Acronym | TOEFL |
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Type | Internet-based or paper-based standardized test. |
Developer / administrator | Educational Testing Service |
Knowledge / skills tested | Reading, listening, speaking and writing of the English language. |
Purpose | To assess the English language proficiency of non-native English speakers. |
Year started | 1964; 60 years ago (1964) |
Duration | Internet-based test (iBT): 2 hours 47 minutes to 3 hours 23 minutes (excluding 10-minute break in-between). Paper-delivered test: 2 hours 25 minutes.[1] |
Score / grade range | iBT: 0 to 30 (in 1-point increments) on each of the 4 sections. So a total of 0 to 120. PBT: Reading: 0 to 30, listening: 0 to 30, Writing: 0 to 30. No overall score. |
Score / grade validity | 2 years |
Offered | iBT: More than 50 times a year.[2] |
Restrictions on attempts | iBT: Can be taken only once in any 3-day period.[3] |
Countries / regions | 4,500 test centers in over 190 countries and territories.[2] |
Languages | English |
Annual number of test takers | 2.3 million |
Prerequisites / eligibility criteria | No official prerequisite. Intended for non-native English speakers. |
Fee | iBT: US$ 185 and up, depending on the country.[2] |
Scores / grades used by | More than 11,000 colleges, agencies, and other institutions in over 150 countries.[4] |
Website | www |
Acronym | TOEFL |
---|---|
Type | Internet-based or paper-based standardized test. |
Developer / administrator | Educational Testing Service |
Knowledge / skills tested | Reading, listening, speaking and writing of the English language. |
Purpose | To assess the English language proficiency of non-native English speakers. |
Year started | 1964; 60 years ago (1964) |
Duration | Internet-based test (iBT): 2 hours 47 minutes to 3 hours 23 minutes (excluding 10-minute break in-between). Paper-delivered test: 2 hours 25 minutes.[1] |
Score / grade range | iBT: 0 to 30 (in 1-point increments) on each of the 4 sections. So a total of 0 to 120. PBT: Reading: 0 to 30, listening: 0 to 30, Writing: 0 to 30. No overall score. |
Score / grade validity | 2 years |
Offered | iBT: More than 50 times a year.[2] |
Restrictions on attempts | iBT: Can be taken only once in any 3-day period.[3] |
Countries / regions | 4,500 test centers in over 190 countries and territories.[2] |
Languages | English |
Annual number of test takers | 2.3 million |
Prerequisites / eligibility criteria | No official prerequisite. Intended for non-native English speakers. |
Fee | iBT: US$ 185 and up, depending on the country.[2] |
Scores / grades used by | More than 11,000 colleges, agencies, and other institutions in over 150 countries.[4] |
Website | www |