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February 28, 2025
Duolingo Annual Earnings for FY 2024
Duolingo has published its annual report for the year ending December 31, 2024 (Look for a 10-K file if you are seeking the below numbers). Revenue from the Duolingo English Test increased by about 10.7 percent in 2024 to a total of $45,640,000. This suggests that test volumes in 2024 were about the same as […]
Pearson 2024 Results
Pearson has reported its 2024 full-year results. Regarding the PTE, the report notes that: “PTE performed well against a tough market backdrop of tightening migration policies. While volumes declined 10% we grew the business and continued to gain market share.” The PTE was taken just over 1.1 million times in the calendar year. As for […]
You Should Read More – Part 54!
While I was traveling around at the beginning of the month, I read another issue of the London Review of Books. I can’t remember which issue, ’cause I threw it away when I finished with it. But a couple of fun articles stood out: “Even the Eyelashes” is about the role of mummies in Inca […]
On the Predictive Power of TOEFL and IELTS
Language Testing Journal published an article (in Open Access) this week by Khaled Barkaoui of York University. It explores the relationship between ELP test scores (IELTS and TOEFL, specifically) and academic achievement. I’ll preface my summary by noting that when I shared this on LinkedIn yesterday there was some blowback in the comments and shares. […]
February 27, 2025
Latest on IDP IELTS in China
IDP Education’s investor call today touched on their move to being administering the IELTS test in China. That’s a topic that has garnered quite a lot of interest over the past few months. As you know, IDP administered IELTS tests there in November and December… and then stopped. Around the 26:00 mark, CEO Tennealle O’Shannessy […]
IDP Education Half-Year Report
IDP Education has issued an interim financial report for the half-year ended December 31, 2024. Worldwide, revenue from English language testing (IELTS) is down 22% compared to the same period last year. Volume is down 24%. In the competitive market of India, revenue from English language testing is down 55%. Outside of India, revenue is […]
TOEFL PowerPrep from 2003!
Here’s a fun item (dated 2003) from my collection of standardized testing ephemera. For a few years, this “TOEFL POWERPREP” CD was mailed to everyone who registered for the classic TOEFL (the one that came before the TOEFL iBT). On the back is an advertisement for the TOEFL ScoreItNow service. For a fee, users could […]
February 25, 2025
Update on Cost of TOEFL Express Scoring
A quick update to my post about the fee for express scoring of the TOEFL test. I mentioned a few days ago that the fee was increased to $149. There is an exception, however. For tests taken in India, the fee is about $75. This is the sort of thing that drives test takers bonkers. […]
February 24, 2025
College Board Office Locations, Historic
Sharing this here because I just spent some time going through my old LinkedIn posts looking for it. And maybe I’m not the only one who is interested in where the College Board used to be located: There are more sites to add to the standardized testing pilgrimage route! I read in “College Board: Its […]
February 22, 2025
IELTS Prices Going Up
I read that the cost of taking the IELTS in India will increase to ₹18,000 on March 1. That’s an increase of ₹1,000. Social media posts from IELTS are urging people to register before the increase comes into effect. I don’t really track IELTS prices because it is difficult to do so, but in the […]
