Mac vs PC vs Chromebook: English testing edition

Mac vs PC vs Chromebook: English testing edition By BES Technical Director Rich Collier One question we hear many times is “Will your test work on our computers?” With more than 600 test centers around the world and over 100 schools using?? iTEP for in-house English assessment, there is quite a variety of computer installations. […]

US Highway Billboard English Lesson: The Lonely Pony Express

US Highway Billboard English Lesson: The Lonely Pony Express Taking a road trip, or long driving journey, is an American tradition. Drivers on??the highways of the United States pass hundreds of billboards. These advertisements communicate a message in a very short amount of time. They also present an opportunity for teaching and practicing English! For […]

iTEP Dances into Latin America

iTEP Dances into??Latin America iTEP Schools in Mexico, Colombia We periodically feature our iTEP partner schools on our social media and in our test-taker newsletter to let prospective and recent iTEP test-takers know all of the great schools they can apply to using their iTEP score as proof of English proficiency. Typically, these schools are […]

The Value of Human Graders

The Value of Human Graders The appeal of computer grading for the speaking and writing sections of an English test is obvious. Instantaneous results that measure these skills would be useful for schools and English programs in a number of ways. The trouble is, these results are not yet reliable. Anyone who has ever tried […]

6 Key Ingredients for a Successful Education Conference

6 Key Ingredients for a Successful Education Conference Business Development Executive??Nik Lajeunesse joined our team 6 months ago, and we immediately put her on the conference circuit. Here’s what she learned along the way! See this article in its original form on LinkedIn. What a whirlwind six months it’s been! Since joining the iTEP team, […]

When To Protest Test Content

When To Protest Test Content Recently, more than?? 12,000 French students??signed a petition objecting to the use of the word ???coping??? in a question on the national English exam. They argue that since there is no simple translation of the verb ???to cope??? in French, the question is simply too hard. Students said the question […]

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