{"id":1530,"date":"2018-01-03T10:45:19","date_gmt":"2018-01-03T10:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.petersons.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/whats-new-about-the-toefl-ibt\/"},"modified":"2019-02-06T16:32:25","modified_gmt":"2019-02-06T23:32:25","slug":"whats-new-about-the-toefl-ibt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.petersons.com\/blog\/whats-new-about-the-toefl-ibt\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s New about the TOEFL iBT?"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the advent of the new TOEFL iBT (Internet-based TOEFL) and its online delivery, a new and better era of language skill assessment has been introduced. The new TOEFL test<\/a> includes voice-recording technology that more effectively measures your ability both to understand and to speak English. It is a better evaluation tool for assessing your overall communication skills in the English language. This Internet-based format will still test English language skills, but you should be aware of the changes. They may have an effect on your TOEFL preparation and your resulting TOEFL score.<\/p>\n

So, what\u2019s new? Well, almost everything!<\/p>\n

The TOEFL iBT takes longer to complete<\/h2>\n

The computer and paper-based versions of the TOEFL test took about 3.5 hours. The TOEFL iBT is about 4 hours long. You will be required to complete all of the sections in one day, so you will not have to travel to the test center twice.<\/p>\n

You should take notes during this TOEFL test<\/h2>\n

You can take notes throughout the test, and those notes will come in handy with the new format.<\/p>\n

The questions that test English language skills are different<\/h2>\n

Because effective communication includes many skills, the TOEFL iBT introduces the concept of \u201cintegrated questions\u201d that combine multiple language skills. You will be asked to:<\/p>\n