Ibt, CBT, PBT, Ita

ENGLISH TASK 2
TOEFL (TEST OF ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE)

PBT, CBT, AND IBT TOEFL
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NUR LELA FITRIANI
22020112130046 / A12.1
SCHOOL OF NURSING
FACULTY OF MEDICINE
DIPONEGORO UNIVERSITY
SEMARANG
2016
TOEFL (TEST OF ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE)

The official TOEFL examination is currently administered at test sites
around the world in three different formats: the Internet Based TOEFL (IBT), the
Computer-Based TOEFL (CBT), and the Paper Based TOEFL (PBT):
1.
Internet-Based-Test (iBT)
The TOEFL iBT is an Internet-based test (iBT) delivered in secure testing
centers around the world. The TOEFL iBT replaced the TOEFL computer-based
test (CBT). The paper-and-pencil (PBT) version of the test is still offered in some
locations where iBT testing is not possible. Because the TOEFL iBT is designed
to assess the actual skills you will need to be successful in your studies, the very
best way to develop the skills being measured on the TOEFL iBT test is to study
in an English program that focuses on: communication using all four skills,
especially
speaking
integrated
skills
(i.e.,
listening/reading/speaking,
listening/reading/writing)
TOEFL iBT is administered via computer from a secure internet-based
network. Instructions for answering questions are given with each section. There
is no computer tutorial. TOEFL iBT is not computer-adaptive. Each test-taker
receives items that cover the full range of ability. Test takers can take notes
throughout the entire test. At the end of testing, all notes are collected and
destroyed at the test center to ensure test security. For the Speaking section, test
takers wear noise-cancelling headphones and speak into a microphone. Responses
are digitally recorded and sent ETSs Online Scoring Network. For the Writing
section, test takers must type their responses. The typed responses are sent to
ETSs Online Scoring Network. Human raters, trained and certified by ETS, rate
the Speaking and Writing responses. Scores are reported both online and by mail.
Test Format
Test Section
Reading
Listening
BREAK
Speaking
Writing
Number of Question
3 5 passages, 12 14 questions each
4 6 lectures, 6 questions each
2 3 conversations, 5 questions each
6 tasks : 2 independent and 4 integrated
1 Integrated task
1 independent task
Timing
60 100 minutes
60 90 minutes
10 minutes
20 minutes
20 minutes
30 minutes
The TOEFL iBT provides scores in four skill areas :

Listening
: 0 30
Reading
: 0 30
Speaking
: 0 30
Writing
: 0 30
Total
: 0 120
2.
Computer-Based-Test (CBT)
In July 1998, ETS introduced the computer-based version of the TOEFL test
(TOEFL cBT) in many areas of the world. This move was the first critical step
toward a long-term goal of enhancing assessments by using electronic technology
to test more complex skills. The TOEFL program took steps to ensure that an
individuals test performance was not influenced by a lack of computer
experience. A set of tutorials, designed especially for nonnative speakers of
English, was developed to teach the skills needed to take the test on computer.
The interactive tutorials, presented at the beginning of each test session, provided
instruction and practice in using a mouse, scrolling text, answering the various
types of questions in the four test sections, and typing the essay using a standard
word processing system for those examinees who elected to type their
essay instead of handwriting it.
Observed Minimum and Maximum TOEFL cBT Section and Total Scores
Section
1. Listening
2. Structure/Written
3. Reading
Total
3.
Min.
0
0
0
0
Max.
30
30
30
300
Paper-Based-Test (PBT)
The paper-based version of the TOEFL test (TOEFL pBT) continues to be
administered on specified dates in some countries, particularly in areas where
accessibility to the Internet-based test (e.g., TOEFL iBT) is a concern. Each form
of TOEFL pBT consists of three separately timed sections; the questions in each
section are multiplechoice, with four possible answers or options per question. All
responses are gridded on answer sheets that are scored by computer.
There are 3 section in TOEFL Paper Based Test (PBT)
a. Section 1 of the test, Listening Comprehension, measures the ability to
understand English as it is spoken in North America.
b. Section 2, Structure and Written Expression, measures recognition of selected
structural and grammatical points in standard written English.

c. Section 3, Reading Comprehension, measures the ability to read and
understand short passages that are similar in topic and style to those that
students are likely to encounter in North American colleges and universities.
Observed Minimum and Maximum TOEFL pBT Section and Total Scores
Section
Min.
1. Listening Comprehension
31
2. Structure
and
Written 31
31
Expression
3. Reading Comprehension
Total
313
Max.
68
68
67
677
REFERENCES
Education Testing Service. 2009. The Official Guide to The TOEFL Test Third
Edition. USA. ETS
http://www.studyenglishtoday.net/TOEFL-Internet-based-Test accessed on March
30, 2016 at 09:00 pm
Sharpe, Pamela. 2003. Practice Exercises for the TOEFL Test of English as A
Foreign Language 5th Editions. New York : Barrons Educational Series ,
Inc
www.ets.org/toefl accessed on March 30, 2016 at 09:15 pm

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ENGLISH TASK 2

TOEFL (TEST OF ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE)

NUR LELA FITRIANI

TOEFL (TEST OF ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE)

The TOEFL iBT provides scores in four skill areas :

structural and grammatical points in standard written English.

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