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Pipplet shut down in December.  I didn’t notice until now because the website makes it look like everything is currently business as usual. Pipplet offered English assessment services for businesses, mostly in the form of 30 minute tests taken remotely.  They had a general English test called “Pipplet FLEX” and assorted tests targeted at businesses […]

I read that the Indian Air Force may be used to protect the security of the upcoming rerun of the NEET exam.  This comes after results from earlier this month were cancelled due to lapses in security. This exam is taken at test centers, not remotely. I realize that this case is something of an […]

The composition of the Board of Trustees of the Educational Testing Service changed in May. Dr. Earl Lewis (University of Michigan) no longer serves as Chair.  That position is now filled by Ms. LaVerne Srinivasan (formerly of the Carnegie Corporation of New York). Mr. Youngsik Chi (Elsevier, Inc) and Dr. Mildred Garcia (California State University) […]

Following the announcement that TOEFL Essentials was recognized by IRCC last year, I did my patriotic duty and filed an ATIP request to see what was up.  Eight months later I received 161 pages of very uninteresting emails about the test. A few things are worth noting, though: As reported, the test was accepted by […]

People often ask what accents appear in TOEFL’s new “Listen and Repeat” task.  Well, according to ETS you could hear sentences spoken with a North American, UK, Australia or New Zealand accent.  North American accents are most common, but you should be ready for all four.  And remember, all seven of the sentences will be […]