Educational Testing Service
Educational Testing Service
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About this organization
Mission
SEE P.2, PART III: QUESTION 1
About
ASSESSMENT RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND SCORING EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE ("ETS") CONDUCTS RESEARCH ON STATISTICAL AND PSYCHOMETRIC METHODOLOGY TO ADVANCE THE SCIENCE OF EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT AND ENSURE THE TECHNICAL QUALITY AND FAIRNESS OF ETS'S ASSESSMENTS AND ASSESSMENT-RELATED SERVICES. THROUGH ITS POLICY EVALUATION AND RESEARCH CENTER, ETS ALSO CONDUCTS RESEARCH AND ANALYSES THAT ADDRESS CHALLENGING EDUCATIONAL POLICY ISSUES. IN CONJUNCTION WITH ITS RESEARCH, ETS DEVELOPS EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENTS FOR USE BY STATES IN K-12 ASSESSMENT, FOR COLLEGE ADMISSIONS AND THE TRANSITION FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO COLLEGE, FOR GRADUATE AND BUSINESS SCHOOL ADMISSIONS, AND FOR USE IN MEASURING KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS, PROMOTING LEARNING AND PERFORMANCE, AND SUPPORTING EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. ETS HAS DEVELOPED MORE THAN 200 ASSESSMENT PROGRAMS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PRAXIS, HISET, TEST OF ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE (TOEFL), GRADUATE RECORD EXAMINATION (GRE), TEST OF ENGLISH FOR INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION (TOEIC), AND STATE SPECIFIC AND PRE-COLLEGE ASSESSMENTS.IN CONJUNCTION WITH ITS RESEARCH, ETS CONTINUES WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS ON THE NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS (NAEP). ADDITIONALLY, ETS'S INSTITUTE FOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT (ISA) CONTINUES WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DISTRICTS AND SCHOOLS TO TRANSFORM UNDERPERFORMING HIGH SCHOOLS INTO RIGOROUS AND SUPPORTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS THAT PREPARE STUDENTS TO BE COLLEGE-READY.EACH YEAR, ETS SCORES AND DELIVERS MILLIONS OF ASSESSMENTS AND SCORE REPORTS TO EXAMINEES AND INSTITUTIONS, IN NUMEROUS FORMATS AND USING A VARIETY OF MEANS.THE PROCESS OF SCORING EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENTS INCLUDES ENSURING THAT TESTS: (A) ACCURATELY MEASURE WHAT THEY ARE INTENDED TO MEASURE; (B) GENERATE CONSISTENT RESULTS ACROSS DIFFERENT VERSIONS AND AMONG DIFFERENT GROUPS OF TEST TAKERS; AND (C) ARE FAIR TO ALL TEST TAKERS.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The non-profit's aim, as indicated in the filing, is “Educational testing service (ets) was incorporated in 1947 by the board of regents for the education department of the state of new york as an educational organization to engage in research, services and other activities in the field of educational testing.missionour mission is to help advance quality and equity in education by providing fair and valid assessments, research and related services. our products and services measure knowledge and skills, promote learning and performance, and support education and professional development for all people worldwide.visionets will be recognized as the global leader in providing fair and valid assessments, research and related products and services to help individuals make successful educational and career transitions throughout their lives, parents understand and use assessments and related products to help their children reach their full potential and teachers improve their practice through assessment and professional development.”.
When referring to its functions, they were specified as: “See p.2, part iii: question 1”.
- The non-profit has reported their operating state as NY, as required by law.
- As stated in the filing, the non-profit's address in 2020 was ROSEDALE ROAD MS 20-J, PRINCETON, NJ, 08541.
- The non-profit's form reports a total of 30188 employees as of 2020.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $12,151,224.
- The organization has 15 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1947.
- The organization pays $426,135,219 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $0 in fundraising expenses.
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