ETS has launched a new product called “TOEFL Access.” This is meant to be a replacement for the ETS Data Manager which many score users currently use to receive and access TOEFL scores. There will be two versions of TOEFL Access – a free version and a paid version.
According to ETS’s announcement of this product, the free version of this service will contain much of the same stuff currently found in the ETS Data Manager. The paid version will contain new things including analytics and tools that assist in the recruitment of students. This may be considered a sort of replacement for the “TOEFL Search Service” which was eliminated last year.
You can read more at the official announcement. One small detail is worth highlighting here. According to the announcement, TOEFL Access lets score users “easily access audio and video samples of the speaking and writing sections.” While I’ve always been aware that ETS provides access to some test takers responses (one speaking + one writing) I’ve not been aware that ETS provides access to video taken during test sessions.