Getting started

How do I set up a test for the first time?

Getting started with the Oxford Placement Test is easy.

Use the video or text guidance below to help you set up a test for the first time.

 

You can also download this guide as a PDF.

How do I find out how many licences I have?

To check that your purchased licences have been added to your account


  1. Click on the Admin tab.
  2. Scroll down to the Manage Organisation section and choose View.
  3. On the next screen, you'll see a menu on the left. Choose View licences.
  4. You should now see your purchased licences listed.
  5. For help getting started with setting up a test, follow the guidance under How do I set up a test for the first time?

My account is locked. How do I unlock it?

  1. Go to the password reset page.
  2. Enter the email address for your account and click Send.
  3. Check your email for a link to reset your password.
  4. If you still can’t sign in, please contact us at eltsupport@oup.com.

Why can’t I hear test audio?

If you can’t hear the sample audio, don’t worry. The audio will still play in the test itself. But you should also check:

  1. Your speakers are turned on
  2. The volume on your computer is turned up
  3. Your computer meets the minimum requirements

  • Read our system requirements
  • Run our automatic system check tool
  • Where can I see tests I’ve bought?

    Can I retake a Practice test?

    Once you’ve marked your students' tests, you can reassign the tests in Practice mode.

    This allows your students to continue to study with the test as practice.

    You don’t need to buy extra tests to reassign a test in Practice mode.

    Note:

    To reassign a test students have taken in Test mode, follow these steps while signed in:

    1. Click the Tests tab and from the Track Tests section, choose Track.
    2. Choose the class from the drop-down list. Click Next.
    3. Click the test name.
    4. Tick the students you want to reassign the test to.
    5. Click the reassign button.

    How to upload a logo

    If you've purchased the ability to upload a logo, follow these steps to add a logo to Oxford English Testing.

    How to purchase a logo upload

    1. Sign in to oxfordenglishtesting.com
    2. Go to the Admin tab. In the Manage organization box, select View.
    3. On the left sidebar, select Upload logo.
    4. On the Upload logo screen, read the image specifications.
    5. Note: If your image doesn’t match these specifications, you may be able to adjust it using image editing software such as Microsoft Paint.

    6. When you’re ready to upload your image, select Choose File.
    7. Find the logo image on your computer or device and select Open, then upload.
    8. When the upload is complete, go to the Home tab to check how your logo image looks.

    Note: The logo will also appear on report cards for all test types, including Practice tests.

    Check how your logo will look on a report card

    1. Go to the Admin tab. In the Manage organization box, select View.
    2. On the left sidebar, select Result card.
    3. On the Result card screen, choose a button to open a sample in one of these formats

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    Oxford Placement Test

    How do I set up a test for the first time?

    Getting started with the Oxford Placement Test is easy.

    Use the video or text guidance below to help you set up a test for the first time.

     

    You can also download this guide as a PDF.

     

    Purchasing a test

    Before you buy

    You must be an organisation account holder to buy tests.

    If you’re not the account holder for your organisation, ask the person who registered the organisation to follow the steps below.

    All of our placement tests are sold as single-use tests.

    You’ll need 1 test for each test taker.

    Depending on the country your purchasing from, you can buy tests using

    How to buy a placement test

    1. Go to our online shop.
    2. Choose the currency you want to pay in from the drop-down list at the top of the page.
    3. Enter the quantity of placement tests you’d like to buy. Your first purchase has to be a minimum of 10 tests.

      Buying a different type of test? Click View next to the one you're interested in.


    4. Click Calculate to see the total cost of the tests you want to buy, the volume discount that's been applied, and the valued added tax (VAT).
    5. Click Add to basket.
    6. Repeat steps 3 to 5 for any other products you’d like to purchase by clicking Continue to return to the shop after adding each test to your basket.
    7. When you’ve finished, click View basket.
    8. Follow the instructions on-screen to complete your purchase.

    How to confirm your purchases have been added to your account

    There are two ways you can confirm your purchases have been added to your account. Either:

    1. Click on the My details button at the top of the screen, and then select Previous orders.
    2. or

    3. Click on the Admin tab and in the Manage Organisation section, choose View.
      • On the next screen, you'll see a menu on the left. Choose View licences
      • You should now see your purchased licences listed.

    Create a Placement group

    You’ll need to set up a placement group before you can assign tests.

