Chalk and Cheese: Equivalency Issues with IELTS and TOEFL
David Petrie
Thursday 3rd April 2014
Chalk and Cheese: Equivalency Issues with IELTS & TOEFL.
David Petrie
Thursday 3rd April 2014
IELTSTOEFL
IELTS TOEFL
IELTSTOEFL
IELTS & TOEFL:Where are the overlaps?
Chalk and Cheese: Equivalency Issues with IELTS & TOEFL.
David Petrie
Thursday 3rd April 2014
Chalk and Cheese: Equivalency Issues with IELTS and TOEFL
» Why IELTS & TOEFL?
» An overview of equivalency research
» A construct analysis comparison
» Implications for stakeholders
Chalk and Cheese: Equivalency Issues with IELTS & TOEFL.
David Petrie
Thursday 3rd April 2014
Chalk and Cheese: Equivalency Issues with IELTS & TOEFL.
David Petrie
Thursday 3rd April 2014
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/229845/bis-13-1082-international-education-accompanying-analytical-narrative.pdf
Chalk and Cheese: Equivalency Issues with IELTS & TOEFL.
David Petrie
Thursday 3rd April 2014
http://www.port.ac.uk/departments/studentsupport/international/englishlanguage/languagerequirements/
Chalk and Cheese: Equivalency Issues with IELTS & TOEFL.
David Petrie
Thursday 3rd April 2014
Chalk and Cheese: Equivalency Issues with IELTS & TOEFL.
David Petrie
Thursday 3rd April 2014
IELTS TOEFL
ListeningTimings 40 minutes 60 – 90 minutes
Questions 40 questions 34 – 51 questions
ReadingTimings 60 minutes 60 – 80 minutes
Questions 40 questions 36 – 56 questions
SpeakingTimings 14 minutes 20 minutes
Questions 3 tasks 6 tasks
WritingTimings 60 minutes 50 minutes
Questions 2 tasks 2 tasks
Total Time: 174 minutes190 – 240 minutes
Chalk and Cheese: Equivalency Issues with IELTS & TOEFL.
David Petrie
Thursday 3rd April 2014
Chalk and Cheese: Equivalency Issues with IELTS & TOEFL.
David Petrie
Thursday 3rd April 2014
Chalk and Cheese: Equivalency Issues with IELTS & TOEFL.
David Petrie
Thursday 3rd April 2014
Chalk and Cheese: Equivalency Issues with IELTS & TOEFL.
David Petrie
Thursday 3rd April 2014
Chalk and Cheese: Equivalency Issues with IELTS & TOEFL.
David Petrie
Thursday 3rd April 2014
IELTS
TOEFL iBT
SPEAKING
Prompt types
a) photographs
b) drawings
c) cue cards
d) texts
e) audio
Task Type
a) answering questions for assessor
b) problem solving
c) discussion with assessor
d) discussion with another candidate
Testing Focus
a) describing
b) reporting events
c) responding to requests for info / explaining
d) giving examples
e) agreeing or disagreeing
f) expressing opinions / preferences
g) making suggestions
h) persuading
i) expressing possibility
j) expressing purpose
k) comparing and contrasting
l) summ
ing up
m) appropriate social exchange
n) negotiation
o) exchanging ideas
p) sustaining an interaction
q) synthesising
information
from
multiple
sources
Chalk and Cheese: Equivalency Issues with IELTS & TOEFL.
David Petrie
Thursday 3rd April 2014
IELTS
TOEFL iBT
WRITING
Types of Input
a) diagrams
b) tables
c) graphs
d) Excerpts from
books or articles
e) audio lecture or talk
Task Type
a) written task w
ith text input
b) summ
ary
Text Type
a) descriptive composition
b) discursive composition
c) summ
ary
Testing Focus
a) describing
b)
responding to
requests for
info /
explaining
c) giving examples
d) agreeing or disagreeing
e) expressing opinions / preferences
f) expressing purpose
g) comparing and contrasting
h) classifying
i) summ
ing up
j) justifying
Chalk and Cheese: Equivalency Issues with IELTS & TOEFL.
David Petrie
Thursday 3rd April 2014
Implications:Students:
Choose an exam that plays to your strengths
Teachers: Know your choices
Institutions: Choose an exam that reflects your needs
Chalk and Cheese: Equivalency Issues with IELTS & TOEFL.
David Petrie
Thursday 3rd April 2014
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