English Language Proficiency Test
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The English Language Proficiency Test (ELPT) was the name of a SAT II
last administered in January 2005. It was a one-hour multiple choice
test given on English
language proficiency
by The College Board. A student whose native language
was not English could have chosen to take this test instead of or in addition to Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL
) for college
entrance depending upon requirements of the schools in which the student was planning to apply. Until 1994, the SAT II's were known as Achievement Tests. The ELPT assessed both the understanding of spoken and written standard American English and the ability to function in a classroom where English is spoken. The test was intended for students whose best language was not English; who attend U.S. high schools, or who had studied in an international school where courses were taught in English; had completed two to four years of English language instruction in an English as a Second Language program or in English enrichment courses; and/or students who spoke a language other than English at home or work. It was scored on a scale of 901 to 999
score reports. The mean score was 964.
SAT Subject Tests
SAT Subject Tests is the name for 20 multiple-choice standardized tests given on individual subjects, usually taken to improve a student's credentials for admission to colleges in the United States. Students typically choose which tests to take depending upon college entrance requirements for the...
last administered in January 2005. It was a one-hour multiple choice
Multiple choice
Multiple choice is a form of assessment in which respondents are asked to select the best possible answer out of the choices from a list. The multiple choice format is most frequently used in educational testing, in market research, and in elections-- when a person chooses between multiple...
test given on English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
language proficiency
Language proficiency
Language proficiency or linguistic proficiency is the ability of an individual to speak or perform in an acquired language. As theories vary among pedagogues as to what constitutes proficiency, there is little consistency as to how different organizations classify it...
by The College Board. A student whose native language
First language
A first language is the language a person has learned from birth or within the critical period, or that a person speaks the best and so is often the basis for sociolinguistic identity...
was not English could have chosen to take this test instead of or in addition to Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL
TOEFL
The Test of English as a Foreign Language, or TOEFL , evaluates the ability of an individual to use and understand English in an academic setting....
) for college
College
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entrance depending upon requirements of the schools in which the student was planning to apply. Until 1994, the SAT II's were known as Achievement Tests. The ELPT assessed both the understanding of spoken and written standard American English and the ability to function in a classroom where English is spoken. The test was intended for students whose best language was not English; who attend U.S. high schools, or who had studied in an international school where courses were taught in English; had completed two to four years of English language instruction in an English as a Second Language program or in English enrichment courses; and/or students who spoke a language other than English at home or work. It was scored on a scale of 901 to 999
Format
The test had 84 multiple-choice questions and was divided into three sections: two listening sections totaling 30 minutes and one 30-minute reading section.Scoring
The following is the final release of score percentiles as seen on the 2007 SATSAT
The SAT Reasoning Test is a standardized test for college admissions in the United States. The SAT is owned, published, and developed by the College Board, a nonprofit organization in the United States. It was formerly developed, published, and scored by the Educational Testing Service which still...
score reports. The mean score was 964.
| Score | Percentile |
|---|---|
| 999 | 99+ |
| 995 | 99 |
| 990 | 92 |
| 985 | 84 |
| 980 | 75 |
| 975 | 66 |
| 970 | 57 |
| 965 | 47 |
| 960 | 38 |
| 955 | 31 |
| 950 | 23 |
| 945 | 17 |
| 940 | 12 |
| 935 | 9 |
| 930 | 5 |
| 925 | 3 |
| 920 | 1 |
| 915 | 1- |
| 910 | 1- |
| 905 | - |
| 901 | |
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