With Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic), reliable and standardized grading will assist institutions with high-quality recruitment decisions. The test uses state-of-the-art technology for test scoring.
Test takers’ verbal and written responses are scored using Pearson’s proprietary, patented automated scoring technologies. Research shows that the automated scoring technology underlying PTE Academic produces scores comparable to human raters but with the precision, consistency and objectivity of a machine, ensuring maximum reliability and validity.
Hundreds of academic institutions, corporations and government agencies around the world rely on Pearson’s proven automated scoring technologies to measure the abilities of students, staff or applicants.
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