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Title: Current Trends


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Current Trends Developments inEducational
Testing ServicesAdmissions Testing
  • Edward J. Kelly
  • Educational Testing Service
  • Ekelly_at_ets.org
  • Phone 609-683-2284
  • Fax 609-683-2373

2
Major Tests Administered by ETS
  • Graduate School Admission
  • GMAT (Graduate Management Admissions Test)
  • GRE (General and Subject - 8 disciplines - Tests)
  • EXADEP
  • TOEFL
  • Undergraduate Admission
  • SAT I II
  • Major Field Tests
  • Teacher Assessments
  • Praxis

3
The SAT? Program
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SAT I Reasoning Test (SAT)
  • A 3-hour admissions test
  • Scores help predict how well a student is likely
    to do in the first year of college
  • Colleges use scores and other criteria to
    determine how well prepared students are to do
    college-level work

www.collegeboard.com
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What the SAT Measures
  • Verbal and mathematical reasoning abilities
  • These abilities are
  • related to successful performance in college
  • developed over a long period of time
  • developed both in and out of school

www.collegeboard.com
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SAT II Subject Tests
  • 22 one-hour tests
  • 5 general areas
  • Measure knowledge and skills in particular
    subjects
  • Primarily multiple-choice questions
  • Can take up to 3 tests at one administration

www.collegeboard.com
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How to Register
  • Online at www.collegeboard.com
  • Test center assignment at time of registration
  • Paper Registration Form
  • Fax Registration Form (international only)
  • Re-registration available by phone

www.collegeboard.com
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Administration Dates Fees through January 2005
  • Dates
  • October 9, 2004
  • November 6, 2004
  • December 4, 2004
  • June 4, 2004
  • January 22, 2005
  • Fees
  • SAT Reasoning Test 29.50
  • SAT Subject Test
  • Writing Test 17.00
  • Language Test
  • w/ Listening 18.00
  • All other subjects 8.00
  • Add the 17.00 Basic Registration fee to the
    total fee for the Subject tests

9
Administration Dates Fees after January 2005
  • Dates (New SAT)
  • March 12, 2005
  • May 7, 2005
  • June 4, 2005
  • Fees
  • SAT Reasoning Test 41.50
  • SAT Subject Test
  • Language Test
  • w/ Listening 18.00
  • All other subjects 8.00
  • Add the 17.00 Basic Registration fee to the
    total fee for the Subject tests

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For More Information
  • For test registration, preparation, statistics,
    and research reports, visit the College Boards
    Web site
  • www.collegeboard.com

John Dumont
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Graduate Record Examinations
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The GRE Testing Program
  • The General Test
  • Verbal, Quantitative and Analytical Writing
  • Subject Tests
  • Biochemistry, Cell Molecular Biology
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science
  • Literature in English
  • Mathematics
  • Physics
  • Psychology

13
Changes in 04-05 Testing Year
  • On-line registration for computer-based General
    Test
  • On-line registration for paper-based General Test
  • CBT Authorization Voucher Request Form is now
    downloadable at www.gre.org/codelst.html.
  • Changes in bulk shipments of the 2004-05 GRE
    Bulletin

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Reminders
  • Repeater Policy
  • Test Fees 2004-05
  • Domestic Foreign
  • General Test 115 140
  • Subject Tests 130 150

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GRE Test Preparation Material
  • Free test preparation materials upon registration
  • GRE PowerPrep software
  • Practice General Test Book
  • Subject Test Practice Books
  • Available at www.gre.org/pracmats.html
  • GRE Practicing to Take the General Test 10th
    Edition (21.00 plus shipping)
  • Available at www.ets.org/store.html

16
GRE Test Preparation Services
  • Enhanced Diagnostic Service (15)
  • Online evaluation of strengths and weaknesses, to
    help guide test preparation
  • Available at grediagnostic.ets.org

17
GRE Test Preparation Services
  • ScoreItNow! Online Writing Practice (10 for two
    essays)
  • Select either the practice option or the test
    experience option
  • Available at www.ets.org/scoreitnow

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GRE Test Preparation Services
  • Criterion Online Writing Evaluation Service
  • Offers group rates for test prep, with portfolios
    of student work and opportunity to track student
    progress
  • More information at www.ets.org/criterion

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Possible Changes Being Consideredfor GRE General
Test
  • Verbal and Quantitative changes are planned for
    October 2006
  • Changes are being considered for Analytical
    Writing (No timeline at this point)

