An electronic placement test for learners of English, produced in collaboration with the University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations (formerly UCLES). Pen and paper version also available.
Key features
- The Quick Placement Test assesses students' level of English. It is quick, reliable, and easy to administer, making it ideal for placement testing and examination screening.
- The test takes about 15 minutes to complete. In this time students answer about 25 multiple-choice questions to test listening, reading, and grammar.
- The computer presents a question and then assesses the student's response as right or wrong. As students progress through the test, the questions are automatically adapted to their ability until a consistent level is identified.
- Results are instant - no marking is required. Results are presented in terms of the ALTE (Association of Language Testers in Europe) Framework and the Common European Framework, which relate the different language examinations taken across Europe to each other and to a common descriptive system.
- On-screen help is available for each type of task, and a progress indicator shows how much of the task is left.
- The test is easy to administer with on-screen instructions available in Spanish, French, German, Dutch, Italian, or Portuguese, and with Japanese in spoken form only.
- It includes a booklet with guidelines for assessing speaking and writing skills.
- A paper and pen version of the test is also available. It includes all the CD-ROM question types except for the Listening. There are two versions, each consisting of a total of 60 questions. The test can be completed in approximately 30 minutes.
- A 1,000 use Authorisation Disk is also available (to be used alongside the 50-use or 250-use CDROM pack).
1. What is the QPT?
2. How to use the QPT
3. Installation instructions introduction
4. Installation instructions for a standalone workstation
5. Network installation instructions
6. Authorisation Administrator program
7. Windows installer servies
8. Supervisor
9. Uninstallation instructions
10. Ongoing validation
11. Presentation of results
12. Interpretation of results: both versions
13. Frequently asked questions
14. Development and vaildation
15. Customer support helpline and further information