Duolingo English Test
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Acronym | DET |
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Type | Internet-based standardized test |
Developer / administrator | Duolingo |
Knowledge / skills tested | English proficiency |
Purpose | To assess the English language proficiency of non-native English speakers |
Year started | 2016 |
Duration | 1 hour |
Score / grade range | 10–160 |
Score / grade validity | 2 years |
Countries / regions | International |
Languages | English |
Fee | $59 |
Scores / grades used by | Harvard Business School, Harvard Medical School, Stanford (Undergraduate Admissions), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (Undergraduate Admissions), and over 5,000 other institutions |
Website | englishtest |
The Duolingo English Test (DET) is a standardized test of the English language designed to be internet-based rather than paper-based. DET is an adaptive test that uses an algorithm to adapt the difficulty of the test to the test-taker.[1] It was developed by Duolingo and grew in popularity and acceptance at universities during the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The test is used by over 5,000 university admissions offices, including Harvard, Stanford, MIT, and Yale.[3] Ireland accepts the test as part of its student visa program.[1] Universities in the United Kingdom, such as the London School of Economics, Imperial College London, Kingston University, the University of Southampton, and Middlesex University, also accept the Duolingo test.[4]
The Duolingo English Test is scored on a scale of 10–160, with scores above 120 considering the test taker to be proficient in English. The test costs less than TOEFL or IELTS.
Comparison to other scoring systems[edit]
TOEFL iBT Score (0–100) | IELTS Academic Band (0–9) | Duolingo English Test (10–160) | CEFR |
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120 | 8.5–9 | 160 | C2 |
119 | 8 | 155 | |
117–118 | 150 | C1 | |
113–116 | 7.5 | 145 | |
109–112 | 140 | ||
104–108 | 7 | 135 | |
98–103 | 130 | ||
93–97 | 6.5 | 125 | B2 |
87–92 | 120 | ||
82–86 | 6 | 115 | |
76–81 | 110 | ||
70–75 | 105 | ||
65–69 | 5.5 | 100 | |
59–64 | 95 | B1 | |
53–58 | 5 | 90 | |
47–52 | 85 | ||
41–46 | 80 | ||
35–40 | 4.5 | 75 | |
30–34 | 70 | ||
24–29 | 65 | ||
0–23 | 0–4 | 10–60 | A2 – A1 |
Sample: TOEFL iBT data included 328 official score reports and 1,095 self-reported scores. IELTS Academic data included 1,643 official score reports and 4,420 self-reported scores[5] |
- Note: the above scores are provided by Duolingo, the company that creates the DET test.[5]
See also[edit]
- English as a second or foreign language
- International Student Admissions Test (ISAT)
- National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI)
- Teaching English as a second or foreign language (TEFL)
External links[edit]
References[edit]
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- ^ "Can't Take the TOEFL? Duolingo Might Offer an Alternative". Top Universities. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
- ^ "Duolingo English Test". englishtest.duolingo.com. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
- ^ "Which top UK universities accept Duolingo?". edvoy. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
- ^ a b "Duolingo English Test". englishtest.duolingo.com. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
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