{"id":960,"date":"2018-02-19T17:43:39","date_gmt":"2018-02-19T12:13:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.steptest.in\/?p=960"},"modified":"2025-12-25T07:46:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T07:46:59","slug":"step-test-validity-and-credibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/step.thehindu.com\/blog\/step-test-validity-and-credibility\/","title":{"rendered":"STEP scores: Benchmarked, mapped and compared"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>You&#8217;ve taken the STEP test.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you are curious about how your STEP score compares internationally, then this article will give an insight.<\/p>\n<p>The STEP Plus English certification exam is benchmarked to international standards and periodically tested for validity. Using consistent test protocols, STEP scores have been shown to be statistically significant and highly correlated to peer benchmarks (e.g. R<sup>2<\/sup>&gt;0.42 at n&gt;=25)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-962 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/step.thehindu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/mark-1.png\" alt=\"STEP test validity\" width=\"453\" height=\"234\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 453px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 453\/234;\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">STEP questions are leveled against the CEFR and calibrated across multiple measures:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; <strong>Score regression analysis against \u201cexternal\u201d peer benchmarks<\/strong> (focus groups of participants who take both the STEP and the IELTS, Versant, AMCAT, or TOEFL[1]) and \u201cwithin-test\u201d measures (e.g. expected % correct by user level.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; <strong>AI auto-calibration comparing<\/strong> predicted level of selected (e.g. trial or practice pool) segments against actual user performance;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211; <strong>Independent review of STEP student submissions and in-person interviews of sampled test takers by trained IETLS\/Trinity examiners, including \u201cblind\u201d sampling<\/strong> and manual scoring of user submissions flagged as potentially deviating from quality parameters (e.g. re-score tests without level information where domain scores vary significantly from overall participant or cohort group scores);<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Auditable dashboard showing answers and scoring decisions<\/strong> for all test submissions taken by institutional users.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">An approximate table mapping STEP scores to other scales, based on STEP research, is shown below:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-964 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/step.thehindu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/mark-2.png\" alt=\"STEP scores to other scales\" width=\"554\" height=\"85\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 554px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 554\/85;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Note: Indian participants score slightly higher (0.2-0.45 STEP levels) on STEP than international tests due to the contextual nature of the question pool, i.e. Indian test takers perform better on test items with Indian contexts and accents vs. British or neutral contexts and accents.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-963 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/step.thehindu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/mark-3.png\" alt=\"STEP test calibration\" width=\"521\" height=\"257\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 521px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 521\/257;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">[1] IELTS, Versant, AMCAT, TOEFL, et. al. are registered trademarks of University of Cambridge ESOL, the British Council, IDP Education Australia, Pearson, Aspiring Minds Assessment Pvt. 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