Category 1
On the TOEFL Junior Standard (TJS) Test score report, how many overall score band scores are there?
5 Superior
4 Accomplished
3 Expanding
2 Progressing
1 Emerging
What are the three sections of the TOEFL Junior Standard Test?
Reading
Listening
Language and Form
How many levels do CEFR can-do statement divided into?
6
In the Listening section, what are the language skills measured?
Listening skills tested include:
•Main idea
•Detail
•Inference
•Prediction
•Rhetorical device
•Pragmatic meaning
What types of skills are measured in the Language Form and Meaning section?
Question Types:
-Language Form
-Language Meaning
Grammar structures common across curricula, for example:
• Subject-verb agreement
• Verb tenses
• Relative pronouns
• Comparative and superlative adjectives
• Word order
Routine vocabulary, vocabulary common across academic texts
What are the 4 main speaking task on speaking section?
Read aloud
PIcture narration
Listen-speak (non-academic)
Listen-speak (academic)
List at least two uses for the TOEFL Junior tests.
•Provides objective information about student progress
•Delivers information supporting placement decisions
•Offers useful information that can be used for instructional purposes
What type of texts are included in the Reading section?
Text Types:
-Nonacademic
-Academic
• Schedules, tables, brochures
• Announcements
• Journalism
• Expository
• Biographical
• Fiction
When do teachers check their students progress?
Teachers monitor progress of their students constantly.
In the Reading section, why are test takers NOT expected to have prior knowledge of tested vocabulary?
•Vocabulary in Context items assess the test-takers ability to comprehend the meanings of individual words and phrases as used in the context of a text. Students are not expected to have prior knowledge of the word.
In the Reading section, why are test takers NOT expected to have prior knowledge of tested vocabulary?
•Vocabulary in Context items assess the test-takers ability to comprehend the meanings of individual words and phrases as used in the context of a text. Students are not expected to have prior knowledge of the word.
Name all three areas that speaking test takers rated on
1. Development
2. Language use
3. Delivery
How can a classroom teacher use section descriptors on a score report?
•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.
How can a student or classroom teacher use the Lexile measure from a student’s score report?
Lexile measures are the standard for matching readers with texts. Millions of English language learners and teachers worldwide use Lexile measures to improve reading in English and track progress over time.
How many steps do raters need to take in order to become a certified rater?
1. Application – Raters with required qualifications submit their application to score the Speaking section.
2. Training – Each applicant goes through intensive online training.
3. Test – every rater has to pass a certification test to qualify to score.
4. Rater is certified
5. Daily calibration test – Before beginning a scoring session for a specific task, every certified rater must pass a calibration test. Raters who do not pass the daily calibration test after two tries are not allowed to score on that day.
6A. To minimize individual rater bias, all responses are individually scored by raters independently and anonymously. Raters are assigned to score a specific task type, not an examinee. For example, an individual examinee’s 4 speaking responses might be scored by four or more different raters, which contributes to higher reliability.
6B. Experienced and accurate raters are asked to take on a leadership role to help monitor rater scoring quality. One of their main responsibilities is to make sure that raters strictly follow the Scoring Guides and program protocols. Raters and these Scoring Leaders communicate regularly throughout the scoring session, which means raters receive specific feedback about their scoring performance during scoring sessions. An ETS content expert is available to answer questions and provide direction when needed for every scoring session.
7. Statistical analyses periodically provide rater statistics to inform decisions about training or remediation needs.