL test, the series empowers teachers to tailor their instruction so they can better guide students to the next step of learning. Benefits of the TOEFL ITP tests include: Convenient, affordable and flexible local administration Fast scoring for timely feedback into students learning plans Two levels to provide flexibility for testing students in a range of proficiency Better understanding of each student s proficiency with mapping to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) and corresponding certificate Ways you can use TOEFL ITP scores: Placement and exiting for English language programmes Progress monitoring Scholarship programmes Admissions to short-term, non-degree programmes Admissions to universities where English is not the dominant language University exit test Learn more about becoming a TOEFL ibt score user by reading the brochure or visiting Learn more about how the TOEFL ITP Assessment Series can benefit your institution by reading the brochure or visiting

5 The TOEFL Junior Tests For middle school to early high school-level English language programmes (ages 11+) The TOEFL Junior tests provide an accurate and reliable measure of your students academic and social English skills and abilities in a school setting. Benefits of the TOEFL Junior tests include: Two testing modes that measure a range of skills to better meet the expectations of English language programmes worldwide Accurate scoring and convenient administrations Meaningful score reports and performance feedback to tailor English instruction and guide conversations with parents Mapping student achievement to CEFR levels for international benchmarking Advising students on appropriate book selections based on Lexile measures to improve English reading proficiency Ways you can use TOEFL Junior scores: Determine whether your students have sufficient communicative English skills to succeed in a classroom that uses English for instruction Place students in English language programmes so they are matched with level-appropriate instruction Monitor progress over time to gauge students learning and proficiency The TOEFL Primary Tests For young students, to measure current English skills and provide a foundation for future success (ages 8+) Designed to assess the general English language proficiency of young students ages 8+ in listening, reading and speaking, the TOEFL Primary tests provide support for teaching and learning by giving information about your students abilities in relation to international standards. Benefits of the TOEFL Primary tests include: Fast turnaround time of score reports to help in planning instruction Recommendations about next steps that students can take to improve their English language abilities Scores that are mapped to CEFR levels, so you will know about your students abilities in relation to international benchmarks Reading scores that are linked to Lexile measures, making it easier to find the books and articles that best match students English reading abilities Ways you can use TOEFL Primary scores: Guide teaching goals Monitor students progress Identify students strengths and weaknesses Determine instructional plans Inform placement decisions in levels of English instruction Shape communication with parents about students learning Learn more about how the TOEFL Junior tests can benefit your institution by reading the brochure or visiting Learn more about how the TOEFL Primary tests can help you and your younger students by reading the brochure or visiting

6 A Quick Reference Guide to the TOEFL Family of Assessments The TOEFL ibt Test The TOEFL ITP Tests The TOEFL Junior Tests The TOEFL Primary Tests Student Age Group Skills Measured Test Delivery/ Test Method High school and university-aged students (16+) 100% academic content Reading Listening Speaking Writing Delivered via the Internet with high level of security for both test content and testing conditions High school and university-aged students in English language programmes (16+) 100% academic content Listening Comprehension Structure and Written Expression Reading Comprehension Available in 2 proficiency levels Middle school and lower levels of high school-aged students (11+) Academic and social English language skills The TOEFL Junior Standard Test Listening Comprehension Language Form and Meaning Reading Comprehension The TOEFL Junior Comprehensive Test Reading Comprehension Listening Comprehension Speaking Writing Young students in English language programmes (8+) Academic and social English language skills Reading and Listening Step 1 Test Reading and Listening Step 2 Test Speaking Test Paper-based Paper-based Computer-based Reading and Listening Paper-based Speaking Computer-based Test Administration Test Centres: Test is delivered at secure, ETS-approved test centres via the Internet Institutional Testing: Schools request test administration dates at their institution for their own students Institutional Testing: Schools request test administration dates at their institution for their own students Public Testing: Test dates offered to the public in some countries Fixed Administration dates: Monthly scheduled test dates Institutional Testing for Reading and Listening Tests: Schools request test administration dates at their institution for their own students Fixed Administration Dates for Speaking: Monthly fixed administration periods Scoring Secure, centralised scoring by ETS (both human and automated); scores are valid for 2 years; includes section scores and total score Scores range from Scored by ETS Global or a local representative; scores are valid for 2 years; includes section scores and total score Scores range from: Level 1: Level 2: Scored by ETS Global or a local representative; scores are valid for 2 years; includes section scores and total score Section score ranges from Centralised scoring by ETS with both human and automated rating; scores are valid for 2 years Section score ranges: Reading/Listening Scores range from Speaking/Writing Scores range from 0-16 Overall Scores range from 1-6 Reading and Listening are scored by ETS Global or a local representative; Speaking is scored by ETS-trained raters; scores are valid for 1 year Score levels include: 1-4 Stars for each section on Reading and Listening Step 1 Test 1-5 Badges for each section on Reading and Listening Step 2 Test 1-5 Ribbons for the Speaking Test

7 A full range of test preparation tools ETS Global offers official test preparation resources to help improve students English skills and prepare for test success, including: FREE TOEFL ibt Prep: Sample test questions, both written and interactive TOEFL ibt Quick Prep TOEFL Test Prep Planner Paid TOEFL ibt Prep: TOEFL Practice Online The Official Guide to the TOEFL Test Official TOEFL ibt Tests with Audio TOEFL ibt Online Prep Course TOEFL Value Packs official TOEFL prep essentials The prep with proven success A growing range of preparation materials for other TOEFL tests are also available, including sample test questions and practice tests.

8 Make more confident decisions based on your students English language skills by relying on the TOEFL Family of Assessments. About ETS At ETS, we advance quality and equity in education for people worldwide by creating assessments based on rigorous research. ETS serves individuals, educational institutions and government agencies by providing customised solutions for teacher certification, English language learning, and elementary, secondary and post-secondary education, as well as conducting education research, analysis and policy studies. Founded as a nonprofit in 1947, ETS develops, administers and scores more than 50 million tests annually including the TOEFL and TOEIC tests, the GRE tests and The Praxis Series assessments in more than 180 countries, at over 9,000 locations worldwide. To learn more about the TOEFL Family of Assessments: Visit: contact-emea@etsglobal.org ETS Copyright 2013 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING., GRE, TOEFL, TOEFL ibt, TOEIC and TOEFL Junior are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS) in the United States and other countries and used under license. TOEFL ITP, TOEFL Primary and THE PRAXIS SERIES are trademarks of ETS. LEXILE is a trademark of MetaMetrics, Inc. and is registered in the United States and abroad. MAR170