1. Duolingo Integration and ETS MyPortal bit.ly/nercomp_slate17

2. What is Duolingo English Test?
Duolingo is a language-learning app that launched an English test platform
It tests reading comprehension, writing, listening, and speaking
Drop-down menus, fill-in-the-blanks, audio and visual prompts
Took the test myself, surprisingly hard.

3. The Set-Up Contact Duolingo and they will set up an account for you
Follow Slate’s documentation for receiving Duolingo scores
It will take an expert user about two hours or less to configure
Embed URL field needs to be set to “Unsafe”
This will allow the video to transfer when you merge a test record with an applicant record.
Score feeds into Slate are automatic

4. Implementation at the GSD
Duolingo for all those that already graduated from US undergrad
Alternative to Skype interviews
Utilized Duolingo for post-admission English class waiver

5. Benefits Streamlined our TOEFL waiver policy
Cheaper than TOEFL, and rapid results
Automated data-feeds
Many ways of reviewing results:
Reader
Duolingo dashboard
Link for interview
You can buy credits to give to applicants
If you have an initiative to increase representation from certain regions of the world, but you know the cost would be a barrier, this is a solution
Very responsive Program Manager
Unlike ETS

6. Drawbacks No anonymous reviewing
We need to be vigilant of our implicit biases
The current platform does not have a feature that masks the identity of the test taker
Sometimes a weak internet connection in China will delay or invalidate results, though Duolingo claims they have optimized the website for Chinese firewall issues
No sub-scores
This made it difficult to determine why a test taker received a particular result
Case of someone getting a 68 had better English skills than someone with a 92, in our opinion
We weren’t sure why some test takers were having dramatic score jumps on subsequent tests
No on-demand score results, unlike GRE and TOEFL

7. Conclusion Another tool in our quiver for English verification
It is not ready to replace TOEFL/IELTS outright
Can add value to your review process with strategic implementation

8. GRE and TOEFL Uploading without PGP Encryption

9. Switch to ETS MyPortal

10. Run Reports on all ETS Data

11. Other Benefits Multiple institution codes for your school?
Create agreement to access each other’s accounts
Confidently know where scores are
You can tell an applicant with a 100 percent certainty that they did not send their scores to you
Download PDF score results

12. Santiago Gomez Admissions Coordinator sgomez@gsd. harvard. edu bit
Santiago Gomez Admissions Coordinator bit.ly/nercomp_slate17