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Possible Changes Being Consideredfor GRE General
Test (Continued)
  • Goals
  • Increase the validity of the General Test
  • Address security concerns
  • Provide faculty with better information on
    applicants performance
  • As more information becomes available, it will be
    posted on www.gre.org

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For More Information about GRE Tests and
Services...
  • http//www.gre.org
  • gre-info_at_ets.org
  • 1-609-771-7670
  • GRE Program
  • Educational Testing Service
  • P.O. Box 6000
  • Princeton, NJ 0851-6000

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Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)
23
News About the GMAT Test
  • Paper-based GMAT testing -Saturday, October 23,
    2004 (Only Muskie candidates
    will take the paper-based test on February 5,
    2005)
  • Mobile testing available in 12 locations in
    2004-05
  • Check www.mba.com for a list of all international
    testing locations and dates.

24
News About the GMAT Test
  • Bulletins available in July
  • Extended time period - will cover July 2004
    December 31, 2005
  • (not 2006 as in handout)
  • Test fee - currently 225 U.S. dollars but may
    change in July 2004.
  • Check www.mba.com for new test fees beginning
    July 1, 2004.

25
News about the GMAT Test
  • Mean total score is 528 on a 200 to 800 scale.
  • This year about 225,000 tests will be
    administered worldwide.
  • 45 of test takers are citizens of countries
    other than the U.S.

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Test Prep Materials for the GMAT Test
  • Available at www.mba.com
  • GMAT Paper Tests (set of three) 25.00
  • Essay Insightsm online scoring service for the
    Analytical Writing Assessment 20.00
  • The Official Guide for GMAT Review -
  • 10th Edition 29.95, plus shipping and
    handling,

27
Test Prep Materials for the GMAT Test
  • Available through ETS with registration
  • GMAT POWERPREP
  • CD provided free to all CAT test registrants
    also available as a free download from
    www.mba.com.
  • The Official Guide for GMAT Review - 8th
    Edition
  • Provided free to all paper-based candidates who
    register through ETS.

28
Test of English As a Foreign Language
(TOEFL)Test of Spoken English (TSE)
29
Whats New for TSE?
  • Real time online registration
  • Instituted charge for returned checks - 20
  • No change in test fee - 125
  • 90 of all test centers now give the test via IVR
    interactive voice response

30
TOEFL and TSE Bulletins
  • Standard format for TSE and TOEFL Bulletins
  • At a Glance page added
  • Registration
  • Disabilities
  • Test Preparation Material
  • On the Test Day
  • Changes in bulk shipments

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TOEFL Bulletin
  • Bulletin in effect July 2004- September 2005,
    when the next generation TOEFL test begins
  • Test dates and locations in the bulletin are for
    July 2004 - June 2005
  • Test center list for July August 2005 to be
    sent next spring
  • TOEFL bulletin reduced from 40 to 31 pages

32
Whats New for TOEFL?
  • Online registration for computer-based (CBT) and
    paper-based (PBT) TOEFL
  • Not available in Nigeria
  • Web site revised in March www.ets.org/toefl
  • www.toefl.org still accessible
  • Criterion Online Writing Evaluation Service ESL
    version in September
  • Testing in Iraq and Iran

33
Whats New for TOEFL?
  • Fees
  • No change in test fee - 130
  • No change in fee for additional score reports -
    15
  • Increased fee for reinstatement of cancelled CBT
    score - from 10 - 20
  • Decreased fee for returned checks - from 25 to
    20

34
Next Generation TOEFL
35
Next Generation TOEFL
  • Coming in September 2005
  • Assesses all four language skills
  • Listening
  • Speaking new!
  • Reading
  • Writing

36
Next Generation TOEFL
  • Focuses on the ability to communicate
  • Measures not only how much the student knows
    about English, but how well he or she can use it
  • Uses integrated tasks that reflect how students
    actually use language in a university classroom

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Next Generation TOEFL
  • What are integrated tasks?
  • Questions that require use of more than one skill
    at a time
  • Read/listen/speak
  • Listen/speak
  • Read /listen /write
  • They give us a better picture of how well the
    student can communicate in English.

