Guides to placing students well
Written for directors of studies and school owners. No sign-up, nothing to download.
How to place new language students: a working method for schools
A practical placement process for language schools: what to test, when to talk to the student, how to handle borderline cases and how to catch wrong placements in the first week.
6 minutes
Adaptive testing explained for language teachers
What a computer-adaptive language test really does: why it needs fewer questions than a paper, what calibration means, how guessing is handled, and seven questions to ask any provider.
6 minutes
How long should a placement test be?
Test length against precision, with figures: how often an adaptive placement test of 15, 20, 25, 30 and 45 questions puts a candidate on the right CEFR level, and why no test reaches 100%.
5 minutes
Placement, diagnostic, progress, proficiency: which test answers which question
The four kinds of language test compared: what a placement test is for, how it differs from a diagnostic test, a progress test and a proficiency exam, and the mix-ups to avoid.
5 minutes
What placement day really costs
The hidden costs of a paper placement test and a formula for working them out at your own school: staff time, lost enquiries, wrong groups, and how an online test compares.
5 minutes
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