Supporting an Expiration Policy for English Language Proficiency Test Scores TOEFL TOEIC

Author(s):

Powers, Donald E.; Lall, Vanessa F.

Publication Year:

2013

Report Number:

RM-13-09

Source:

ETS Research Memorandum

Document Type:

Report

Page Count:

9

Subject/Key Words:

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC), Score Expiration, Test Score Validity, Score Reporting

Abstract

An operational requirement for all testing programs, including English language testing programs such as those for the TOEFL® and TOEIC® tests, 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 and TOEIC programs’ current policy of not reporting scores that are more than 2 years old.

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