Archive · 30 May 2025
TOEFL iBT Launches AI, Adaptive Testing and Updated Scoring
The TOEFL iBT, a test for English skills, is getting updated!
They're using AI to make sure it's really you taking the test.
The test will adapt to your skill level, getting harder or easier based on your answers.
They are also making the test shorter and the scoring system is also being updated to be more aligned with how English proficiency is measured.
This makes the test more fair and easier to understand for schools and employers.
TOEFL iBT is implementing AI-based identity verification for at-home tests.
Adaptive testing in Reading and Listening sections is launching in 2026.
The test time was reduced to under two hours.
A new scoring scale (1-6) aligned with CEFR is being introduced.
Registration and test-day processes will be simplified.
- Who
- Educational Testing Service (ETS)
- What
- TOEFL iBT is undergoing updates including AI-based ID checks, adaptive testing, and a new scoring system.
- When
- Changes begin in May 2025, with adaptive testing starting in January 2026.
- Where
- Globally, with particular relevance to the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the UK.
- Why
- To modernize and improve the TOEFL experience for test-takers globally.
- AI ID Verification Launch
- May 2025
- Adaptive Testing Start
- January 2026
- New Scoring Scale
- 1 to 6
- Test Duration
- Under two hours
- AI-powered ID Verification
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