    There are three different types of placement group:

    An 'Unknown' group

    This is the quickest and easiest option.

    An unknown placement group allows you to print login slips. Slips can be handed out directly or passed to a colleague or agent to use in another location.

    Test-takers will be asked to enter their full names and email addresses after signing in with the details on their slip. This information is then displayed with their results.

    Use this option if:

    Learn how to set up an unknown placement group

    An 'Email known' group

    This option allows you to send test details via email, allowing someone to take the test wherever there is a computer and internet connection which meets our system requirements.

    Use this option if you have the email addresses of your test-takers AND you would like the tests to be taken remotely

    Learn how to set up an email known placement group

    A 'Details known' group

    In most cases, to set up a Details known placement group, you’ll need to create a spreadsheet with your test-takers details.

    You can then import your spreadsheet into the Learning Management System (LMS).

    You can also use this type of group to add people one by one if you’d like to.

    What is the Learning Management System?

    Use this option if:

    Learn how to set up a details known placement group

    Set up an Unknown placement group

    To create an unknown placement group, follow these steps.

    1. Click the Admin tab and in the Manage groups section, choose View.
    2. Click Create placement group and choose Adult on the Create placement group dropdown.
    3. Enter a name for the group.
    4. In step 2, choose the first option. Type the number of people you want to test into the box. You will need to have enough licences in your account for each test-taker.

      Where can I see licences I've bought?


    5. Click the Save button. You will be asked to confirm this by clicking okay.
    6. Your group will be created. You can view the newly-created group in the Manage placement groups list that you are taken to.
    7. You can now assign a placement test to your placement test group.

    Learn how to assign a placement test to your group

    Set up an Email known placement group

    To create an email known placement group, you’ll need to import a list of email addresses as a plain text file (.txt).

    Create a file of email addresses

    1. Open a text editor or word processor on your computer.
    2. Type or copy and paste the email addresses - one per line, with no spaces.
    3. Choose Save as, then choose the Plain text (.txt) option to save the file. Filenames can be anything you like e.g. my-oet-group-emails.

    Upload your file

    1. Click the Admin tab and in the Manage groups section, choose View.
    2. Click Create placement group and choose Adult.
    3. Enter a name for the group.
    4. In step 2, choose the second option.
    5. Click the Choose file button, then find and open your plain text file on your computer.
    6. Click the Save button to upload the file and create your group.

    Error uploading your file?

    Learn how to assign a placement test to your group

    Set up a Details known placement group

    There are two steps to creating a Details known placement group.

    1. Create a placement group on the Learning Management System (LMS).
    2. Create a file with your test-takers details, and import it into the LMS.

    Create a placement group on the LMS

    1. Click the Admin tab and in the Manage groups section, choose View.
    2. Click Create placement group and choose Adult.
    3. Enter a name for the group.
    4. In Step 2 choose the third option, Import details of students from a file. More information on creating this file are given below.
    5. Click the Save button. You will be asked to confirm this by clicking okay.

    Create and upload a file of student information

    1. Click the Admin tab and in the Import files section, choose View.
    2. Click the placement link under step 2 to download the import template for placement students.
    3. Enter your students’ details into the spreadsheet. You'll need to remove or replace the sample information.
    4. More information on using the spreadsheet
    5. Save the file to your computer as an (.xls) or (.csv) file.
    6. Back on the LMS, click the Next button.
    7. Choose Placement students. Click Next.
    8. Choose the group you want to add the students to from the drop-down list.
    9. Choose your log in options.
      • If you entered usernames and passwords in your file, choose Use User names and Passwords as provided in your file OR
      • If you left these columns empty, choose Automatically generate Usernames and passwords.
    10. Choose the format of the file you want to import.
    11. Click the Browse button and find the file you saved at step 4 above.
    12. Click the Upload file button.
      • If you see any errors in red, hover over the error text to see details of the problem.
      • If there are errors, correct them and re-save the file, click the Back button and try the upload again.
    13. When your import has completed successfully, click the Next button.
    14. Click Confirm and import to add your students to the placement group.
    15. You'll need to confirm the import before you leave the page. To do this, click ! Click here to accept or undo import in the page banner.

