ETS ETS Technology and Digital Assessment 2

Question 1

What does 'computer-based testing' (CBT) allow ETS to do that paper-based testing cannot?

Accepted Answer

Offer year-round testing at flexible scheduling windows

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

OptiScan Answer Processing System

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Biometric palm vein scanning at select centers

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Scores that are unusually high and may warrant additional review

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

A hand-check verification that their scores were accurately reported

Answer

Score Verification involves ETS staff manually confirming that answer sheets were correctly scanned and that scores were accurately calculated and reported.

(ETS) Educational Testing Service Practice Test

(ETS) Educational Testing Service Practice Test

ETS ETS Technology and Digital Assessment 2