How does the Speaking section function on the iBT?
During the Next Generation iBT, test-takers will wear headphones with microphones that allow the test-takers to hear the listening material and to record their spoken responses; these headphones are also supposed to block out any noise as other test-takers are speaking during the test. In the Speaking section, test-takers will read material on their computer screens and listen to recorded material through their headphones and then speak into their microphones to record their reponses. Their responses will then be e-mailed to graders working at computers throughout the world.
