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Results of
qualitative and quantitative analyses show that the Elementary,
Intermediate, High-Intermediate, and Advanced levels of the GEPT
correspond to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) A2,
B1, B2, and C1 levels, respectively (please see the table below).
The MOE adopted the CEFR in 2005 and required all major tests in
Taiwan to be mapped onto the CEFR for test-users' reference. The
LTTC officially registered with the Council of Europe to participate
in their Project for Piloting the Manual for Relating Language
Examinations to the CEFR in July 2005. Upon completion of the study,
the results were submitted to the Council of Europe in September
2006 to provide feedback and suggestions for revisions to the
Manual.
According to the results of the specification procedure, the GEPT
conforms to a widely accepted code of practice, involving
development, item compiling, and rating processes. To follow up on
the piloting study, the LTTC conducted the LTTC GEPT-CEFR Alignment
Project in 2007. A paper on the project was presented at the Fourth
EALTA Conference and was published in Studies in Language Testing.* |
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GEPT
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CEFR |
IELTS |
TOEFL iBT |
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Advanced |
Second stage |
C1 |
7.5 |
110 |
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First stage |
7.0 |
100 |
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High-Intermediate |
Second stage |
B2 |
6.5 |
92 |
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First stage |
6.0 |
79 |
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Intermediate |
Second stage |
B1 |
5.5 |
Below 79 |
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First stage |
5.0 |
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Notes:
1. The chart above is an estimate of the concordance between GEPT,
IELTS, and TOEFL iBT. It may serve as a
reference for educational institutions in evaluating the
English language proficiency of their prospective
students. However, it should be used with caution, as the
tests in the concordance table are designed for
different purposes and populations, and they may assess
language proficiency differently.
2. The IELTS and CEFR alignment listed above is based on ˇ§Figure 1:
The mapping of the IELTS scale to the
Common European Framework,ˇ¨ retrieved from the IELTS website,
and on test result explanations retrieved
from the British Council website.
3. The IELTS and the TOEFL iBT score concordance listed above is
based on a survey of entry requirements for
academic programs at universities in the U.S., U.K., and
Australia.
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| * Wu & Wu (2010). Relating the
GEPT reading comprehension tests to the CEFR. Studies in Language
Testing 33 (pp. 204-224). |
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