ETS (Educational Testing Service)
A nonprofit testing organisation that runs tests such as the GRE, TOEFL and Praxis.
- Stands for
- Educational Testing Service
- Used in
- United States, International
- Topic
- Organisations
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Related terms
- GRE (Graduate Record Examinations) United States International
- A test from ETS used for admission to many graduate programmes.
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) International
- An English proficiency test from ETS used for admission to English-speaking universities.
- Praxis United States
- A set of tests from ETS used by many states to license teachers, covering core skills and subject knowledge.
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