Categories of test

method facets

TOEFL iBT reading test

IELTS reading test

1. FACETS OF

TEST RUBRIC

1.3. Instructions

Language

English

English

Channel

Visual

Visual and Audial

Specification of

procedures and tasks

(1) Read long directions for the whole section (2) The passage is presented before the questions but initial look is compulsory (3) Answer the questions while reading (4) Check the answers (5) Move to next passage (6) Answer all the questions (7) Check all the answers (8) Move to listening section

(1) Directions for the whole section are read out by the examiner in the test room (2) Read short directions for each passage (3) The passage is presented before the questions but initial look is voluntary (3) Answer the questions while reading (4) Check the answers (5) Move to next passage (6) Answer all the questions (7) Check all the answers (8) Transfer all the answers on the answer sheet which is collected at the end of this section (9) Move to writing section

Explicitness of criteria

for correctness

Three types of ways to answer: -Click the circle in front of the right choice (one or two or three) -Click the square at the end of sentence in the passage -Drag the answer choices to the empty square columns

Four types of ways to answer: -Choose a limited number of words from the passage -Write correct words (true, false, not given or yes, no, not given) -Choose correct numbers (i - viii) -Choose correct letters (A - E) All has to be written on the answer sheet

Partial credit is given

Partial credit is not given