[zt]Pearson VUE Begins Test Delivery for the GMAT Exam Worldwide

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Pearson VUE Begins Test Delivery for the GMAT Exam Worldwide

http://pearsonvue.com/about/release/06_01_03_gmat.html

BLOOMINGTON, Minn., January 4, 2006 — Pearson VUE, the electronic testing business of Pearson, today began delivery of the Graduate Management Admission Test® (GMAT®) through its newly expanded test center network of more than 400 test centers in nearly 100 countries around the world. The Graduate Management Admission Council® (GMAC®), owner of the GMAT, chose Pearson VUE as the prime contractor to develop and administer the GMAT exam in a seven-year, $200 million contract largely as the result of Pearson VUE’s focus on customer service and the biometrically enhanced Pearson VUE test center network.

GMAC is a not-for-profit educational association composed of leading business schools from around the world committed to creating access to graduate business education. Currently used in admissions decisions by more than 3,000 graduate management programs at 1,500 business schools, the GMAT is the most widely used assessment — and most reliable predictor — of a candidate’s ability to succeed academically in graduate business studies.

The GMAT is now more accessible with Pearson VUE’s network of more than 400 test centers in nearly 100 countries. Pearson VUE is also providing an increased level of service to test takers and schools through its online registration worldwide and additional international testing locations. People receive their official scores faster through Pearson VUE’s online score-reporting system. This system also allows admissions offices to more efficiently obtain scores for their applicants and gain a deeper understanding of how they measure up against their competition.

“The Council’s new partnership for delivery of the GMAT will not change the validity, reliability, or comparability of the test. The GMAT will remain the international gold-standard assessment tool for management education. The best has just become better: better global access, better technology and better security-an unbeatable combination for our customers,” said David A. Wilson, president and chief executive officer of the Graduate Management Admission Council.

“Pearson VUE is proud to be delivering the prestigious GMAT exam through the most secure company-owned and operated test center network in the industry. We are pleased to be able to provide enhanced reach, technology, and security to the GMAT program and increase services for test takers and schools,” said Pearson VUE president Robert Whelan.

Pearson VUE (www.pearsonvue.com) is the global leader in electronic testing services for academic admissions, certification and licensure programs. Pearson VUE offers exams through the world’s largest network of more than 4,000 test centers in 145 countries, providing testing services for information technology, regulatory and certification boards, academic, government and corporate clients. Its innovative technology offers the security and control required by admissions, licensure and certification programs while its commitment to service provides customers with an unmatched testing experience.

Pearson VUE is a business of Pearson (NYSE: PSO; LSE: PSON), the international media company, whose other businesses include the Financial Times Group, Pearson Education, and the Penguin Group.

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GMAT vergroot bereik en versterkt maatregelen voor testbeveiliging; Graduate Management Admission Council lanceert nieuwe samenwerkingsverbanden met Pearson VUE en ACT

( BW)(VA-GMAC) GMAT Expands Reach, Further Strengthens Test Security
Measures; Graduate Management Admission Council Launches New
Partnership with Pearson VUE and ACT for Test Delivery and Development

    Business Editors/Education Editors

    MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 4, 2006--The Graduate
Management Admission Test(R) (GMAT(R)) has expanded its reach and is
now available at more than 400 testing centers in nearly 100 countries
around the world. Test security measures have also been enhanced to
prevent cheating.
    Each GMAT test taker must now provide information such as a
digital signature and photograph when they first check in at the test
centre. This information becomes a permanent part of a test taker's
record.
    These improvements to the exam are made possible by a new
partnership between the Graduate Management Admission Council(R)
(GMAC(R))--owner of the GMAT--and a pair of companies renowned for
delivering and developing top-notch academic assessments, Pearson VUE
and ACT, Inc., respectively.
    "The use of better test security technology gives me more
confidence that the person who takes the test is the person who shows
up in our classroom," said Julia Tyler, associate dean of London
Business School and former chair of the GMAC board of directors.
"Access to the GMAT outside the U.S. has also vastly improved. For
example, there are now twice as many testing centers in Europe for
people to sit for the examination."
    The GMAT itself is not changing. People will continue to tackle an
individually tailored series of questions designed to gauge their math
and verbal ability levels--and forecast their academic performance in
business school. The standardized test builds on more than 50 years of
research and experience to ensure that each person's score is
comparable to every other person's score, regardless of their
background.
    "The best has just become better: better global access, better
technology and better security--an unbeatable combination for our
customers," said David A. Wilson, president and chief executive
officer of GMAC.
    Pearson VUE, the company now administering the GMAT through its
global network of test centers, is providing an increased level of
service to test takers and schools. People receive their official
scores faster through Pearson VUE's online score-reporting system.
This system also allows admissions offices to more efficiently obtain
scores for their applicants and gain a deeper understanding of how
they stack up with their competition.
    ACT now manages the development of the GMAT. ACT is responsible
for the development of GMAT questions, construction of item pools,
implementation of test specifications, scoring of the Analytical
Writing Assessment essays, and working with GMAC to strengthen the
exam's capacity to remain in step with the evolving needs of business
schools.

    About GMAC

    The Graduate Management Admission Council(R) (www.gmac.com), based
in McLean, Va, is a non-profit education organization of leading
graduate business schools worldwide, dedicated to creating access to
and disseminating information about graduate management education. The
GMAT(R) exam was created in 1954 and remains the first and only
standardized test specifically designed for graduate business and
management programs.

    --30--TG/ph*

    CONTACT: Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC)
             Bob Ludwig, 1-703-245-4302
             rludwig@gmac.com
                 or
             Sam Silverstein, 1-703-245-4317
             ssilverstein@gmac.com

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Each GMAT test taker must now provide a fingerprint when they first check in and every time they enter the testing room. That unique fingerprint, along with a digital photograph and signature, becomes a permanent part of a test taker's record.