ITP - TOEFL exam score

[Latvian]

Hi there... I took the ITP - TOEFL (PBT) as a prepartion for the toefl exam so I got a score of 557. I don't know about this score, is it a good score and how can we compare it with the original TOEFL scores ?

[Dingus]

Would you be taking the CBT or the PBT? If you would be taking the CBT, then the powerprep scores are the ones which come closest to your test-day scores.

[Latvian]

Acyually I did a PBT and it was a test, a real test not a powerprep thing. So I took a PBT ITP and got a score of 557 !

[Dingus]

Okay, I spotted this on the net:

The purpose of the Institutional Testing Program from Test of English as a Foreign Language (ITP-TOEFL) is to evaluate the English proficiency of non-native speakers. . The ITP-TOEFL score is not internationally recognized. Most overseas universities require submission of the TOEFL score, but the ITP-TOEFL is valid for students wishing to apply to local universities. The test consists of listening comprehension, structure and written expression and reading comprehension, conducted on a Paper Based Test (PBT) only. The scoring system for the ITP-TOEFL is similar to the TOEFL’s Paper Based Test (PBT).

Also, you might want to look here:
http://www.ets.org/toefl/government/toefltables.html

I am not aware of what PBT scores are acceptable for US schools. But I know that, in general, US schools have two cut off levels for the CBT scores:

213 --> For low ranked programs or programs which require just a qualifying score in TOEFL.

250 --> For high-ranked programs or for those programs which think their prospective students require a higher proficiency in English for grasping the course content.

So according to this table:
http://www.ets.org/toefl/government/table4.html

213 comes to an equivalent of 550 in PBT
250 comes to an equivalent of 600 in PBT
Your score:
557 comes to an equivalent of 220 in CBT

So it may be fine for a program with 213 as a cut-off.

Hope that helps.

Dingus

[Dingus]

You may also want to check out this very useful guide to interpretation of scores:
http://ftp.ets.org/pub/toefl/989551.pdf

Also, don't forget to have a look at the directory itself:
http://ftp.ets.org/pub/toefl/

Many files there are pretty useful for preparation as well as for other aspects of TOEFL.

[Latvian]

Thank u very very much for thy help... I really appreciate that...

[heavyrain2408]

I can't access these addresses. Dingus, could ya pls recheck it ?

[Dingus]

They were working yesterday. I am puzzled. I am getting a message "Server Error". The best bet is to keep trying. Maybe ETS has that server down today.

Another option would be download the documents available here:
http://www.ets.org/toefl/download.html

[Tino]

Here is a working chart:

http://www.languagesystems.com/toefl_chart.htm

You can see that 557 PBT (or IBT, same thing basically) is 220 CBT.

TINO!