    Learn how to assign a placement test to your group

    Assign placement tests

    To assign the Oxford Placement Test, follow these steps:

    1. Click the Tests tab and from the Assign tests section, choose Assign.
    2. Choose the group from the drop-down list. Click Next.
    3. In section A: Assign a new test, use the drop-down list to choose Oxford Online Placement Test. Click Next.
    4. Choose either American or British for the Use of English section of the test. Click Next.
    5. Choose the mix of accents you’d like to use for the Listening section of the test. Click Next.
    6. Tick the boxes next to the people you want to assign the test to. Click Next.
    7. Change the assignment details if required.
    8. What do the different options on the details screen mean?

    9. When you’re happy with the assignment details, click the Next button.
    10. Check the assignment details and click Confirm or Confirm and send.
    11. If you ticked Print login slips, click Download & print. (See above: What do the different options on the details screen mean? to learn how to print login slips.)

    Viewing your students' results

    To see your students' results, follow these steps while signed in:

    1. Click the Admin tab and in the Manage Placement Results section, choose View.
    2. Choose the group from the drop-down list. Click Next.
    3. You’ll see a table of your students' scores and CEFR levels. Here you can:
      • Search for a student by name
      • Organise your students alphabetically by first or last name
      • Click the relevant column heading to re-order the list
      • View your students by level
      • See more information about each CEFR level by hovering over a student's level

    Share your students' results

    You can print or email students' placement test results.

    1. Click the Admin tab and in the Manage Placement Results section, choose View.
    2. Choose the group from the drop-down list. Click Next.
    3. Click the Print/send results button.
    4. Tick the students you want to email or print results for.
    5. Choose either:
      • Print now – download the results cards as a PDF document
      • Send as attachment via E-mail – email result cards to students directly
      • Send E-mail only – send students a plain text email with their results
    6. Click the Next button.
    7. Emails will be sent to students if requested.
    8. If you chose to print the result cards, the PDF document will download for you.

    Guidance on remote monitoring of the Oxford Placement Test

    If you normally invigilate your Oxford Placement Test sessions, and/or wish to do so while learners are taking the test from home, you can use the guidance in this section to help.

    If you don't need to monitor a remote test

    Setting up the placement test for remote monitoring

    Use these guides to remotely monitor Oxford Placement Test sessions.

    Support for the test day

    To support you on the test day, we have provided

    Using Safe Exam Browser with the Oxford Placement Test

    Safe Exam Browser can be used to increase test security for students taking the Oxford Placement Test at your organisation. Installing Safe Exam Browser on the computers you use for the Oxford Placement Test stops students being able to copy, paste, use a 'print screen' function, or open another internet browser.

    Please note that Safe Exam Browser is not an Oxford University Press service. We cannot provide technical support for the use of the application.

    Use the Safe Exam Browser installation and step up guide to help you get started.

    Using Oxford Placement Test results

    Placing your students in the right class is easy with the Oxford Placement Test.

    The Using Oxford Placement Test results (PDF) guide provides helpful information on how to use Oxford Placement Test results to place your students in classes, and choose appropriate coursebook levels for each class.

    Choosing the right coursebook level

    We have mapped Oxford Placement Test scores against the different levels of some of our most popular courses, making it easy to choose the right coursebook level for your students.

    We recommend reading Using Oxford Placement Test results (PDF) before using these mappings.



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    Oxford Placement Test for Young Learners

    How do I set up a test for the first time?

    Getting started with the Oxford Placement Test for Young Learners is easy.

    Use the video or text guidance below to help you set up a test for the first time.

     

    You can also download this guide as a PDF.

    Purchasing a test

    Before you buy

    You must be an organisation account holder to buy tests.

    If you’re not the account holder for your organisation, ask the person who registered the organisation to follow the steps below.

    All of our materials are sold as single-use licences.

    You’ll need 1 licence for each student.

    You can buy licences using

    How to buy a test licence

    1. Go to our online shop.
    2. Choose the currency you want to pay in from the drop-down list at the top of the page.
    3. Enter the quantity of plaecment tests you’d like to buy. Your first purchase has to be a minimum of 10 tests.
      • Buying a different type of test? click View next to the one you're interested in.
    4. Click Calculate to see the total cost of the tests you want to buy, the volume discount that's been applied, and the valued added tax (VAT).
    5. Click Add to basket.
    6. Repeat steps 3 to 5 for any other products you’d like to purchase by clicking 'Continue' to return to the shop after adding each test to your basket.
    7. When you’ve finished, click View basket.
    8. Follow the instructions on-screen to complete your purchase.

