What do TOEIC tests scores mean? | ETS Global

Speaking Test Score · Questions 1–9 are rated on a scale of 0–3 · Questions 10–11 are rated on a scale of 0–5 · The sum of the ratings is converted to a scaled ... TOEIC®ProgrammeBenefitsTheassessmentsandteachingintheTOEICprogrammeprovideaportfolioofresourcestohelpyouevaluateEnglish-communicationskillsandhelppreparetesttakerstodotheirbest.TheassessmentsintheTOEICprogrammeevaluateindividuals'English-communicationproficiencyacrossarangeofskilllevels.TheTOEIC®ListeningandReadingandTOEIC®SpeakingandWritingtestscoresareusedtoinformdecisionmakinginthesekeyareas:ScreeningandselectionPlacementandadvancementEnglish-programmeentranceandexitrequirementsTOEICBridge®testscoresareusedtoinformdecisionmakinginthesekeyareas:ScreeningandselectionEnglish-programmeentranceandexitrequirementsTrainingeffectivenessTOEIC®ListeningandReadingTestScoreOverviewTheTOEICListeningandReadingtestresultsindicateyourEnglish-languageproficiencylevelsinlisteningandreading,withthegoalofdemonstratinghowwellyoucancommunicateintheworkplace.Testscoresaredeterminedbythenumberofcorrectanswers,whichisthenconvertedtoascaledscorebetween5-495points.Thescorereportprovideslistening,readingandtotalscaledscores,aswellasanequivalentCommonEuropeanFrameworkofReferenceforLanguages(CEFR)level.Thetotalscoreisderivedfromaddingthelisteningandreadingscaledscorestogether.ListeningTestScoreMinimumscore:5–Maximumscore:495ThreeproficiencydescriptionsprovidedCorrelatedtoCEFRlevels:A1toC1ReadingTestScoreMinimumscore:5–Maximumscore:495FourproficiencydescriptionsprovidedCorrelatedtoCEFRlevels:A1toC1TotalTestScoreMinimumscore:10–Maximumscore:990FourproficiencydescriptionsprovidedCorrelatedtoCEFRlevels:A1toC1TOEIC®SpeakingandWritingtestsScoreOverviewTheTOEICSpeakingandWritingtestsmeasuredifferentlevelsofEnglishlanguageability.Thesingle,continuousscaleenablesyoutosetattainablegoalsandmeasureprogressasyourskillsimprove.TOEICSpeakingandWritingtestresponsesarescoredbasedonspecificcriteria,thenconvertedtoascaledscoreof0-200perSpeakingandWritingsection.SpeakingTestScoreQuestions1–9areratedonascaleof0–3Questions10–11areratedonascaleof0–5Thesumoftheratingsisconvertedtoascaledscoreof0–200EightproficiencylevelsareprovidedCorrelatedtoCEFRlevels:A1toC1WritingTestScoreQuestions1–5areratedonascaleof0–3Questions6–7areratedonascaleof0–4Question8isratedonascaleof0–5Thesumoftheratingsisconvertedtoascaledscoreof0–200NineproficiencylevelsareprovidedCorrelatedtoCEFRlevels:A1toC1TOEICBridge®TestScoreOverviewTheTOEICBridgetestresultsindicateEnglish-languagelevelsforlisteningandreading.Scoresonthistestaredeterminedbythenumberofcorrectanswers,whicharethenconvertedtoascaledscore.ThescorereportprovidesListening,Readingandtotalscaledscores.Thetotalscorerangeisderivedfromaddingthetwoscaledscorestogether.TohelpyouinterpretTOEICBridgescoreswithinspecificcontexts,theTOEICBridgetestscoresscalecomparisontotheCEFRpresentsaseriesoftablesthatdescribeactivitiesthattesttakersincertainscorerangesare(a)abletodo,(b)abletodowithdifficultyand(c)notabletodo.ListeningTestScoreMinimumscore:15–Maximumscore:50CorrelatedtoCEFRlevels:A1toB1ReadingTestScoreMinimumscore:15–Maximumscore:50CorrelatedtoCEFRlevels:A1toB1TotalTestScoreMinimumscore:30–Maximumscore:100CorrelatedtoCEFRlevels:A1toB1ScoringProcessandScoreValidityThescoringprocessisacriticalfactorwhenevaluatingaqualityassessment.ETSusesarigorousprocesstoensurefairandreliableresults.Testresponsesaresentthroughasecureonlinesystem.ForSpeakingandWritingtests,scoresarecertifiedandcalibratedbyETSraters,whoarecloselymonitoredthroughouttheprocess.MultipleratersindependentlyscoreresponsestotheSpeakingandWritingtests.Thisensuresaleveloffairnessinthescoringprocessthattraditionalone-on-oneinterviewsalonecannotprovide.ListeningandReadingskillsaremeasuredusingmultiple-choicequestionstoprovideobjectivescores.Scoringmultiple-choiceanswersheetsisanautomatedprocess,andqualitycontrolproceduresensureaccuracy.Scoresareusedtomeasuretesttakers’English-languageproficiencyatthetimethatatestisadministered.BecauseEnglish-languageskillsmayimproveordeclineovertime,ETSGlobalandRepresentativeswillre-issueandconfirmscoreresultsfor2yearsafterthetestwastaken.TofindoutmoreWhyareTOEICtestsscoresvalidfor2years?DiscoverourproductwebinarsUnderstandingTOEFLiBTandTOEFLITPtestsscoresWhatisthedifferencebetweenTOEICandTOEFLtests?AdditionaldocumentsTOEICtestscoresandCEFRTOEICListeningandReadingtestscoresandCEFRTOEICSpeakingandWritingtestscoresandCEFRTOEICBridgetestscoresandCEFR