The General English Proficiency Test

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Chinese

GEPT–CEFR Alignment

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.¹ A further study
investigating the alignment between the GEPT and the CEFR was completed in 2011² and a research study
on the alignment between the GEPT and IELTS was completed in 2013³.

Notes:

 
• 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.

• The IELTS and CEFR alignment listed above is based on “Figure 1: The mapping of the IELTS scale to the

     Common European Framework,” retrieved from the IELTS website, and on test result explanations retrieved
  from    the British Council website.
• 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.
　

    Language Testing, 33, 204-224.