Abstract
this research aimed at finding out the item difficulties of the listening, structure and written expression, and reading comprehension in Paper Based TOEFL (PBT) conducted at IAIN Bukittinggi. The most problematic issue in IAIN Bukittinggi is the TOEFL score. The mean score for the graduate candidates for the bachelor degree and diploma was 357. Based on the passing grade set by the institution, the graduate candidates should get at least 400. This is a descriptive quantitative research with the 1035 graduate candidates as the population. The total sampling was used to determine the sample. Item difficulty index is used to determine the classification of each item in the PBT. The result of the research shows that all of the items in the PBT test were considered difficult and moderate, none of the item was considered easy. It means that the PBT is very difficult for the students. This is the reason why the graduate candidates could not achive the passing grade set by the institution
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