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The research design of this study employed descriptive research. Twenty-seven students from several degrees in university level were selected randomly as the participants. To examine students’ perception, the researcher employed Google Form as an instrument to collect data, and the researcher also employed an interview section as supporting data. In collecting data, the researcher attached nine questions in Google form. Therefore, the questionnaires were analyzed to identify the perception of students in TOEFL as a standardized English Language Proficiency test. In methodology, the researcher employed mix method to investigate in this study, and the questioners distributed randomly by using WhatsApp. Regarding findings in this study, the conclusion revealed that TOEFL asa standardized proficiency test still could be as a benchmark to measure English proficiency in certain kinds such as TOEFL ITP. In addition, the other assessments could be possible as an instrument to measure English proficiency such as portfolio, peer assessment and many more.  \nKeywords: Students’perception, TOEFL, English Proficiency  \n1. INTRODUCTION  \nEnglish becomes a tool in communicating processes among people around the world globally. English also is employed as one of official languages when you interact with foreigners. Therefore, many Indonesians attempt to learn English, and mastering English is also considered to be a compulsory requirement in applying to multinational companies. English is also considered to be an asset to succeed now day  \nin competing for job market. Since 2015, ASEAN regional agrees to implement MEA (Southeast Asian Economic Society), English is more needed than before in communicating among ASEAN people. It is needed not only in the diplomacy field but all interactions at all levels. Starting from students, professionals, and commoners attempt to master English, and the way to assess that is through an English proficiency test.  \nMost Indonesian Universities have similar requirement before university students graduate. They have to pass in a minimum score in English Language Proficiency Test, which is required as a requirement in the graduation process. The university students are not allowed to graduate before they reach 450 scores in TOEFL PBT (Herwandar, Haryono, and Safryono, 2012). Ananda (2016) adds in her research that most prestigious universities in Indonesia require TOEFL and IELTS as the compulsory requirements for admission in every level university, starting from undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate students to reach high score test. In order to achieve a satisfactory score, many university students do a simulation through TOEFL preparation test, which becomes a way to be familiar with the questions. The research based on TOEFL preparation test has been conducted by (Mafufah, 2017) . In her research, most of the students reveal that they are satisfied in taking TOEFL preparation class before doing the real TOEFL test. In addition, there is research where the teacher faces challenges in order to teach TOEFL for certain Indonesian to reach maximum score (Roza, 2019) .  \nIn recent years, using TOEFL score is employed as a requirement for graduation, where it also becomes a trend in the academic world besides IELTS (Nurhayati & Giri, 2015) . Erfani (2012) also states that TOEFL and I","cbCaiievVSvjkkzA","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiievVSvjkkzA","pdf",621167,"English","# Introduction\n## The role assessment in learning","[{\"question\":\"What was the purpose of the study?\",\"answer\":\"The study aimed to identify Indonesian students’ perceptions of TOEFL as a standardized English proficiency test in higher education.\"},{\"question\":\"How were participants and data collected?\",\"answer\":\"Twenty-seven university students were selected randomly. 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