    How to confirm your purchases have been added to your account

    There are two ways you can confirm your purchases have been added to your account. Either:

    1. Click on the My details button at the top of the screen, and then select Previous orders.
    2. or

    3. Click on the Admin tab and in the Manage Organisation section, choose View.
      • On the next screen, you'll see a menu on the left. Choose View licences.
      • You should now see your purchased licences listed.

    Create a Placement group

    You’ll need to set up a placement group before you can assign tests to your students.

    There are three different types of placement group:

    An 'Unknown' group

    This is the quickest and easiest option.

    An unknown placement group allows you to print login slips for your students.

    Slips can be given to students or to a colleague to use in another location.

    Use this option if:

    With an unknown Young Learner’s placement group, you can either

    What is the Learning Management System?

    Learn how to set up an unknown placement group

    A 'Details known' group

    Use this option if

    With a Details known group you can either

    Learn how to set up an unknown placement group

    Set up an Unknown placement group

    To create an unknown placement group, sign in and follow these steps.

    1. Click the Admin tab and in the Manage groups section, choose View.
    2. Click Create placement group and choose Young Learners.
    3. Enter a name for the group.
    4. In step 2, choose the first option. Type the number of students you want to test into the box.
    5. Click the Save button. Your group will be created.

    Important

    Adding students names to an Unknown placement group

    1. Click the Admin tab and in the Manage groups section, choose View.
    2. Click the name of the group.
    3. Click the Edit link next to the first student in the list.
    4. Enter the student’s First name and Last name. All other fields are optional.
    5. Click the Save button.
    6. Repeat steps 3 to 6 for other students in the group.

    Learn how to assign a placement test to your group

    If you don’t have your students' names

    1. When students arrive for the test, write each test taker’s name on the login slip they use.
    2. Enter students' names into the system after the test session, or use the slips to match each test taker’s login details to their results.

    Learn how to assign a placement test to your group

    Set up a Details known placement group

    There are two steps to creating a Details known placement group.

    1. Create a placement group on the Learning Management System (LMS)
    2. Create a file of student information and import it into the LMS.

    Create a placement group on the LMS

    1. Click the Admin tab and in the Manage groups section, choose View.
    2. Click Create placement group and choose Young Learners.
    3. Enter a name for the group.
    4. When you get to step 2, choose the third option: Import details of students from a file.
      • Note: email addresses must be entered in each row of the spreadsheet and must be different for each test taker. If you are importing Young Learners, you might want to enter their parents' email addresses (for example). You can also make up email addresses for the test taker such as marc@email.com

        Instructions for creating the spreadsheet are in the section below, Create and upload a file of test taker information.

    Learn how to assign a placement test to your group

    Create and upload a file of test taker information

    1. Click the Admin tab and in the Import from files section, choose View
    2. Click the placement link under step 2 to download the import template for placement students.
    3. Enter your students' details into the spreadsheet.
    4. More information on using the spreadsheet

    5. Save the file to your computer as an Excel (.xls) or Comma-separated (.csv) file.
    6. Back on the website, click the Next button.
    7. Choose Placement students. Click Next.
    8. Choose the group you want to add the students to from the drop-down list.
    9. Choose the log in option Automatically generate Usernames and passwords.
    10. Choose the format of the file you want to import.
    11. Click the Browse button and find the file you saved at step 4 above.
    12. Click the Upload file button.
    13. If you see any errors in red, hover over the error text to see details of the problem.
    14. If there are errors, change and re-save the file, click the Back button and try the upload again.
    15. When your import has completed successfully, click the Next button.
    16. Click Confirm and import to add your students to the placement group.
    17. Remember to confirm the import. To do this, click ! Click here to accept or undo import in the page banner.

    Learn how to assign a placement test to your group

    Assign tests to your students

    To assign the Young Learners Placement Test, sign in and then follow these steps:

    1. Click the Tests tab and from the Assign Tests section, choose Assign.
    2. Choose the group from the drop-down list. Click Next.
    3. Choose Young Learners Placement Test from the drop-down list under A: Assign a new test. Click Next.
    4. Tick the students you want to assign the test to. Click Next.
    5. Change the assignment details if required.
    6. What do the different options on the details screen mean?

    7. When you’re happy with the assignment details, click the Next button.
    8. Check the assignment details and click Confirm or Confirm and send.
    9. If you ticked Print login slips, click Download & print.

