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PRINCETON, New Jersey, April 3, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

- At-home tests provide a convenient, flexible and safe option for testing

while test centers are closed

ETS, a global leader in educational measurement and learning solutions,

announced today that the TOEFL iBT(R) Special Home Edition and GRE(R) General

Test at-home solutions are now available worldwide for test takers who have

been affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The solutions were

initially announced on March 23 and were available in nine countries and

administrative regions.

These solutions are now available everywhere the computer-delivered TOEFL iBT

test and GRE General Test are normally available, with the exception of

Mainland China and Iran. In Mainland China, ETS is working closely with NEEA to

accommodate test takers impacted by test cancellations, including adding test

dates once regular testing resumes. ETS is working to offer at-home testing in

Iran as soon as possible.

Testing is conducted through artificial intelligence technology and the use of

live human remote proctoring serviced by ProctorU(R), the leading proctoring

solution for online testing. These at-home testing solutions are identical in

content, format, on-screen experience, scoring and pricing as the TOEFL iBT

test and GRE General Test taken at a test center. Every test feature that

students would expect in the test center - such as the ability to preview, skip

questions, review and change answers on the GRE General Test, and the ability

to view Reading and Listening scores at the end of the TOEFL iBT test - is

available to test takers via these solutions.

Students have an opportunity to select from numerous test times each week to

find a time that is most conducive to their schedules. Registration is

currently open for test dates through June 2020. ETS will continue to assess

the situation to determine whether additional test dates will be added.

"It was imperative for us to create a timely, flexible and reliable solution to

allow students the opportunity to take these tests, so that they can complete

time-sensitive applications that will allow them to continue on their

educational journeys," said Alberto Acereda, Executive Director of the Global

Higher Education Division at ETS. "Test takers can expect the same valid and

reliable tests that are administered in test centers from the comfort of home."

ETS is taking every precaution to ensure that the tests students will take from

home meet the highest standards for validity, reliability and security. These

tests employ multiple best-in-class security measures that use both real-time

human monitoring and artificial intelligence technology.

"We understand the challenges that our test takers are facing worldwide and are

pleased to now offer an option to safely test at home without compromising the

integrity of our tests," said Srikant Gopal, Executive Director of the TOEFL(R)

Program. "ETS prides itself on its test security measures, and this solution is

consistent with those self-imposed high standards, which are relied upon by

institutions around the world who trust that these tests provide an accurate

picture of an applicant's abilities."

To register for a TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition test, students can sign in or

create an ETS account by visiting www.ets.org/mytoefl, and to register for the

at-home option for the GRE General Test, students can sign in or create an ETS

account by visiting www.ets.org/mygre. Once logged in, students can select and

pay for their test, and upon doing so will receive an email from ProctorU with

instructions on how to schedule their test date and time.

For a full explanation of the registration process, visit

www.ets.org/s/cv/toefl/at-home/ for the TOEFL iBT test and

www.ets.org/s/cv/gre/at-home/ for the GRE General Test.

About ETS

At ETS, we advance quality and equity in education for people worldwide by

creating assessments based on rigorous research. ETS serves individuals,

educational institutions and government agencies by providing customized

solutions for teacher certification, English language learning, and elementary,

secondary and postsecondary education, and by conducting education research,

analysis and policy studies. Founded as a nonprofit in 1947, ETS develops,

administers and scores more than 50 million tests annually - including the

TOEFL(R) and TOEIC(R) tests, the GRE(R) tests and The Praxis Series(R)

assessments - in more than 180 countries, at over 9,000 locations worldwide.

www.ets.org

SOURCE: ETS

CONTACT: Allyson Norton, +1-908-963-2808, mediacontacts@ets.org