1. The TOEFL® Junior™ Test
09/06/2011

2. The TOEFL® Junior™ Test
belongs to the TOEFL family of products
tests English language abilities of middle-school students
measures language skills at A2-B2 levels (the scores are mapped onto CEFR)

3. A TOEFL® product for a younger generation
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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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4. The Paper-Based test is designed to provide useful information
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The Paper-Based test is designed to provide useful information
Purpose is to assess the degree to which students aged have attained language proficiency representative of middle school English-medium instruction
Test structure with 3 sections:
Listening
Reading
Language Form and Meaning

5. Test Format

6. Listening Comprehension Section
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Listening Comprehension Section
Listening Comprehension
This section tests how well students understand spoken English
Number of questions: 42
Students are asked to answer questions based on a variety of statements, questions, conversations and talks recorded in English
Total time: 35 minutes
Question Types
Classroom instruction
Short conversations
Academic listening
Main idea: To understand the main idea of a listening passage 6~9
Detail To identify important details that are explicitly stated 6~20
Rhetorical device To understand the reason why a speaker presents specific information in a
specific part of the passage 4~6
Speaker’s Purpose To identify the purpose or reason why a speaker makes an announcement
or instruction, or gives a lecture 2~5
Inference To make inferences based on what is implied but not explicitly stated 0~9
Prediction To predict what is likely going to happen based on what is stated 1~6
Prosody To understand a speaker’s tone of voice 1~3

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Sample Listening Item
(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.

8. Language Form and Meaning section
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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
Language Form and Meaning
Question Type Overview
Number Questions
Language Form
Sentence Structure
1. Choose the proper subject and verb for the sentence
2. Choose the proper noun phrase or clause
3. Choose the proper subjective or objective complement
Verb Form Choose the proper verb based on its tense and voice
Modifier Choose the proper modifier that modifies a noun, verb, adjective, adverb,
or the entire sentence
Relative Clause Choose the proper relative or relative clause based on its function and
Meaning
Comparative or Superlative Choose the proper positives, comparatives, or superlatives using an
adjective or adverb
Word Form Choose the proper word form
Language Meaning
Vocabulary
Choose the proper noun, verb, modifier, conjunction, or preposition that
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9. Questions - refer to the following e-mail.
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Sample Language Form and Meaning Item
Questions - refer to the following .

10. Reading Comprehension section
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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
Texts: words each
Question Types
Non-academic
Academic
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11. Language Form and Meaning
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Sample Reading item
Questions are about the following announcement.
Language Form and Meaning
Question Type Overview
Number Questions
Language Form
Sentence Structure
1. Choose the proper subject and verb for the sentence
2. Choose the proper noun phrase or clause
3. Choose the proper subjective or objective complement
Verb Form Choose the proper verb based on its tense and voice
Modifier Choose the proper modifier that modifies a noun, verb, adjective, adverb,
or the entire sentence
Relative Clause Choose the proper relative or relative clause based on its function and
Meaning
Comparative or Superlative Choose the proper positives, comparatives, or superlatives using an
adjective or adverb
Word Form Choose the proper word form
Language Meaning
Vocabulary
Choose the proper noun, verb, modifier, conjunction, or preposition that
What time will the festival begin? (A) 10 a.m. (B) 11 a.m. (C) 1 p.m. (D) 2 p.m.
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Score Report
Section scores for Listening, Language Form and Meaning, and Reading
Section Scale Scores
Listening Comprehension
Language Form and Meaning
Reading Comprehension
Total Score
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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13. The TOEFL Junior Score Report
The Lexile® measure for a student is in the Reading Comprehension section

14. Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)
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Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)
Important Note: CEFR levels are context-dependent
A B2 for middle school is not the same as a B2 for adults

15. Sample score descriptions
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Sample score descriptions
Listening section:
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
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16. Certificates of Achievement
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Certificates of Achievement
below 630 points
+ 630 points
+ 750 points
+ 840 points
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17. Optimal range for practice is 100L below to 50L above reader
Lexile® Measures
Reading
Ability
850L
Text
Complexity
850L
reader
text
Optimal range for practice is 100L below to 50L above reader
Reader measures are determined by a test
Text measures are determined by software
When reader and text measures match, reading and learning improves

18. The TOEFL Junior test and Lexile Measures
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

19. 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

20. Landing Page Lexile service for TOEFL Junior customers
lexile.com/toefljunior
Step 1:
Enter Lexile measure

21. Select reading interests
Landing Page
Step 2
Select reading interests

22. User Home Page Create an account User’s Lexile information Saved books
Sample book recommendations
Pre-made reading lists

23. Lexile Library
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)

24. Enables immediate practice for some titles (often several chapters)
Online Book Preview
Enables immediate practice for some titles (often several chapters)

25. Appropriate uses of the TOEFL Junior test
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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 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

26. 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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