The Educational Testing Service (ETS) is the world’s largest private educational testing and measurement organization. It is a nonprofit founded in 1947 and based in Princeton, New Jersey. ETS develops, administers and scores more than 50 million tests a year at more than 9,000 locations in over 180 countries, and carries out internationally recognized educational research.
ETS assessments help people demonstrate their skills, and help schools evaluate student performance and program effectiveness:
- TOEFL: measures English-language skills in an academic context.
- Praxis: measures the knowledge and skills needed for the classroom.
- TOEIC: measures English communication skills for the workplace.
- GRE: measures skills for admission to graduate and professional programs.
- ETS Major Field Tests: measure undergraduate and MBA students’ understanding in their major field.
Tests administered by ETS
- GRE General Test and GRE Subject Tests
- TOEFL tests (TOEFL iBT, TOEFL Essentials, TOEFL ITP, TOEFL Junior, TOEFL Primary)
- TOEIC tests (Listening & Reading, Speaking & Writing, Bridge)
- Praxis tests (formerly NTE)
- TFI (Test de français international)
- ETS Major Field Tests
- ParaPro Assessment, PPAT and School Leadership Series