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Evaluating Invariance in Test Performance for Adolescent Learners of English as a Foreign Language. TOEFL® Research Report. RR-82. ETS RR-18-21

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Manna, Venessa; Yoo, Hanwook; Monfils, Lora – ETS Research Report Series, 2018

In this study, we assessed the invariance in the factor structure underlying English-language proficiency for two groups of adolescent learners in Japan: students in middle school (ages 13-15 years) and students in high school (ages 16-18 years). Language proficiency was measured using the "TOEFL Junior"® Comprehensive test, an…

Descriptors: Testing, Language Tests, English (Second Language), Performance

Factor Structure of the Test of English for Academic Purposes (TEAP®) Test in Relation to the TOEFL iBT® Test

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In'nami, Yo; Koizumi, Rie; Nakamura, Keita – Language Testing in Asia, 2016

Background: This study examined the factor structure of the Test of English for Academic Purposes (TEAP®) test--a recently developed academic English test measuring four skills among Japanese university applicants--and compared the structure to that of the Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet-based test (TOEFL iBT®), to investigate the…

Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning, English for Academic Purposes

Analysis of Discourse Features and Verification of Scoring Levels for Independent and Integrated Prototype Written Tasks for the New TOEFL®. TOEFL® Monograph Series. MS-30. ETS RM-05-13

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Cumming, Alister; Kantor, Robert; Baba, Kyoko; Eouanzoui, Keanre; Erdosy, Usman; James, Mark – ETS Research Report Series, 2006

We assessed whether and how the discourse written for prototype integrated tasks (involving writing in response to print or audio source texts) field tested for the new TOEFL® differs from the discourse written for independent essays (i.e., the TOEFL essay). We selected 216 compositions written for 6 tasks by 36 examinees in a field…

Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Essays, Scores, Language Proficiency