English Language Proficiency Test

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

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 SAT score reports. The mean score was 964.

See also

• ACT (examination), a college entrance exam, competitor to the SAT.
• City & Guilds English Language Qualifications (in London in the UK)
• English language learning and teaching
• IELTS
• List of admissions tests.
• PSAT/NMSQT.
• SAT
• SAT Subject Tests
• TOEFL
• TOEIC
• UBELT University of Bath English Language Test
• WorkKeys
• Pearson Test of English Academic
• TrackTest English language proficiency test solution for schools and companies

External links

• ELPT Proficiency Ratings
• Relationship Between ELPT and TOEFL Performance: A Preliminary Analysis