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A Guide to the TOEFL® Test for Institutions

CONTENTS
WHY THE TOEFL® TEST IS BEST

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THE TOEFL iBT ® TEST AT A GLANCE

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RESEARCH

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SCORING

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SCORE REPORTING

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ADDITIONAL SERVICES

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STUDENT RESOURCES

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“

We want international students to come to our campus
because theyadd a level of richness that you just can’t
get any other way. So we welcome the TOEFL test as a
tool that can help us bring students to campus.
Susan Stites-Doe
Professor of Business and Management
The College at Brockport, SUNY, USA
TOEFL Board Member

”

A W ORLD
OF STUDENTS
IS WAITING
From China to Chile, India to Italy, only the TOEFL® test is used by
students from more than 180countries to reach study abroad
destinations all over the world — including yours. Wherever
English is spoken, TOEFL scores provide institutions with the
largest and most diverse pool of applicants to choose from.

Universities worldwide trust the TOEFL® test, because it’s:
The most widely available. Only the TOEFL test has more than 4,500 testing sites in over
165 countries — 9 times morethan any other test.

The most widely accepted. Only the TOEFL test is accepted by more than 8,000 institutions,
immigration authorities and scholarship agencies in over 130 countries.

The most authentic. With 100% authentic academic content, the TOEFL test measures the kind of
integrated English skills students will actually use in an academic setting — so you’ll know by their scores
ifthey have the skills needed to succeed at your institution.

The most fair, unbiased and objective. The TOEFL test uses a centralized scoring method,
independent of the test center, to ensure the security and validity of scores. In addition, the TOEFL
test uses multiple raters to evaluate the speaking and writing sections of the test — and all raters are
monitored daily to ensure the scoresthey give are fair and objective.

The most researched. The TOEFL test was developed with the cooperation of some of the world’s
leading experts in psychometrics and statistics, using rigorous research. More than 150 research reports
support the design and validity of the TOEFL test.

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THE TOEFL iBT ® TEST AT A GLANCE
The TOEFL iBT® test measures the 4 English language skills studentswill
need to succeed at your institution — reading, listening, speaking and
writing. Composed of 100% academic content, the test integrates these
4 skills so you can be confident that students who score well are prepared
to do their best in the classroom and beyond.

Below is a snapshot of the different sections of the test, the activities contained
within each section, the time it takes tocomplete that section and the score scale.

READING

LISTENING

SPEAKING

WRITING

• 3 to 5 sample passages from
academic texts

• 4 to 6 lectures, some with
classroom discussion
° each 3 to 5 minutes long
° 6 questions each

• 2 tasks to express an opinion on
a familiar topic

• 1 task to write based on what is
read and listened to

• 4 tasks to speak based on whatis read and listened to

• 1 task to support an opinion on
a topic

• approximately 700 words long
• 12 to 14 questions per passage

• 2 to 3 conversations
° each 3 minutes long
° 5 questions each

SCORE SCALE: 0 to 30

SCORE SCALE: 0 to 30

SCORE SCALE: 0 to 30

SCORE SCALE: 0 to 30

TESTING TIME
60 to 100 minutes

TESTING TIME
60 to 90 minutes

TESTING TIME
20minutes

TESTING TIME
50 minutes

BREAK 10 minutes

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CUMULATIVE SCORE
0 to 120

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RESEARCH

SCORING

For more than 40 years, ETS has made research the foundation for the
TOEFL® test. We have published more than 150 peer-reviewed research
reports, numerous books, journal articles and book chapters to support
test design and validity, so you know that when you use TOEFL iBT®...