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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">TOEFL COE Research Program -<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>2006 Call for Proposals<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Preliminary applications described below should be submitted via e-mail to <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><A href="mailto:Toeflresearchcoordination@ets.org">Toeflresearchcoordination@ets.org</A> </B>by <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:date Month="8" Day="25" Year="2005">August 25, 2005</st1:date>.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-outline-level: 1"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Purpose - </B>TOEFL Committee of Examiners (COE) research grants are intended to support research on topics related to TOEFL as identified by the Committee of Examiners and Educational Testing Service.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-outline-level: 1"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Award Value - </B>Awards will be up to $75,000 USD, inclusive of institutional overhead.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-outline-level: 1"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Research Topics<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>- </B>The TOEFL COE has identified the following topics for research:</FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .75in"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>1.</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3>The effect of rater background characteristics on the rating of TOEFL iBT speech samples.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .75in"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>2.</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3>Effective teaching practices using new TOEFL iBT-related tasks in teaching and learning.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .75in"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>3.</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3>Evaluation of e-rater software for automated scoring of TOEFL iBT writing samples using methods other than agreement with human raters.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .75in"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>4.</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3>A framework for assessing English for academic purposes for lower- intermediate English language students.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-outline-level: 1"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Eligibility and Conditions - </B>Applications are invited from individuals at not-for-profit organizations and institutions with expertise in English Language Learning and Assessment research. Proposals from unaffiliated individuals or for-profit organizations are not eligible.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Each awardee will be required to submit interim and final reports and to appropriately acknowledge the support of the TOEFL program when disseminating the results of his or her work<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-outline-level: 1"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Application Process <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Interested applicants are required to submit an application as described below. Invitations to submit a full proposal will be issued to selected applicants based on the quality and cost effectiveness of the initial application.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">1. Cover page: <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Title of proposed study<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Your name and contact information including address, e-mail, telephone<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></LI>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">2. A 500-600 word précis describing the topic you plan to address, a brief rationale, a short statement about the research questions and design, a time line, and an estimate of the cost.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The cost estimate should include institutional overhead.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">3. A curriculum vitae and the names of two references.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Evaluation Criteria<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Invitations to submit a full proposal will be issued to selected applicants based on the quality of the précis. Précis will be evaluated in terms of the relevance to the identified topics, the feasibility of the proposed research, the qualifications of project staff, organizational capacity to conduct the research, and cost effectiveness. <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-outline-level: 1"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><st1:date Month="8" Day="25" Year="2005">August 25, 2005</st1:date> - Deadline for submission of application and précis.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-outline-level: 1"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><st1:date Month="11" Day="1" Year="2005">November 1, 2005</st1:date> – Deadline for submission of full proposal.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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