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8h ago
Morningstar just covered IDP Education in its regular “ask the analyst” column. The analyst’s perspective is rosier than my own. The analyst feels that IDP’s present woes are mostly connected to student placement, and he isn’t too concerned about English testing. The article notes that: “IDP’s recent share price troubles – the stock is down ..read more
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3d ago
A few developments on the NAEP front over the past few weeks: The Department of Education cancelled the national test of 17-year-olds. NCES commissioner Peggy Carr was placed on administrative leave. Mark Schneider, who ran the Institute for Educational Sciences in the previous trump administration was asked about this by “the 74.” They reported that ..read more
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3d ago
The College Board messed up a recent administration of the SAT. On March 8, tests were submitted at 11:00 sharp, whether or not test takers had actually finished. This was possible because the SAT is delivered digitally nowadays. Affected test takers were given a refund and a voucher for a free re-test. The incident attracted ..read more
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3d ago
Supplementary GRE fees were just hiked. It now costs $40 to send a score report after the test (a $5 increase). Rescheduling a test date now costs $55 (also a $5 increase). I’m glad to see that the GRE website has already been updated to reflect these changes. Remember that while supplementary TOEFL fees were ..read more
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5d ago
Last week, the Sunday Times published a story about the Prince Of Wales delivering an address in Welsh with proficiency in the language that the headline writer said was “thanks to Duolingo.” The article prompted a letter to the editor from Pamela Baxter, who is Chief Product Officer, English, over at Cambridge University Press & ..read more
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5d ago
In recent weeks, some people have been prompted to enter their ID number in order to download their TOEFL score report PDF. They get a screen that looks like this: The user is prompted to “Enter your ID information to complete your request and ensure your data stays secure.” I can’t explain it. Apparently entering ..read more
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5d ago
IDP Education shares are currently trading at $8.86, reflecting a 53% decrease over the past year and a 78% decline since November 2021. These declines come after a 1% increase in IELTS volumes in FY2023, a 18% drop in FY2024, and a 24% drop over the half-year reported on last month. IELTS has always been ..read more
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6d ago
I read that results for the paper version of the OET are now available in five days or less, when the test is taken in India. It is evident that test takers today really value quick score reporting. In the past, test takers usually gave themselves plenty of breathing room between their test date and ..read more
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1w ago
The Educational Testing Service (ETS) just published a document called “Reimagining Educational Assessments: AI Innovations for Enhancing Test Taker Experience.” The document says, seemingly in reference to scoring of the TOEFL iBT, that: “ETS combines the efficiency of AI with essential human oversight. While AI manages most of the scoring, human raters review a sample ..read more
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1w ago
Here’s a copy of my Duolingo English Test score report. The scores arrived exactly 48 hours after I finished the test. You can also check out the link that Duolingo provides for easy sharing. I’m happy to see that my user account includes a “make private” toggle, which I can use when I no longer ..read more