Barron 6th edition

The scores are not  valid outside of the  place where they are administered, but the college or institution accepts the PBT that they administer as an official score. This PBT is also caJled an Institutional TOEFL. The  other  purpose  of the  PBT  is  to  supplement  the  official  Internet-Based  TOEFL  in  areas  where Internet-based testing  is  not possible. The scores  are  usually  valid  outside of the place  where  they  are administered. This  PBT is also called a Supplemental TOEFL. 

The Paper-Based TOEFL has three parts:  Listening Comprehension, Structure and  Written Expres-sion,and Reading. ln addition, the Test of Written English (TWE) is an essay that is required to provide a  writing score. The PBT is a linear test,  which means that everyone  who takes the TOEFL during the same  administration  wi ll  see  and  answer  the  same  questions.  The  total  score  is  based  on  a  scale  of 310-677. 

Internet-Based  TOEFL  (iBT®) The  Internet-Based  TOEFL  (iBT®)  is  a  computer-assisted  test  that  was  introduced  in September 2005  worldwide.  The  Internet-Based TOEFL (iB T®)  wa  initially  referred  to  as  the  CBT2  and  as  the Next Generation TOEFL. 

The  iBT®  has  four  parts:  Listening,  Speaking,  Reading,  and  Writing.  The  Speaking  Section  was already introduced in 2003 a  the TOEFL Academic Speaking Test (TAST). On the four-part iBT®, most of the questions  are  independent,  but some  of the  questions  are  integrated.  For example,  you  may  be asked  to  listen  to  a  lecture or read  a  text,  and  then  speak or write  a  response.  The total  score is  based