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Slow marking
In its 2016/2017 Annual Report, IDP Education (2017b, p. 27) reports that slow examination
reporting turnaround is a problematic business issue that is worth reporting to its shareholders.
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Examiner Fraud Slows Down IELTS’s Assessment ProcessSource: IDP Education (2017b, p. 27)The core reason why IELTS is the slowest high-stakes English language test to assess is because
IELTS’ senior supervising examiners use statistical scaling and examination fraud to reduce raw
achievement examination marks. This fraudulent process adds an additional layer of work to
IELTS’s corrupt examination process above the layers offered by reputable competitors. Other
language testing agencies such as Pearson, TOEFL and TOEIC are not known for conducting these
massive fraudulent processes as they do not work as covert proxy agents for Canada’s and
Australia’s immigration regime to secure favorable business terms with these governments.
IELTS’s supervising examiners reduce raw marks to ensure that only a very small percentage of
test-takers may receive bonus points for immigration to Australia, Canada and the United
Kingdom. The Governments of these countries offer IELTS highly favorable business conditions