REPORT CARD

Course Title:

TOEFL iBT
2012 August 2013 May

Student Name:

David Park Kenneth Madrigal

Evaluation Period:

Course Instructor:

Simulation Exercises (Series of Computer-Based Practice Tests, April May 2013) Section Reading Test 1
Raw 45 68 23 34 5 10 14 24 Scaled 20 30 20 30 15 30 17 30

Test 2
Raw 27 39 23 34 5 10 15 24 Scaled 20 30 20 30 15 30 19 30

Test 3
Raw 30 39 20 34 7 10 13 24 Scaled 23 30 18 30 21 30 16 30

Test 4
Raw 24 39 17 22 6 10 14 24 Scaled 18 30 20 30 18 30 17 30

Listening Writing Speaking

Total

72 120

74 120

78 120

73 120

Reading Section

Instructors Remarks

TOEFL Reading Skills

Locates specific piece of information in a passage

Recommendations:

Recognizes incorrect information as well as information not mentioned in the passage Perceives ideas that are suggested but not directly stated within a passage Understands the role of a certain statement in a passage Determines which person, place, or thing a pronoun refers to in the context of a passage. Restates an idea from a passage without altering its meaning Understands the logic of a reading passage and grammatical connections between sentences Distinguishes main ideas from supporting details Summarizes a passages using topic sentences Organizes important ideas and places them in the appropriate context Accomplishes reading tasks within the time frame given

Refresher course on grammar The student should be enrolled in a refresher course on grammar Speed development - Always administer timed tests to improve the students speed Computer-based practice tests - Give the student more computerbased tests Exposure to colloquial language - Encourage the student to watch American sitcoms, dramas, and romantic-comedy films, since these can help the student acquire colloquial expressions often used by native speakers and usually heard in the listening and speaking section of the TOEFL Exposure to academic materials - Have the student regularly read academic papers in online or printed journals and magazines. - Have the student watch documentaries, especially scientific ones. These measures will make him acquire academic jargon. -

5 = Excellent; 4 = Above Average; 3 = Satisfactory; 2 = Below Average; 1 = Poor

Instructors Remarks
Strengths
Paper-based tests - The student gets better scores when tests are printed on paper Reading Section - During the students nine-month-stay in the academy, he has shown great improvements in the reading section. Familiarity with the test - The student exhibits full knowledge of the test format, sections, scoring, questions, passages, strategies Speed - The student finds it hard to perform well under pressure, especially under time constraints Making inferences (Reading and Listening) Strong ideas (Writing) - The student usually comes up with inept topic sentences to support his thesis statements Style (Writing) - Redundancy - Parallelism - Appropriate word choice Vocabulary - Collocations - Idiomatic expressions Grammar Recurring errors: - Articles (The, An, A) - Plurality of nouns

Writing Section

TOEFL Writing Skills

Weaknesses (Areas in need of improvement)

Understands the overall topic or the fundamental idea of a lecture Expresses information taken from the reading and listening passages using different vocabulary and sentence Acknowledges sources of ideas or information properly Synthesizes information taken from both the reading and listening passages Identifies the relationship between reading passages and listening passages States opinions or theses clearly Comes up with clear and strong topic sentences that support the thesis Organizes ideas in a logical manner Accomplishes writing tasks within the time frame given Writes an essay with the prescribed number of words

5 = Excellent; 4 = Above Average; 3 = Satisfactory; 2 = Below Average; 1 = Poor

Speaking Section

Listening Section

TOEFL Speaking Skills

TOEFL Listening Skills

Utilizes a wide range of vocabulary Speaks clearly and accurately with knowledge of grammar and pronunciation Organizes ideas in a logical manner States opinions or theses clearly Provides sufficient details and examples to support the main idea Understands information in the reading passage and listening passage Expresses information taken from the reading and listening passages using different vocabulary and sentence patterns Synthesizes information given in the reading and listening passages Uses the points in the listening passage to highlight principles or difference in the reading passage Summarizes lectures and conversations Accomplishes speaking tasks within the time frame given Responds to a speaking task with the prescribed number of words

Understands the overall topic or basic ideas of a lecture or conversation Recalls major points and important details of a lecture or conversation

Identifies a speakers reason for saying a certain sentence or phrase Understands the speakers general feeling about what is being discussed Recognizes the organization/ sequence of information in a lecture or conversation

5 = Excellent; 4 = Above Average; 3 = Satisfactory; 2 = Below Average; 1 = Poor

Classifies/ organizes information that is heard Makes correct inferences from information heard Accomplishes the listening task within the time frame given

5 = Excellent; 4 = Above Average; 3 = Satisfactory; 2 = Below Average; 1 = Poor