I saw that Pearson has launched the new “Pearson English Express Test” in select markets. According to my notes, this launch is about one month earlier than expected.
The test may be available in my market. If so, I’ll do my best to take it in the weeks ahead. I gotta send my passport to the shop pretty soon, so that might slow me down a bit.
Pearson’s express test seems to represent an effort to compete in the same space that Duolingo currently has all to itself. It is a one-hour test, is remote-only and costs $70. I believe that scoring is mostly AI and that proctoring is asynchronous.
A short list of accepting schools is available here.
More on this test in the days ahead.