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Although the original pilot in 2006 confirmed the viability of the TOEIC Speaking test design, a group of
content experts reviewed the TOEIC Speaking task blueprints in 2013 to evaluate how well the current
specifications had succeeded in balancing the need for specificity with the desire for variety. Of
particular note during the review were the lists of variants generated during the original design phase to
illustrate a range of topic areas and types of texts that could be used when developing test questions for
a task. While the fixed elements (e.g., nature of the task) of the blueprint focus on the fundamental
structures (e.g., propose a solution based on a problematic situation) that are shared by all questions of
the same task type, the lists reviewed by the expansion team present variants, or options for features
that may vary from question to question. These lists of acceptable variations in question formats include
a diverse range of possible topics areas and text types, and the lists were intended to be helpful, but not
exhaustive. As such, would it be possible to expand the list of variants with alternate but comparable
options? A team of content experts, statisticians, and product managers was formed to consider this
possibility
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