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Trending In Ed with Mike Palmer: Reimagining Assessment for the Age of AI with Amit Sevak, CEO of ETS

<p>The global landscape of education and work is changing at a pace that requires an entirely new approach to measurement. Trending in Education host Mike Palmer welcomes Amit Sevak, CEO of ETS (Educational Testing Service), the organization responsible for millions of assessments worldwide, to discuss the high-stakes transformation of how we identify talent.</p> <p>We explore how the trillion-dollar education sector is struggling to measure outcomes and why reliable data is essential to driving progress. Amit details the foundational work ETS is doing across K-12, higher education, and the workforce to shift the focus from traditional testing to...

第一财经: Vol.478|中国赴美留学人数仍在下降,王牌考试GRE和托福或遭出售

<p>面对报考人数下滑、市场竞争加剧以及美国政策变动带来的多重压力,美国教育考试服务中心(ETS)正在就出售旗下美国研究生入学考试(GRE)和英语语言考试托福(TOEFL)业务进行谈判,或寻求投资者入股。</p><p>从中国市场来看,赴美留学人数的下降直接影响着托福在英语语言考试中的市场地位。目前在上海一所语言培训机构任教10年的托福教师杨磊(化名)对第一财经表示,他留意到,所在机构的赴美留学生数量在疫情后经历了“断崖式下跌”,去年旺季也仅恢复到原来的四成。</p><p>有报道援引消息人士的话称,该公司预期报价约为5亿美元。ETS首席执行官塞瓦克(Amit Sevak)通过发言人拒绝置评。</p><p>本期,你将听到以下内容:</p><p>01:30 ETS经历财务困境</p><p>02:43 GRE和托福两大“王牌”业务面临挑战</p><p>03:36 特朗普政府政策降低美国教育吸引力</p><p>05:18 语言考试纷纷求变</p><p>06:32 多邻国英语测试“异军突起”</p><p>文字作者:程程</p><p>播客编辑:阿贵</p><p>监制:yoiyo</p><p>这是一档由第一财经推出的播客节目,专注解读热点商业资讯、财经事件,分析背后逻辑,提供干货,在这里,你可以听点你想听的~</p><p>✨周六有约!第一财经全新栏目《无限进化》(Infinite Evolution)重磅上线✨作为第一财经旗下专注商业进化的深度访谈IP,它关注一切可让人获得进化的商业和事物!你有想听想聊的话题,也请留言发给我们,加入光荣的进化,下一期主题可能由你定义~</p>