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Table 6 Summary of correlations between Criterion® holistic scores and indicators of L2 proficiency in Study 2

From: Validity evidence of Criterion® for assessing L2 writing proficiency in a Japanese university context

 

TOEFL ITP®

TOEFL iBT® R

TOEFL iBT® L

TOEFL iBT® S

TOEFL iBT® W

TOEFL iBT®

Self-assess-ment

Time 1 holistic scores

April .37 [.16, .54] (80)

--

--

--

--

--

Time 1 .21 [−.04, .44] (63)

Time 3 holistic scores

Dec. .32 [.11, .51] (80)

.22 [.01, .42] (81)

.20 [−.02, .40] (81)

.38 [.17, .55] (81)

.34 [.13, .52] (81)

.33 [.12, .51] (81)

Time 3 .28 [.05, .49] (70)

  1. Note. [ ] = 95 % confidence interval. ( ) = n. R = Reading; L = Listening; S = Speaking; W = Writing. If r = .22 or more, p < .05. See Appendix B for the whole matrix. Results using Spearman’s rank correlations were very similar