ETS issues official TOEFL iBT score comparison to assist admissions officers

Updated on: Friday, June 03, 2011

Educational Testing Service (ETS) has released an official score comparison for the TOEFL iBT test and IELTS academic test. The mapping tool provides the higher education community with an authorised comparison tool for each of the four skill sections (reading, listening, speaking, and writing), as well as for the total scores for both English language assessments. The tool was created in response to the field’s request for an accurate comparison that is grounded in research.

The newly released ETS-authorised score comparison is based on a sampling of 1, 153 students who took both the TOEFL iBT test and IELTS test. The equi-percentile linking method was used to align the scores from the two assessments. “Reviewing and comparing test results from two very different English language assessments that vary in design, content, and scoring can be a complex task,” commented Teresa Sanchez-Lazer, executive director of the TOEFL programme. “Based on feedback from the field, ETS felt a user-friendly, research-based comparison that can be used with confidence was warranted. We hope the new tool will be useful to admissions officials around the world in reviewing the English skills of non-native speakers.”

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