38
Next Generation TOEFL
  • Linear, not computer-adaptive
  • Note taking allowed in all sections of the test
  • No separate tutorial instructions throughout
    the test
  • Test time 4.0 hours

39
Next Generation TOEFL
  • All four sections taken in one day
  • Reading
  • Listening
  • Break
  • Integrated Speaking
  • Integrated Writing

40
Reading Section
  • 3 academic reading passages with questions
  • Some familiar TOEFL CBT question types
  • Some new question types
  • Fill in a table or prose summary
  • Paraphrasing
  • Questions worth more than one point
  • New glossary and review features

41
Listening Section
  • 2 conversations with 2 speakers
  • 4 lectures 2 include classroom dialogue
  • Will use a variety of native English accents
  • Some familiar TOEFL CBT question types
  • Some new questions measure understanding of a
    speakers attitude or purpose

42
Integrated Speaking Section
  • 6 questions in total
  • 2 independent tasks about familiar topics
  • Responses based on personal experience or opinion
  • No additional information needed to answer
  • For example
  • Some students study for classes individually.
    Others study in groups. Which method of studying
    do you think is better for students and why?

43
Integrated Speaking Section
  • 4 integrated tasks that require more information
    to answer
  • 2 Reading/Listening/Speaking tasks
  • 2 Listening/Speaking tasks
  • Responses based on what was read and heard
  • Academic and campus-based material
  • Short listening and reading material

44
Integrated Speaking Section - Scoring
  • Each question rated on a 0 - 4 scale
  • total section score is 0 30
  • Trained raters evaluate ability in
  • topic development demonstrate understanding,
    make clear connections, and convey relevant
    information
  • delivery clear, fluid, sustained delivery for
    overall intelligibility
  • language use control of grammar and word choice

45
Integrated Writing Section
  • 2 writing questions
  • 1 independent task
  • Response based on personal experience or opinion
  • Similar to essay on current TOEFL CBT PBT tests
  • 1 Reading/Listening/Writing task
  • Short academic listening and reading material
  • Response based on what was read and heard

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Integrated Writing Section - Scoring
  • Each essay is scored on a 0 5 scale
  • total section score is 0 30
  • Trained raters evaluate ability in
  • topic development demonstrate understanding,
    make clear connections, and convey relevant
    information
  • organization present a well-organized response
  • language use control of grammar and word choice

47
The New Scores
  • The score report sent to universities will show
  • Four skill scores
  • Reading 0 - 30
  • Listening 0 - 30
  • Integrated Speaking 0 - 30
  • Integrated Writing 0 30
  • A total score 0 120

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The New Scores More Than Just a Number
  • Student score reports will contain
  • Four skill scores
  • A total score
  • Feedback on their performance to help them
    improve in the future
  • This information can be useful to students and
    their English teachers.

49
The New Scores More Than Just a Number
  • Other information to be published
  • Score descriptors
  • Describe group performance in can do statements
    in each skill at major score points
  • Can be helpful to identify strengths and
    weaknesses
  • CBT PBT score comparison

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TOEFL Scores
  • Until September 2005, test takers take the
    current TOEFL and TSE tests
  • In September 2005 computer-based (CBT) and
    paper-based (PBT) TOEFL testing will stop
  • CBT and PBT scores will be reported for 2 more
    years

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Test Delivery
  • Administered via official Internet-based testing
    (iBT) network
  • More access than ever before
  • Security measures to ensure test integrity and
    score authenticity
  • Fixed administration dates, not continuous
    testing

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Improving Service
  • Good news!
  • New TOEFL scores reported online free of charge
    14 days after the test
  • no need to wait for mail delivery
  • paper score report will also be mailed
  • printable
  • Universities can view scores online in 14 days
  • English language schools and attending
    institutions can also view scores online
  • Permission from student required

53
Improving Service
  • Good news!
  • Real-time online registration available for TOEFL
    CBT PBT now.

54
How Can Students Prepare?
  • Become familiar with the new test at
    www.ets.org/toefl
  • Free view-only version available
  • Online Practice Test
  • Includes Reading, Writing and Listening sections
  • Instant scores and performance feedback
  • 20
  • Free Speaking demonstration, including sample
    questions and sample responses
  • Free discussion board
  • Scored Speaking practice available through TAST
    at www.ets.org/tast

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TAST (TOEFL Academic Speaking Test)
  • The speaking portion of the new test
  • TAST Practice
  • 1 form for individuals
  • 2 forms for English language programs
  • Academic speaking practice
  • Available now to help people become aware of the
    speaking portion

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How Can Teachers Prepare?
  • Emphasize all four skills
  • Encourage students to communicate by integrating
    skills in the classroom
  • Read/listen/speak
  • Listen/speak
  • Read /listen /write
  • Consult the scoring rubrics for Writing
    Speaking, and sample responses on the website
  • These skills are essential to a students success
    in English language university courses,
    regardless of whether she will take TOEFL.

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For More Information
  • Visit us online
  • www.ets.org/toefl
  • Write to
  • toeflnews_at_ets.org
  • Identify yourself as an educational advisor
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