    Once you’ve assigned tests, you can check the status of tests or make changes to the assignment details in the Tests tab in the Track section.

    Viewing your students' results

    To see your students' results, follow these steps while signed in:

    1. Click the Admin tab and in the Manage Placement Results section, choose View.
    2. Choose the group from the drop-down list. Click Next.
    3. You’ll see a table of your students' scores and CEFR levels.
      Here you can:
      • Search for a student by name
      • Organise your students alphabetically by first or last name
      • Click the relevant column heading to re-order the list
      • View your students by level
      • See more information about each CEFR level by hovering over a student's level

    Share your students' results

    You can print or email students' placement test results.

    1. Click the Admin tab and in the Manage Placement Results section, choose View.
    2. Choose the group from the drop-down list. Click Next.
    3. Click the Print/send results button.
    4. Tick the students you want to email or print results for.
    5. Choose either:
      • Print now – download the results cards as a PDF document
      • Send as attachment via E-mail – email result cards to students directly
      • Send E-mail only – send students a plain text email with their results
    6. Click the Next button.
    7. Emails will be sent to students if requested.
    8. If you chose to print the result cards, the PDF document will download for you.

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    Getting started Using Practice tests

    Moving students from a placement group into a class

    If you've already used the Oxford Placement Test or Young Learners Placement Test, you can move students from a placement group into a class.

    First, you need to set up a class for them.

    1. Click the Admin tab and in the Manage classes section, choose View.
    2. Click Create a new class.
    3. Type a name for your class. Click Save.
    4. When you’ve created the class, you’re ready to move your students.

    5. Click the Admin tab and in the Manage placement results section, choose View.
    6. Choose the placement group the students are currently in. Click Next.
    7. Choose the class you want to move students to from the drop-down list.
    8. Tick the students you want to move.
    9. Click the Move button. Students will be moved into the class.

    You can still access a student’s placement test results using the Markbook option in the Tests tab.

    You’re now ready to choose how you want your students to use the test. Learn more

    Set up new students and classes

    To start using practice tests on the Oxford English Testing Learning Management System (LMS), you’ll need to

    1. Register your students
    2. Create classes for your students

    Registering your students

    How you register students will usually depend on the number of students you have. There are two options:

    Option 1: Import a file of student details

    Option 2: Add each student manually

    Import a file of students details

    1. Click the Admin tab and in the Import Files section, choose View.
    2. Click the students link under step 2 to download the import template.
    3. Enter your students’ details and the name of their class(es) into the spreadsheet.

      More information on using the spreadsheet

    4. Save the file to your computer as an (.xls) or (.csv) file.
    5. Back on the website, click the Next button.
    6. Choose Regular classes, or list of students in your organisation. Click Next.
    7. Choose either
      • Put students into class(es) you have named in your file (Classes will be created with names from the ‘Class’ column of your file)
      • Put students into a class you have already named in the LMS. Ignores class name in file (Choose the class name from the drop-down list here.)
      • Put all students into the LMS Manage students list, not into specific classes. Ignore any class name(s) in the file (Only choose this option if you want to manually create your classes and add students to them later.)
    8. Choose either
      • Use user names and passwords as provided in your file
        Students will be created with usernames and passwords you have chosen for them.
      • Automatically generate usernames and passwords in the LMS
        Students’ usernames and passwords will be created by the system. You'll learn how to print these out later, in the section: Assign tests to your students.
    9. Choose the format of the file you want to import.
    10. Click the Browse button and find the file you saved at step 4.
    11. Click the Upload file button.
      • If you see any errors in red, hover over the error to see details of the problem.
      • If there are errors, correct and re-save the file. Then click the Back button and try the upload again.
    12. When your import is successful, click the Next button.
    13. Click Confirm and import to add your students and classes.
    14. Remember to confirm the import. To do this, click the appropriate link at the bottom of the screen - if you've just imported student details, click Manage students.
    15. On the next page, you'll have a chance to review the data you've just imported. When you're happy with it, click ! Click here to accept or undo import in the page banner.

    Once your class is set up, you can assign tests for your students to take and distribute login details.

    Add each student manually

    1. Click the Admin tab and in the Manage students (not placement) section, choose View.
    2. Click Add a new student.
    3. Enter your student’s details into the form.
      • You’ll need to enter a unique student ID number for the student, which can be anything meaningful to you.
      • All fields after Confirm password are optional.
    4. Click the Save button.
    5. Repeat steps 1 – 4 for any other students you want to add.

