ETS to Develop GRE Testing Creativity

[Francis Hult]

The Dong-A Ilbo

 

ETS to Develop GRE Testing Creativity

 

The Educational Testing Service (ETS), which is merely known as an institution that runs the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) here in Korea, is the world`s largest English proficiency testing and measurement organization. 

 

When we visited its headquarters located in Princeton, New Jersey, on Wednesday, the first thing that caught the eyes was its vast size. More than 2,600 employees work at the headquarters situated on a land area of 1,376 square kilometers. 

 

CEO is no exception when it comes to security 

 

Some 50 million people in over 180 nations sit for ETS-administered tests, such as the TOEFL, the Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC) and the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). 

 

Hence, ETS puts its utmost priority on perfection. 

 

In a press briefing held at the headquarters on Wednesday, ETS CEO Kurt Landgraf said ETS aims to make no error as it believes that a single mistake can lead to a devastating result. He further elaborated, saying that even if an airplane has a safe flight record of many years, one accident can take away everything. 

 

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http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?bicode=060000&biid=2008050978248

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