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The TOEFL® Junior™ Test Overview

September 2011

09/06/2011 www.sprachenmarkt.de, Tel: 0711/45 10 17-370, [email protected]




Origins of the TOEFL® Junior™ test

• English proficiency is an increasingly important skill for students worldwide

• Expanding access to educational, personal and professional opportunities

• EFL instruction is beginning at earlier ages

• English-medium instructional environments take many forms internationally:

– Public and private schools in English-dominant countries – International schools in non English-dominant countries – Schools in any country using bilingual or CLIL approaches

• Responds to aspirations of students as they attain English-language proficiency

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A TOEFL® product for a younger generation

• A distinct product within the growing TOEFL® family of products

• A natural extension of the TOEFL brand, but specifically geared to the language learning needs of middle grade students

Informed by reviews of research and relevant standards

Based on years of experience developing international assessments of English-language proficiency for both adults and K12 students

• Meets ETS Standards for Quality and Fairness

• Build upon ETS’s expertise in English-language assessment for young learners

• TOEFL products set the standard for English proficiency worldwide

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The Paper-Based test is designed to provide useful information

• Purpose is to assess the degree to which students aged 11-15 have attained language proficiency representative of middle school English-medium instruction

– In some situations it may be suitable 16 year olds

• Test structure with 3 sections:

– Listening

– Reading

– Language Form and Meaning

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Listening Comprehension Section

Listening Comprehension

• This section tests how well students understand spoken English • Number of questions: 42 • Section administered by CD • Students are asked to answer questions based on a variety of statements, questions, conversations and talks recorded in English • Total time: approximately 35–40 minutes

Question Types

• Classroom instruction • Short conversations • Academic listening

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(Narrator): Listen to a high school principal talking to the school’s students. (Man): I have a very special announcement to make. This year, not just one, but three of our students will be receiving national awards for their academic achievements. Krista Conner, Martin Chan, and Shriya Patel have all been chosen for their hard work and consistently high marks. It is very unusual for one school to have so many students receive this award in a single year. (Narrator): What is the subject of the announcement? What is the subject of the announcement? (A) The school will be adding new classes. (B) Three new teachers will be working at the school. (C) Some students have received an award. (D) The school is getting its own newspaper.

Sample Listening Item

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Reading Comprehension section

Reading Comprehension

• This section tests how well students read and comprehend written English • Students read a variety of materials • Number of questions: 42 • Total time: 50 minutes

Question Types

• Non-academic • Academic

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Sample Reading item

What time will the festival begin?

(A) 10 A.M.

(B) 11 A.M.

(C) 1 P.M.

(D) 2 P.M.

Student Volunteers Needed!

On Saturday, December 12th, from 10 A.M. until 4 P.M., Carverton

Middle School will be holding a music festival in the school gymnasium.

The special event will feature a variety of professional musicians and singers.

We are looking for Carverton students to help with the jobs listed below.

Interested students should speak with Ms. Braxton, the music teacher.

Students who would like to help at the festival must have written

permission from a parent or guardian.

Task Time Date

Make posters 1 P.M.–4 P.M. December 5th

Set up gym 11 A.M.–4 P.M. December 11th

Help performers 9 A.M.–4 P.M. December 12th

Welcome guests 10 A.M.–2 P.M. December 12th

Clean up gym 4 P.M.–7 P.M. December 12th

Questions are about the following announcement.

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Language Form and Meaning section

Language Form and Meaning

• This section assesses key language skills such as grammar and vocabulary in context • Number of questions: 42 • Total time: approximately 25 minutes

Question Types

• Language Meaning • Language Form

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Questions - refer to the following e-mail.

Hi, Linda!

Thanks for your last e-mail! I know you like art, just like I do, so I wanted

you about the special trip my class went on last week. We took

(A) tell

(B) told

(C) to tell

(D) telling

Sample Language Form and Meaning Item

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Score Report

• Section scores for Listening, Language Form and Meaning, and Reading

Section Scale Scores Listening Comprehension 200-300 Language Form and Meaning 200-300 Reading Comprehension 200-300 Total Score 600-900

• Provides a description of the English language abilities typical of test

takers scoring around a particular scaled score level. There are four possible descriptions for each section of the test.

• Linked to the Common European Framework of Reference • Includes Lexile® reading measure (Lexile is a registered trademark of MetaMetrics, Inc.)

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The TOEFL Junior Score Report

The Lexile® measure for a student is in the Reading Comprehension section

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Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)

Sections CEFR Level A2 CEFR Level B1 CEFR Level B2

Listening Comprehension 210–245 250–275 280–-300 Language Form & Meaning 210–245 250–275 280–-300 Reading Comprehension 210–245 250–275 280–300

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Important Note: CEFR levels are context-dependent A B2 for middle school is not the same as a B2 for adults





Listening Descriptions

Test takers who score between 210 and 245 may have the following strengths:

• They can understand the main idea of a brief classroom announcement if it is explicitly stated

• They can understand important details that are explicitly stated and reinforced in short talks and conversations

• They can understand direct paraphrases of spoken information when the language is simple and the context is clear

• They can understand a speaker’s purpose in a short talk when the language is simple and the context is clear

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Certificates of Achievement – new in 2012





Lexile® Measures

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Reading Ability

850L

Text Complexity

850L

reader text

• Reader measures are determined by a test • Text measures are determined by software • When reader and text measures match, reading and learning improves

Optimal range for practice is 100L below to 50L above reader





The TOEFL Junior test and Lexile Measures

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• ETS and MetaMetrics jointly conducted a study to link the TOEFL Junior test and Lexile scales

• Lexile measures are now included on all TOEFL Junior score reports

• A Lexile flyer is available to include with the TOEFL Junior score report to describe the benefits

• MetaMetrics hosts a web-based Lexile service to help students

find books at their level





Lexile Service for the TOEFL Junior Test

• All customers can go online to…

• Learn more about Lexile measures, what they mean, and how to use them effectively

• Find books at the “right” English reading level

• Build and share a custom reading list

• Create an account to save selections and help manage

practice over time

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Step 1: Enter Lexile

measure

Landing Page

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lexile.com/toefljunior

Lexile service for TOEFL Junior customers





Step 2 Select reading

interests

Landing Page

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User Home Page

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User’s Lexile information

Sample book recommendations

Create an account

Pre-made reading

lists

Saved books





Lexile Library

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• Browse & search the Lexile book database (50,000 titles)

• Store favorites to create a custom reading list

• Jump to online booksellers for purchase and more info

• Online preview for some books (immediate practice)





Online Book Preview

Enables immediate practice for some titles (often several chapters)

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Appropriate uses of the TOEFL Junior test

• Appropriate for low- to medium-stakes decisions

• Provides a general standard to measure proficiency levels of students aged 11-15 representative of English-medium instructional environments

• Serves as one piece of information supporting placement into programs designed to increase proficiency levels of these EFL students

• Provides information about student progress in developing English language proficiency over time

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The TOEFL Junior test is NOT…

…based on any specific curriculum

…directly linked to TOEFL iBT® scores

…intended to predict performance on the TOEFL iBT test

…to be use to support high-stakes decisions such as admissions purposes or criterion-based exit testing

…a substitute for TOEFL iBT, TOEFL® PBT or TOEFL® ITP tests

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