TOEIC代表Test of English for International Communication（國際溝通英語測驗）。多益測驗乃針對英語非母語人士所設計之英語能力測驗，測驗分數反映受測者在國際職場環境中與他人以英語溝通的熟稔程度。參加本測驗毋需具備專業的知識或字彙，因為測驗內容以日常使用之英語為主。多益測驗是以職場為基準點的英語能力測驗中，世界最頂級的考試。全球有超過四千家企業使用多益測驗，2004年有超過三百五十萬人次應試。
What is the TOEIC test?
“TOEIC” stands for the Test of English for International Communication. The TOEIC test is an English language proficiency test for people whose native language is not English. TOEIC test scores indicate how well people can communicate in English with others in the global workplace. The test does not require specialized knowledge or vocabulary; it measures only the kind of English used in everyday activities.
The TOEIC test is the world’s leading test of English language proficiency in a workplace context. More than 4,000 corporations worldwide use the TOEIC test and more than 3.5 million people took the test in the year 2004.
誰研發多益測驗？
教育測驗服務社（ETS®）專精教學評量以及測驗心理學、教育政策之研究。一九七九年該機構在日本企業領袖的要求下，發展出多益測驗。多年來，多益測驗已經在許多國家施行，並很快地成為職場英語能力檢定的國際標準。
Who developed the TOEIC test?
Educational Testing Service (ETS®), an organization devoted to educational measurement and research in psychometrics and educational policy, designed and created the TOEIC test in 1979 at the request of a group of business leaders in Japan. Over the years, the TOEIC test was adopted in many other countries and quickly became the global standard for assessing English in work-related contexts.
多益測驗結果的正確性如何？
多益測驗提供一個相當可信的語言能力測驗指標。根據廣泛大量的研究結果顯示，多益測驗分數和其他英語能力檢測的分數有相當強的關聯，這就表示多益測驗結果是個有效的英語能力檢測數據。如您需要更多關於多益測驗的信度及效度相關資料，可參考多益測驗技術手冊。
信度 指的是一個測驗分數的一致性、可信賴度或者是穩定程度。
效度 指的是確保每一次測驗所量度的是測驗設定要量度的範圍。雖然多益測驗具有相當的可信度，但沒有任何一個測驗是完全百分之百的正確和一致。如果一個人在短時間內參加數次考試，那麼得到的平均值會是真實正確的分數。
How accurate are TOEIC test results?
The TOEIC test provides an extremely reliable indication of English proficiency.
Extensive research has demonstrated that TOEIC test scores are strongly related to scores on many other measures of English language proficiency. This indicates that the TOEIC test is a valid measure of English language proficiency. For more information on the reliability and validity of the TOEIC test, please see the TOEIC Technical Manual.
Reliability is an indication of the degree of dependability, consistency, or stability of scores on a test.
Validity refers to the extent to which a test measures what it is supposed to measure.Although the TOEIC test is highly reliable, no test measures performance with perfect accuracy and consistency. An individual who takes several, versions, or forms, of the test within a short period of time obtains a number of scores that center around an average value known as the “true” score. Two-thirds of the time, the obtained score on either the Listening Comprehension or Reading Comprehension section of TOEIC test is within 25 points of the true score.
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