    Create classes for your students

    When you have added all of your students, you can create a class for them.

    1. Click the Admin tab and in the Manage classes section, choose View.
    2. Click Create a new class.
    3. Type a name for your class. Click Save.

    Add your students to a class

    1. Click the Admin tab and in the Manage classes section, choose View.
    2. Click the class name.
    3. Click the Find and add button.
    4. Tick the boxes next to each student you want to add to the class.
    5. Click Add selected students.

    Once your class is set up, you can assign tests for your students to take and distribute login details. Learn more

    Choosing how you want to use the tests

    You can assign tests in Test mode or Practice mode.

    Test Mode

    Test mode allows you to run a Practice test as a mock exam

    Practice Mode

    Practice mode allows you to use the Practice test as a learning tool for your students.

    We recommend assigning Practice tests in Test mode first.

    This is because tests taken in Test mode can be reassigned to your students to study with it later in Practice mode.

    Once you’ve assigned a test in Practice mode, you can’t reassign it in Test mode later.

    Other ways to use the tests

    You can also assign most of our practice tests

    This allows you to use the tests for

    Licences for practice tests are allocated as soon as the first paper or part of the test is assigned to students.

    If you choose to assign the test by paper or part, you can come back later and assign other sections of the test from the same licence(s).

    Once you’ve made these decisions, you’re ready to assign the test to your students. Learn more

    Assign tests to your students

    To assign Practice tests, sign in and then follow these steps:

    1. Click the Tests tab and in the Assign tests section, choose Assign.
    2. Choose your class from the drop-down list. Click Next.
    3. Choose Test mode or Practice mode. Click Next.
    4. Choose either American or British for the Use of English section of the test. Click Next.
    5. To assign
      • the whole test, click the test name
      • a paper or part of a test, click the plus symbol and choose a paper or part. The part of the test you are assigning will be highlighted purple.
    6. Click Next.
    7. Tick the students you want to assign the test to. Click Next.
    8. Change the assignment details if required.
    9. What do the different options on the details screen mean?

    10. When you’re happy with the assignment details, click the Next button.
    11. Check the assignment details. You can also customise the email that will be sent to your test-takers by adding text in the box Extra text for default message.
    12. Click Confirm and send to assign the tests.
    13. If you ticked Print login slips, click Download & print.

    When students have completed and submitted their tests, you can

    If you choose to assign the test by paper or part, you can come back later and assign another paper or part of the test from the same licence(s).

    Assigning another paper or part of an active test

    To assign the next paper or part of a test, follow these steps while signed in:

    1. Click the Tests tab and from the Assign Tests section, choose Assign.
    2. Choose your class from the drop-down list. Click Next.
    3. Under B: assign from an active test, choose the test name. Click next.
    4. Papers or parts you have already assigned will be greyed out. Choose a paper or part to assign. The part of the test you are assigning will be highlighted purple. Click Next.
    5. Tick the students you want to assign the test to. Click Next.
    6. Change the assignment details if required.
    7. What do the different options on the details screen mean?

    8. When you’re happy with the assignment details, click the Next button.
    9. Check the assignment details and add extra text to the default email if required.
    10. Click Confirm and send to assign the tests.
    11. If you ticked Print login slips, click Download & print.

    Viewing your students’ results

    To see your students’ overall Practice test results

    1. Sign in
    2. Click the Tests tab and from the Markbook section, choose View.
    3. Choose the class from the drop-down list. Click Next.

    You can also now see their scores for each paper

    Sharing your students’ results

    You can print students’ practice test results, or email results to your students if you’d like to.

    To do this, follow these steps while signed in:

    1. Click the Tests tab and from the Markbook section, choose View.
    2. Choose the class from the drop-down list. Click Next.
    3. Click the + icon next to the test name in the column heading.
    4. Click the Print/send results button.
    5. Tick the students you want to email or print results for.
    6. Choose either
      • Print now – download the results cards as a PDF document.
      • Send as attachment via E-mail – email results cards to students directly.
      • Send E-mail only – send students a plain text email with their results.
    7. Click the Next button.
      • Emails will be sent to students if requested
      • Or if you chose to print the results card, the PDF document will download for you

    Marking tests

    For most practice tests, Reading and Listening papers are marked automatically. You can see your students’ results for these papers immediately after students submit their tests.

