ETS ETS Technology and Digital Assessment 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What does 'computer-based testing' (CBT) allow ETS to do that paper-based testing cannot?
- Use longer reading passages
- Offer year-round testing at flexible scheduling windows (Correct answer)
- Charge lower registration fees
- Provide instant printed score reports
Correct answer: Offer year-round testing at flexible scheduling windows
CBT enables ETS to offer tests at hundreds of authorized test centers on nearly any day of the year rather than on limited fixed administration dates.
Question 2: Which ETS technology scans and processes millions of paper answer sheets and flags statistical anomalies in scoring?
- OptiScan Answer Processing System (Correct answer)
- ETS AutoScore Engine
- ETS Data Analysis Platform
- Scantron Integration Suite
Correct answer: OptiScan Answer Processing System
ETS uses high-speed optical scanning systems to capture and process paper answer sheets, with statistical checks to detect scoring irregularities.
Question 3: What security feature does ETS use at test centers to verify a test taker's identity before the exam begins?
- Social security number verification
- Biometric palm vein scanning at select centers (Correct answer)
- Password entry linked to registration
- Email confirmation code entry
Correct answer: Biometric palm vein scanning at select centers
Some ETS test centers use biometric palm vein scanning as a secure, contactless method of verifying that the person testing matches the registered candidate.
Question 4: ETS's 'flagging' process during test security review identifies which type of score?
- Scores that are unusually high and may warrant additional review (Correct answer)
- Scores sent to more than 5 institutions
- Scores from first-time test takers
- Scores lower than the national mean
Correct answer: Scores that are unusually high and may warrant additional review
ETS flags scores that show statistically improbable gains or patterns inconsistent with a test taker's history, triggering a security investigation before release.
Question 5: What does ETS's 'Score Verification' service allow test takers to request?
- A rescoring of their multiple-choice responses by a different computer
- A hand-check verification that their scores were accurately reported (Correct answer)
- Substitution of a missed test date with a no-fee retake
- A comparison of their score to the median score of their peer group
Correct answer: A hand-check verification that their scores were accurately reported
Score Verification involves ETS staff manually confirming that answer sheets were correctly scanned and that scores were accurately calculated and reported.
Question 6: Which feature of ETS's digital test delivery system allows candidates to mark questions for review during a computer-based test?
- The Bookmark Tool
- The Flag for Review feature (Correct answer)
- The Question Highlighter
- The Answer Lock function
Correct answer: The Flag for Review feature
The Flag for Review feature in ETS computer-based tests lets candidates mark items they are uncertain about and return to them before the section ends.
ETS ETS Technology and Digital Assessment 2
What does 'computer-based testing' (CBT) allow ETS to do that paper-based testing cannot?