2016
DOI: 10.1002/ets2.12102
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Setting Language Proficiency Score Requirements for English‐as‐a‐Second‐Language Placement Decisions in Secondary Education

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to collect recommendations for minimum score requirements (cut scores) on the TOEFL Junior® English‐language proficiency test in order to guide decisions on the placement of learners into English as a second language (ESL) support classes. The TOEFL Junior test, intended primarily for students ages 11 and above, measures the academic and social English‐language skills representative of English‐medium instructional environments in secondary education. The study focused on three ESL… Show more

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“…TOEFL is believed being able to be used as a tool of foreign language ability measurement for English as foreign language users. Moreover, the test actually can be used not only for graduation requirements but also for purposing to decide students' placement into ESL class (Baron, 2016). According to English Testing Service, the test was first developed to examine International students' English proficiency who wanted to study at colleges or universities in Canada.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…TOEFL is believed being able to be used as a tool of foreign language ability measurement for English as foreign language users. Moreover, the test actually can be used not only for graduation requirements but also for purposing to decide students' placement into ESL class (Baron, 2016). According to English Testing Service, the test was first developed to examine International students' English proficiency who wanted to study at colleges or universities in Canada.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%