<p>The TOEFL Junior test is a low-stakes assessment that measures the degree to which younger students have attained language proficiency representative of English medium instructional environ-ments. <br /><br />Designed for middle school students for whom English is a rather new language, it measures their listening and reading abilities along with language form and meaning. <br />The TOEFL Junior paper-based test (pBT) contains three sections: <br /><br />Listening Comprehension:<br /><br />*Ability to listen for basic, interpersonal purposes. <br /><br />*Ability to listen for instruc-tional purposes.<br /><br />*Ability to listen for acad-emic purposes.<br /><br />Reading Comprehension:<br /><br />*Ability to read and comp-rehend academic texts. <br /><br />*Ability to read and comp-rehend non-academic texts.<br /><br />Language Form & Meaning:<br /><br />*Ability to demonstrate proficiency in grammar and vocabulary in context.<br />While the TOEFL Junior test is a product within the growing TOEFL family of English assessments, it is not designed to be a predictor of later performance on TOEFL iBT. It is geared to serve the language learning needs of students 11 to 14 years of age. <br />Plans call for a computer-based version of TOEFL Junior in the future that will include assessment of speaking and writing. <br /><br />For further information, contact ETS at TOEFL-Junior@ets.org or visit www.ets.org/TOEFLJunior.</p>
<p>The TOEFL Junior test is a low-stakes assessment that measures the degree to which younger students have attained language proficiency representative of English medium instructional environ-ments. <br /><br />Designed for middle school students for whom English is a rather new language, it measures their listening and reading abilities along with language form and meaning. <br />The TOEFL Junior paper-based test (pBT) contains three sections: <br /><br />Listening Comprehension:<br /><br />*Ability to listen for basic, interpersonal purposes. <br /><br />*Ability to listen for instruc-tional purposes.<br /><br />*Ability to listen for acad-emic purposes.<br /><br />Reading Comprehension:<br /><br />*Ability to read and comp-rehend academic texts. <br /><br />*Ability to read and comp-rehend non-academic texts.<br /><br />Language Form & Meaning:<br /><br />*Ability to demonstrate proficiency in grammar and vocabulary in context.<br />While the TOEFL Junior test is a product within the growing TOEFL family of English assessments, it is not designed to be a predictor of later performance on TOEFL iBT. It is geared to serve the language learning needs of students 11 to 14 years of age. <br />Plans call for a computer-based version of TOEFL Junior in the future that will include assessment of speaking and writing. <br /><br />For further information, contact ETS at TOEFL-Junior@ets.org or visit www.ets.org/TOEFLJunior.</p>