    Some Writing and Speaking questions can’t be marked by computer.

    Marking the Writing paper

    To mark your students’ Writing responses, follow these steps while signed in:

    1. Click the Tests tab and from the Markbook section, choose View.
    2. Choose the class from the drop-down list. Click Next.
    3. Click the + icon next to the test name in the column heading.
    4. Click Mark in the Writing column for the first student in the list. The student’s response will open in a new window.
    5. Enter a mark in the box and add any comments.
    6. If you’d like to make changes to your student’s answer, click the Edit button and type your changes. The text will be formatted to show what you have added or removed.
    7. Click Next to move to the next question which needs marking (if applicable).
    8. If you’d like students to try the exercises again, tick the Reset question box at the bottom of the window.
    9. When you’re finished marking, click the Save button. Your marks and comments will be available for students to see on their own accounts.

    Marking the Speaking paper

    To mark your students’ Speaking responses, follow these steps while signed in:

    1. Click the Tests tab and from the Markbook section, choose View.
    2. Choose the class from the drop-down list. Click Next.
    3. Click the + icon next to the test name in the column heading.
    4. Click Mark in the Speaking column for the first student in the list. The student’s response will open in a new window.
    5. Click the play icon to listen to your student’s recording.
    6. Enter a mark in the box and add any comments.
    7. If you’d like students to try the exercises again, tick the Reset question box at the bottom of the window.
    8. Click Next to move to the next question which needs marking (if applicable).
    9. When you’re finished marking, click the Save button. Your marks and comments will be available for students to see on their own accounts.

    Reassigning tests in Practice mode

    Note: only tests taken in Test mode can be reassigned to your students to study with later in Practice mode. Once you’ve assigned a test in Practice mode, you can’t reassign it in Test mode later.

    See the section Choosing how you want to use the tests for more information.

    Reassign a test

    To reassign a test students have taken in Test mode, follow these steps while signed in:

    1. Click the Tests tab and from the Track Tests section, choose Track.
    2. Choose the class from the drop-down list. Click Next.
    3. Click the test name.
    4. Tick the students you want to reassign the test to.
    5. Click the Reassign button.

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    Getting started Using skills practice

    Setting up your practice class

    To set up a practice class, follow these steps while signed in to your account:

    1. Click the Practice tab.
    2. Click the New entry button.
    3. Choose the course you’re using from the drop-down list. Click Next.
    4. Either:
      • Choose Create a new class and type a class name OR
      • Choose Use an existing class and choose a class you’ve already set up from the drop-down list. Classes created for practice tests or other practice courses will be available here.
    5. Click the Next button.
    6. Make a note of the joining code shown on screen. You’ll need to pass this to your students for them to join the class.
    7. Click Create enrolment.

    Your class will be created. You can now go to Getting students into your class.

    Getting students into your class

    There are three ways to register students into your practice class. Choose an option for more information:

    Giving students the class joining code

    To join your class, students will need:

    If you’d like to, you can print joining slips with the steps your students need to follow. To do this, follow these steps while signed in:

    1. Click the Practice tab.
    2. Choose Print joining slips from the Action drop-down list on the right of your class.
    3. Type the number of slips you’d like to print.
    4. Click the Print slips button.

    You can then print the slips and give one to each of your students.

    Joining the class as a student

    To join the class, ask each student to follow these steps:

    1. Go to www.oxfordenglishtesting.com/join
    2. Click the Register button.
    3. Enter the joining code given to you by your teacher. Click Next.
    4. Enter your unlock code (if asked). You’ll usually find this printed on a slip in the inside front or back cover of your book, or printed across your audio CD (if you have one).
    5. Enter your details into the short form.
    6. Click the Register button.

    Registering students into your class

    To register students into your practice class, follow these steps while signed in:

    1. Click the Practice tab.
    2. Choose Register students from the Action drop-down list on the right of your class.
    3. Type a student’s details into the row of boxes. You’ll need to choose a username and password for your student.
    4. Type the student’s unlock code into the Unlock code box if you have it, or leave the box blank for the student to enter the code themselves.
    5. Click the Add button to register the student into the class.
    6. Repeat steps 3-5 for any other students in the class.

