The Educational Testing Service (ETS), a US non-profit educational organization that develops and operates the TOEFL® test, has been taking the TOEFL iBT® test at home since March 2020 (April in Japan) as a measure to prevent infection with the new coronavirus. It has been decided that the "TOEFL iBT® Special Home Edition" will continue to be implemented after 3.The name will be updated from "TOEFL iBT® Special Home Edition" to "TOEFL iBT® Home Edition".
The ETS and TOEFL® programs will be the first to take the TOEFL iBT® Home test in March 2020 (April in Japan) as a countermeasure against the situation where the TOEFL iBT test cannot be taken at the test site due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection. Edition "is introduced.This test takes the same content, format, and screen tests as the regular TOEFL iBT test taken at the test site at home using the test taker's own personal computer under online monitoring by the Proctor U® test supervisor.The score is also used by educational institutions as the official score for the TOEFL iBT test, just like taking the test at the venue.
After its introduction, the ETS and TOEFL programs will enable candidates to use Mac®, make efforts to make it easier for those who need consideration, increase the chances of taking the exam, and shorten the application deadline. We have made efforts to improve the convenience of the service.We also created a video, created an application checklist, and held a live event to deepen the understanding of this test.As a result, more than 3 test takers (including the number of GRE® General Test test takers) have taken the home test in 163 countries and regions since the introduction in March.
It has been decided that the "TOEFL iBT® Home Edition" will continue to be implemented as part of the TOEFL product after 2021, and the TOEFL iBT test will continue to be selected by the examinees themselves as "home exam" or "test venue exam". The system that can be done will be continued.
