2009 Volume 5 Issue 1 Pages 95-105
Proficiency tests such as TOEFL or TOEIC have been utilized in curricular innovations in many universities. This research attempted to categorize the functions of the use of proficiency tests in university English education. Then, the practical use of an internal test in the new English curriculum in Ibaraki University was focused on. Ibaraki University has conducted the internal English test accompanied by a textbook since 2005. This research examined the criterion-related validity of the internal test. The correlation coefficient between the scores of the internal test and the National Center English Test was about .65, that of TOEIC IP was .65, and that of TOEFL ITP was .62. Correspondent score sheets were developed. As a result, the usefulness of the internal test increased.
