Tag: Educational Testing Service

Scores for English language test TOEFL will now be considered valid for all Australian visa purposes, the Educational Testing Service (ETS) announced on Monday. The Australian Department of Home Affairs (DHA) put the TOEFL under review last July due to revisions being made to the test, and therefore, its scores were not accepted for visa purposes. The Princeton-based agency, ETS, is the maker of the TOEFL iBT test.   The agency said the scores for exams taken on or after 5 May 2024 will be considered valid for visa purposes. ETS, the agency that also conducts the TOEFL test, said ... Read more

The Educational Testing Service (ETS) will soon start offering the English language test TOEFL as a personalised test depending upon individual requirements as well as the test takers’ background to make the assessment as unbiased as possible, said a report by PTI. Rohit Sharma, global senior vice president of higher education and work skills, ETS, told PTI about the Princeton-based agency’s plan for personalised assessments for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and increased usage of Artificial Intelligence in the test. “The ideal future of assessment is to provide every individual with a personalised assessment based on ... Read more

The number of Indian test takers for Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) to pursue secondary education and certifications abroad has seen a gradual rise over the years, said a report by PTI citing data from the Educational Testing Service (ETS). Those taking the TOEFL test for immigration purpose has fallen, said the Princeton-based ETS, which conducts the TOEFL and Graduate Record Examination (GRE), as per the report. According to the report, “the percentage of Indian test takers for licensure, certification or to attend secondary school abroad, has gone up from 5.83% of the total aspirants in 2021 to 7.77% in 2022. During the same period, the ... Read more