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Since its initial launch in 1964, the TOEFL® test has undergone several major revisions motivated by advances in theories of language ability and changes in English teaching practices. The most recent revision, the TOEFL iBT test, was launched in 2005. It contains a number of innovative design features, including integrated tasks that engage multiple skills to simulate language use in academic settings, and test materials that reflect the reading, listening, speaking, and writing demands of real-world academic environments.  \nIn addition to the TOEFL iBT test, the TOEFL Family of Assessments has been expanded to provide high-quality English proficiency assessments for a variety of academic uses and contexts. The TOEFL Young Students Series (YSS) features the TOEFL Primary® and TOEFL Junior® tests, which are designed to help teachers and learners of English in school settings. The TOEFL ITP® program offers colleges, universities, and others affordable tests for placement and progress monitoring within English programs.  \nAt ETS, we understand that scores from the TOEFL Family of Assessments are used to help make important decisions about students, and we would like to keep score users and test takers up-to-date about the research results that assure the quality of these scores. Through the publication of the TOEFL Research Insight Series, we wish to communicate to the institutions and English teachers who use any/all of the TOEFL tests about the strong research and development base that underlies the TOEFL Family of Assessments and to demonstrate our continued commitment to research.  \nSince the 1970’s, the TOEFL test has had a rigorous, productive, and far-ranging research program. But why should test score users care about the research base for a test? In short, it is only through a rigorous program of research that a testing company can substantiate claims about what test takers know or can do based on their test scores, as well as provide support for the intended uses of assessments. Beyond demonstrating this critical evidence of test quality, research is also important for enabling innovations in test design and ensuring that the needs oftest takers and test score users are persistently met. This is why ETS has made the establishment of a strong research base a fundamental feature underlying the evolution of the TOEFL Family of Assessments.  \nThe TOEFL Family of Assessments is designed, produced, and supported by a world-class team of test developers, educational measurement specialists, statisticians, and researchers in applied linguistics and language testing. Our test developers have advanced degrees in fields such as English, language education, and applied linguistics. 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