    Sending students their login details

    Once the students are registered, you can send them their login details via email or print slips to hand to them. To do this:

    1. From the Register students page, click the distribute login / joining details button.
    2. Tick the students you want to print or send details for.
    3. Click the Print slips or Send emails button for the option you’d like to use.
    4. If you requested slips, follow the prompts from your internet browser to open the document for printing.

    Adding existing students to your practice class

    If students are already registered in the Oxford English Testing Learning Management System (LMS), you don’t need to set them up again. Instead, you can find the students in your organisation’s student list and add them to your class.

    To add existing students to your class, follow these steps while signed in:

    1. Click the Practice tab.
    2. Choose Register students from the Action drop-down list on the right of your class.
    3. You’ll see a list of the students currently in the class. To add students, click the find existing students button.
    4. Find and tick the students you want to add to the class.
    5. Click Add to group.

    Allocating unlock codes or licences to your students

    Allocating unlock codes or licences to your students

    If you have your students’ unlock codes, or you have bought licences for the course, you can allocate these to your students. To do this:

    1. Click the Practice tab.
    2. Choose Unlock codes/licences from the Action drop-down list on the right of your class.
    3. Either:
    4. Tick the box in the ‘Licence’ column for each student OR
    5. Type an unlock code into the box next to each student.
    6. Click the Save button.

    If you have any problems entering unlock codes, check the code carefully for any typing errors. It is important that the codes are entered exactly as printed.

    Still having problems? Email us at eltsupport@oup.com for help.

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    Previewing and assigning practice exercises

    Online Workbook or Online Skills Practice exercises are hidden from your students until you assign them. This allows you to manage your students’ learning. As the teacher, you can preview exercises before assigning them if you’d like to.

    Previewing exercises

    To preview the exercises, follow these steps while signed in:

    1. Click the Practice tab.
    2. Choose Activate content from the Action drop-down list to the right of your class.
    3. Choose the section or unit you’d like to preview from the menu on the left.
    4. Click the Preview link on the right - it's at the top of the list of topics. The exercises will open in a new window.

    If you’d like to see answers you can

    Assigning exercises for your students

    You can assign exercises to suit your class structure or activate everything at once for students to work through at their own pace.

    Once activated, exercises can’t be deactivated again. The exercises will be available to all of the students in your class.

    To assign exercises for your students, follow these steps while signed in:

    1. Click the Practice tab.
    2. Choose Activate content from the Action drop-down list to the right of your class.
    3. Choose an activity or unit from the menu on the left.
    4. Tick the checkboxes for the exercises you’d like to assign.
    5. Click Activate content.

    Tracking students’ progress

    To see your students’ practice progress, follow these steps while signed in:

    1. Click the Practice tab.
    2. Click the course link for your class.
    3. You’ll see a table of your students’ progress, with symbols showing the status of their exercises, as shown below:
    4. To view detailed progress for a unit or set of exercises, click the + icon in the column heading. Here, you can click on a student’s score to open their completed exercise.

    For most Online Workbook and Online Skills Practice courses, Reading and Listening exercises are marked automatically.

    Some Writing and Speaking exercises can’t be marked by computer. This is because they need human interpretation to be marked. For these exercises, you’ll see a Mark link.

    Marking Writing exercises

    To mark your students’ Writing responses, follow these steps while signed in:

    1. Click the Practice tab.
    2. Click the course link for your class.
    3. Click the + icon under Writing in the column heading.
    4. Click the Mark link for the first student.
    5. Enter a mark in the box and add any comments.
    6. If you’d like to make changes to your student’s answer, click the Edit button and type your changes. The text will be formatted to show what you have added or removed.
    7. If you’d like students to try the exercises again, tick the Reset question box at the bottom of the window.
    8. Click Next to move to the next question which needs marking (if applicable).
    9. When you’re finished marking, click the Save button. Your marks and comments will be available for students to see on their own accounts.

    Marking Speaking exercises

    To mark your students’ Speaking responses, follow these steps while signed in:

    1. Click the Practice tab.
    2. Click the course link for your class.
    3. Click the + icon under Speaking in the column heading.
    4. Click the Mark link for the first student.
    5. Click the Play icon to listen to your student’s recording.
    6. Enter a mark in the box and add any comments.
    7. If you’d like students to try the exercises again, tick the Reset question box at the bottom of the window.
    8. Click Next to move to the next question which needs marking (if applicable).
    9. When you’re finished marking, click the Save button. Your marks and comments will be available for students to see on their own accounts.

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