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Supporting an Expiration Policy for TOEFL Scores TOEFL

Author(s):
Powers, Donald E.; Lall, Vanessa F.
Publication Year:
2012
Report Number:
RM-12-03
Source:
ETS Research Memorandum
Document Type:
Report
Page Count:
8
Subject/Key Words:
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), Score Expiration, Test Score Validity, Score Reporting

Abstract

An operational requirement for all testing programs, including the TOEFL program, is the need to establish a period of time after which test scores will no longer be reported to test score users. This paper provides support, both empirical and logical, for the TOEFL program’s current policy of not reporting scores that are more than 2 years old.

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