JALT2025 - Tokyo

Validating TOEIC Bridge® as a Placement Test

Nov 1, 2025, 6:45 PM

30m

National Olympics Memorial Youth Center / 国立オリンピック記念青少年総合センター

Research-oriented Presentation (30-minutes) Materials and Assessment Room 302

Speakers

Prof. Masaki Akase (National Institute of Technology, Nagano College) Trevor Holster (Fukuoka Jogaukuin University)

Description

This study investigated the validity of TOEIC Bridge® for placement decisions in a National Institute of Technology. Data from 185 students was Rasch analyzed. Reliability of .90 was adequate to separate high, mid, and low groups of students, and data-model fit, local item independence, and unidimensionality were also adequate. The range of item difficulty was acceptable for this sample of students, but a more difficult test is needed to separate students within the highest group.

Summary

This study investigated the validity of TOEIC Bridge® for placement decisions in a National Institute of Technology. Data from 185 students was Rasch analyzed. Reliability of .90 was adequate to separate high, mid, and low groups of students, and data-model fit, local item independence, and unidimensionality were also adequate. The range of item difficulty was acceptable for this sample of students, but a more difficult test is needed to separate students within the highest group.

Presentation materials

Validating TOEIC Bridge JALT2025 (Submission).pptx