Now Available Worldwide: ETS Offers At-Home Solutions for TOEFL iBT(R) Test and GRE(R) General Test Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
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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
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