PTE Pattern

So firstly, I'll be introducing you to the PTE academic exam and PTE general exam; what are they? How can they help? How can they help? And where can they allow candidates to go, looking to study abroad and migrate? We will also look at the PTE portfolio. There are multiple tests within it, each having their own specific purposes. That's something that will get clarified as you'll be reading through.

Then we'll look at the PTE exam pattern, benefits of the PTE test, the difference of PTE test from other high stakes English tests, and finally, how Marvel can guide you to sail through it!|.

Our objective is to help people get a good PTE result by progressing through the access to better learning, opening opportunities, fulfilling careers, and creating better lives. Pearson is one of the world's largest standardized testing and education companies that conducts these tests in over 70 countries. They also operate in several areas, including online learning, textbooks, programs, and testing and accreditation. And that's where PTE comes into the picture. For example, Pearson has a wide range of testing for languages and vocational skills for driving tests, and PTE is an important part of that portfolio.

We're seeing an evolving picture and diversification of the destinations to move to at the same time. And if you throw COVID-19 into the picture, that complicates things even further. We've seen from large-scale student surveys that around 60% of prospective international students have been impacted in some way or other by the new normal of COVID. Where border restrictions, lack of availability for language testing are two major parts of it!. However, on a positive note, in the most recent QoS report, despite the impact of COVID and Brexit, there is still a strong underlying demand to study abroad. About 78% of students still intend to continue and fulfill their study ambitions in other countries. So that's the picture we're seeing, and obviously, it still goes beyond. This English language testing stage of that journey is now becoming a fast, flexible, on-demand solution and it is recognized by a diverse range institutions that are willing to help students to go .This is going to prove beneficial to the test-takers and international students in Europe and the people you work with within several agencies as well.

PTE is a portfolio of computer-based language tests, which provide the most unbiased and secure proof of a candidate's English skills for university professional and migration applications. In addition, PTE tests are quite convenient and have a very simple booking process that can be done up to 24 hours before the commencement test.

The test is taken in a single two-hour period, including speaking. So, the student or the test taker has a very quick and simple testing process on the day, and they also have a quick turnaround when it comes to scoring and results. And in 2019, about 85% of PTE results were delivered within two days, and the average was 1.2 days. So, there's a very quick turnaround between booking the test and receiving the results.

It is a very accurate test, being computer-based and scored by artificial intelligence, and Pearson ensures that the scoring is impartial and accurate. The standard error of measurement in language testing is often discussed, which is the difference between a test score and a test taker's true English score. Through extensive research, PTE is the high-stakes test with the smallest standard error of measurement. The relevance and objectivity of the forms of the types of questions in PTE academic have genuine academic content and integrated tasks that test more than one skill, so looking at tasks that test listening and speaking to reflect what a prospective student will encounter in a university or academic environment.

PTE is an extremely secure test. Given that it is recognized by 1000s of universities and governments worldwide, it needs to provide a very highly secure experience. And this includes the security at test centres. The fact that PTE is completely computer-based, digital, and can provide enhanced accuracy and security will then, in turn, provide test takers with more confidence in their results and the institutions they are going through.

That gives an overview of what PTE is and how PTE is different from other tests. Let me also provide an overview of the PTE portfolio as well. So, PTE academic is a test accepted for Australian visas recognized by 1000s of universities worldwide for international study. Now it is recognized by the U.K. home office for all U.K. visas, which means that several new tests have been introduced to this portfolio, including PTE academic UKVI, which is exactly the same as PTE academic in its content format and delivery. However, it is specifically accepted for certain work visas and study below degree levels. So, if a student is looking to do a foundation course or a pathway course, at a Parkway provider, for example, they would require a PTE academic UKVI test.

PTE II Home is another suite of tests, which are two skills tests, which focuses mainly on two skills: listening and speaking. And they are made with a specific purpose of being used for family and settlement visas. So, the test taker will take a PTE Home test if they're looking to join a family member in the U.K. or apply for citizenship in the U.K. to settle. Therefore, these rules wouldn't necessarily be as relevant to your lines of business, which might be more focused on study.

The process of booking PTE is quite a streamlined process, and bookings can be made online. Then again, the scores are ready within 48 hours, which can then be assigned to the institution or immigration authority they are looking to apply. Starting with the booking, if a test taker goes to PearsonPTE.com, they can choose their country and see the range of centres nearest to them and the local price.

And from then on, you can follow the link to 'book now,' and book a test immediately at your convenience at an on-demand session and move through this whole process in a short period of time. As you will prepare for the test, and by the time you'll be ready to take it, you will be aware of the three areas you have prepared for, particularly. The speaking, writing, reading, and listening section will all be delivered within a single two-hour session.

With practice you'll be getting completely ready to face the test in the actual 'at center' condition. As you have noticed in the blog explaining the pattren, some of the items will be testing more than one skill at onece. That is one of the reasons why you need to understand the pattren of the exam and have to practice the particular type of languages to be used in an academic context during the test.(Omit last line as it irrelevant to the contextof the para)

This is what a PTE score report would look like. First, you can see that there is a test taker I.D. or their test taker information. And then, the scores themselves will be divided into communicative skills. So, you can see listening, reading, speaking, and writing and then enabling skills that are not taken into account in the overall score, which you can see midway down the page that overall score of 61. But they will be there for the test taker to understand the areas of language where they might need some improvement or areas of language where they are particularly strong beyond just the four skills. Then, once the test taker has received those results, they send their results on Pearson's secure score report websites to the universities or the immigration authorities that they are looking to apply.

This is a concordance between PTE academic and the Common European Framework of Reference on scoring. So, where we are aligned to the CFR, you can also see a concordance to IELTS or some IELTS bands and TOEFL. PTE is scored on a scale of 10 to 90; this is called the global scale of English. It's used for a variety of Pearson products. The benefits of the global scale English are that it will give a much more granular indication of test takers' English proficiency.

In contrast, an IELTS band will be fairly wide in its range of proficiency covering. For example, within one IELTS band, you might find seven points on the global scale of English, allowing for a more precise indication of students' proficiency. All of the universities that recognize us will have their minimum GCSE scores on their admissions websites.

What are PTE academic test and PTE general test?