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The administration and scoring of all the IPT Oral tests is very similar. The design of the IPT I-Oral Test and IPT II-Oral Test follows a shared template, while the Pre-IPT Oral is slightly different due to the young age of the test takers. All tests have several important advantages:
1. Easy to Administer and Score
All the IPT-Oral Tests are administered and scored in the same straightforward way. The IPT-Oral Tests are administered
individually and provide "instant scoring." Each test is scored as the student
is being tested and there are no complicated formulas to compute. The IPT-Oral
Tests take an average of only 15-20 minutes per student. Testing time depends
on the language ability of the student.
2. Comprehensive
Test items are included to assess both basic interpersonal
communication skills (BICS) and cognitive academic language proficiency (CALP).
The IPT-Oral Tests assess four different areas of language proficiency: vocabulary,
comprehension, syntax, and verbal expression, which includes articulation.
3. Valid and Reliable
Large numbers of students from across the United States,
representing a broad range of ethnic backgrounds, socio-economic statuses,
and language abilities, were included in pilot and field tests used to gather
normative data. When administration procedures are followed exactly as prescribed,
the IPT-Oral Tests provide valid and reliable assessment of students’ oral abilities.
Each IPT-Oral Test requires that students only test on portions of the instrument,
so when students are re-tested, they take new parts of the test.
This ensures the reliability of the results in every testing situation.
For more information on test validity and reliability, consult the Technical Manual.
4. Provides Diagnostic and Program Planning
The IPT-Oral Tests provide oral language proficiency testing data,
while yielding important diagnostic information about the student.
Such information will help determine a student’s Non-, Limited, or Fluent
English Speaking designation for initial identification, placement,
and redesignation. As such, the student needs only to be tested once
to gain the information required by local and state mandates, as well as
for placement in an instructional program.
As we proceed, you will have the option of focusing on the Pre-IPT, designed for preschoolers of 3, 4 and 5 years of age, the IPT I-Oral Test, designed for students in grades K-6, or the IPT II-Oral Test, designed for students in grades 7-12. The IPT II-Oral Test also includes norms for sixth graders so that middle schools (grades 6-8) can use the IPT II-Oral Test for all students.
NOTE:
If you are administering this test in Texas, click
here for the
list of approved tests for the assessment of limited English proficient students.
Now that you are more familiar with the advantages of
the IPT-Oral Tests, you have the option of taking a
Quick Quiz or moving on to the next section—test components and
areas assessed by the test. If you wish to move on,
please select the appropriate test from the options below.
Do You Want To …
- focus on the Pre-IPT (Pre-K)? If yes, click here.
- focus on the IPT I (grades K-6)? If yes, click here.
- focus on the IPT II (grades 7-12)? If yes, click here.
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