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By the Number: ETS Assessments

December 01, 1999 1 min read
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Below are the tests that the ETS administers, including those for the College Board, its biggest client. The two have been associated since the ETS was founded in 1948.

College Board Projected Volume
1999-2000
SAT 2.9 million
Preliminary SAT 2.1 million
Accuplacer 1.4 million
Advanced Placement 1.2 million
College-Level Examination Program 120,300
Multiple Assessment Programs and Services 117,100
Academic Profile 74,400
Algebridge 13,200
Other Tests
PRAXIS: Professional Assessments for Beginning Teachers 813,483
Test of English as a Foreign Language 689,500
Graduate Record Examinations 474,000
National Assessment of Educational Progress 470,000
Education Records Bureau 261,600
Graduate Management Admission Test 201,000
California State University: English & Mathematics Placement Tests 84,000
GRE: Major Field Tests 51,400
Test of Spoken English 22,800
PLUS Academic Abilities Assessment 21,500
University of California Writing Exam 17,900
Secondary Level Proficiency Test 8,200
High Schools That Work 8,000
Prueba de Admision para Estudios Graduados 6,700
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards 4,700
School Leaders Licensure Assessment 1,330
Tasks in Critical Thinking 1,140
SOURCE: Educational Testing Service

A version of this article appeared in the December 01, 1999 edition of Education Week as By the Number: ETS Assessments

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