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Table 1 The number of test-takers and average writing scores of TOEFL iBT (SDs) across the four classes

From: Validity of score interpretations on an online English placement writing test

 

First-year composition

Advanced-level ESL

Basic-level ESL

IELP

N

11

36

31

19

Writing score

22.30 (3.86)

22.07 (4.51)

19.59 (3.29)

18.30 (3.66)

  1. Notes. Sixteen among 97 test-takers did not submit standardized test scores (nine from the first two classes and seven from the latter two); 19 submitted IELTS writing scores and IELTS scores were converted to TOEFL iBT scores according to comparison tables (Educational Testing Service, 2010)