ERIC Number: EJ821582
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 26
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ISSN: ISSN-0265-5322
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Factor Structure of the TOEFL Internet-Based Test
Sawaki, Yasuyo; Stricker, Lawrence J.; Oranje, Andreas H.
Language Testing, v26 n1 p5-30 2009
This construct validation study investigated the factor structure of the Test of English as a Foreign Language[TM] Internet-based test (TOEFL[R] iBT). An item-level confirmatory factor analysis was conducted for a test form completed by participants in a field study. A higher-order factor model was identified, with a higher-order general factor (ESL/EFL ability) and four first-order factors for reading, listening, speaking and writing. Integrated Speaking and Writing tasks, which require language processing in multiple modalities, defined the target modalities (speaking and writing). These results broadly supported the current practice of reporting a total score and four scores corresponding to the modalities for the test, as well as the test design that permits the integrated tasks to contribute only to the scores of the target modalities. (Contains 1 footnote, 4 tables, and 5 figures.)
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Construct Validity, Factor Structure, Factor Analysis, Language Processing, Test Construction, Internet, Computer Assisted Testing, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Tests, Writing Skills, Scores, Reading Skills, Listening Skills
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Test of English as a Foreign Language
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