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\nIDEAS is licensed under CC-BY-SA 4.0 License  \nand Learning,   \nISSN 2338-4778 (Print)  \nISSN 2548-4192 (Online)  \nVolume 13, Number 2, December 2025 pp. 5958-5968  \nIssued by English study program of IAIN Palopo  \nMigrating PBT TOEFL to iBT TOEFL: Opportunities and Challenges ofTest Taker  \nKiki Noventri Hermawanto1, Ani Susanti2  \n1,2 Magister Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, FKIP Universitas Ahmad Dahlan [kiki.hermawanto@gmail.com](kiki.hermawanto@gmail.com), [ani.susanti@pbi.uad.ac.id](ani.susanti@pbi.uad.ac.id)  \nReceived: 2025-10-02 Accepted: 2025-11-02  \nDOI: 10.24256/ideas.v13i2.5705  \nAbstract  \nIn this era of globalization English proficiency test used as an indicator and requirement for student to go study abroad or get scholarship. PBT old service of proficiency test already stop and replaced with iBT test these phenomena to be issues that student faced now. This research aimed to determine the opportunities and challenges that’s Test Taker face in Indonesia. In this research, the researcher used qualitative research collects, analyzes, and interprets comprehensive narrative and visual data to gain insights into a particular phenomenon of interest. This Study research literature documents, the literature provides several steps to incorporate environmental variables in the efficiency estimation. Limitations associated with predictive validity studies, the scope of this study on the EFL Student as Test taker point of view. The focus of this study is to identify the opportunity and the obstacle that faced by EFL Student as test taker during the migration of PBT to iBT. The research that discusses about the opportunity and challenges related migration PBT TOEFL to iBT TOEFL still limited. In this case researcher will did this study to fill the gap of previews study.  \nKeywords: Challenges, English proficiency test, iBT Test, Opportunities,  \nIntroduction  \nIn this world, there are many languages used to communicate. Every country or region has a different language and accent that makes it unique and different from others. In this digitalization era, communication skills –a necessary key to effectively survive in the 21st century and global world (Ahn, 2015) and English isone of the languages that connect people around the world in general. So, this is important for EFL students to learn and master it, it is especially in Indonesia. There are four skills that we have to learn: speaking, reading, listening, and writing. A language test is an essential component of English language learning (Anwar & Mustafa, 2021) .  \nIDEAS, Vol. 13, No. 2, December 2025  \nISSN 2338-4778 (Print) ISSN 2548-4192 (Online)  \nLanguage testing serves as a critical benchmark for assessing a learner’s knowledge, understanding, and skills in a particular language. The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is widely recognized as a high-stakes test for nonnative English speakers, often required for admission to educational institutions or professional programs (Lanteigne & Sulieman, 2021) . The Educational Testing Service (ETS) offers two main formats ofthe TOEFL: the internet-based (iBT) test and the paper-delivered version, which is used in areas where internet-based testing is not feasible. Historically, the paper based TOEFL (PBT) was the standard format; however, it began being phased out in 2021 in most parts of the world (EF Education First, 2021a) (Lanteigne & Sulieman, 2021)  \nIn Indonesia, TOEFL remains a vital component of English proficiency evaluation in higher education institutions, often serving as a graduation requirement. Many universities, such as those studied by Kasim, (2016) in Syiah Kuala University, (Simanjuntak, 2018) in University of Lancang Kuning, (Afri & Harahap, 2019) in Ganesha Polytechnic Medan, and (Farkhan et al., 2019) UINSyarif Hidayatulloh Jakarta, use PBT TOEFL scores for undergraduate students to register for the","cbCairQd4QIYm3I8","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairQd4QIYm3I8","pdf",1166649,11,"English","# Introduction\n# Language testing and TOEFL formats\n## PBT vs iBT\n# Opportunities and challenges for Indonesian test takers\n## Access, cost, and infrastructure","[{\"question\":\"Why is TOEFL important for Indonesian EFL students?\",\"answer\":\"TOEFL remains a vital component of English proficiency evaluation in higher education in Indonesia, often used as a graduation requirement and benchmark for academic processes.\"},{\"question\":\"What changes occurred when migrating from PBT TOEFL to iBT TOEFL?\",\"answer\":\"PBT was phased out in most parts of the world beginning in 2021 and replaced by iBT, which adds broader content coverage including speaking and writing, but is largely available in urban areas.\"},{\"question\":\"What opportunities and challenges does the study focus on?\",\"answer\":\"The study examines the opportunities and obstacles faced by EFL students during the migration from PBT to iBT, especially issues related to access, cost, and test availability.\"}]","Migrating PBT TOEFL to iBT TOEFL - Opportunities and Challenges of Test Taker | PDF",1790906706,28]