An introduction to the Oxford Young Learners

Placement Test

Hannah Ball
Key Account Support Coordinator
 Agenda

Why do we use placement tests?

Why do we use online placement tests with students?
What makes a good Young Learners placement test?
What is the Oxford Young Learners Placement Test?
Live Demo
Questions
Why do we use placement tests with
students?
 Why do we use placement tests?

Taken before or at the start of a course of study

To place the student in the correct level class

To compare students within a group

Help plan the focus of lessons

To provide information about a learners level

Why do we use online placement tests
with students?
 Why do we use online placement tests?

Online quick and easy to administer

Automatically marked

Instant results
 What makes a good young learners
placement test?

What makes a good young

learners placement test?

1. Be child-friendly 5. Be familiar
2. Have visuals 6. Be achievable
3. Have a context 7. Be fun
4. Have variety 8. Have a meaningful
score
 What is the Oxford Young Learners
Placement Test?
Specifically designed for 7-12 year olds

Test to place at a level

Online

Computer-adaptive

British English

Range of scores, including CEFR levels

 Two sections

Language Use Listening

18 questions 12 questions
 Language Use

Language Use
part 1 tests
vocabulary
Language Use

Language Use
part 2 tests
functional
language
Language Use

Language Use
part 3 tests
grammar
 Listening

Listening part 1 tests

listening for detail
and gist using
picture options
 Listening

Listening part 2 tests

listening for detail
and gist using text
options
Listening

Listening part 3 tests

listening for detail
using extended
audio
 Child-friendly
Designed for a positive assessment experience

Characters

Colourful questions and images

Age-appropriate tasks and

functionality
 A club for each level

Club resource sheet:

 Reliable
Accurate and reliable
Written by experts

Pretested worldwide

The best questions go

live

Quick
Computer adaptive
Around 35 minutes
 Computer-adaptive
How does computer-adaptive testing work?

80
4
5 Test taker
7
ability
3 6

1
0
Results
 Mapped to CEFR

A0 A1 A2 B1

Starter
(No or very little Intermediate
English)
Scores
 Supporting teachers

A dedicated lesson plan

 Supporting teachers

Photocopiable activity sheets

Photocopiable club resource sheets, student report cards
and more
 Target your teaching

PLACEMENT TEST

Better planning

A0 A1 A2 B1

MIXED ABILTY CLASS

 Live Demo

Administer the test to students

Set up groups
Assign tests
Print login slips
Prepare the test room

Manage and use the results

Review the results

Download the results for school records
and to target your teaching
Create report cards for your students
 Set up groups unknown placement group
To create an unknown group

1. Click the Admin tab and

select Manage placement
groups

2. Click Create placement

group and select Young
Learner
 Set up groups unknown placement group

3. Give your group a name

in step 1

4. In step 2, select the first

option and enter the
number of students
5. Click save
Set up groups unknown placement group

Tip for printing login slips

Important:- The system gives each unknown student a

number instead of a name. You must match your students
to these numbers to view their results. There are two ways
to do this:

1. Enter the students real names now (recommended).

Students names will be printed on the login slips and
shown in the results table.
2. Write the students names on the login slips when you
have printed them at the end of step 2. Students
names will not appear in the results table. You will
need to keep the login slips and match them in the
results table to the students names on the slips
 Set up groups importing students details
To import a file of students create the placement group

1. Click the Admin tab and

select Manage placement
groups

2. Click Create placement

group and select Young
Learner
 Set up groups importing students details

3. Give your group a name

in step 1

4. In step 2, select the

third option
5. Click save
 Set up groups importing students details
To create your file and import your students

1. Click the Admin tab and

select Import from files

2. For extra help creating your

file. Click placement
students/groups in step 1
Set up groups importing students details

3. Click the placement link in step

2 to download Excel template
Set up groups importing students details

4. Delete the sample data

5. Enter Student ID, Last name,

First name and Email. All others
are optional
6. Save the file on your
computer
Set up groups importing students details

7. Once your file is ready,

return to Step 1 and click
next

8. Select Placement
students and click next
 Set up groups importing students details

9. Select the name of

the group

10. Select the second option to

generate usernames and passwords
automatically

11. Select the type of file

12. Click Choose File and

find your file

13. Click Upload file

 Set up groups importing students details

14. Check the 15. Click next

information
Set up groups importing students details

16. Check the summary,

click confirm and import
 Set up groups importing students details

17. Click Manage

placement groups

18. Select click here to

accept or undo import
19. Click confirm
 Assign tests

1. Click the Tests tab

and select Assign

2. Select the group,

click next
 Assign tests

3. Select the test from

the drop-down menu,
click next
 Assign tests

4. Click next
 Assign tests

5. Tick the student(s) you

want to assign the test to,
then click next
Assign tests

6. Change the assignment

details if necessary, click next
 Print login slips

7. Check the summary carefully

9. Click download & print to

download the login slips

8. Click confirm and send

 Print login slips

Important:- remember to write your students names on

the login slips, as the students names will not appear in the
results table.

You will need to keep the login slips and match the numbers
in the results table to the names written on the slips
 Prepare the test room

1. Set up equipment in your room

2. Run an automatic system check

 Prepare the test room
3. Open the child-friendly login
page on every computer, ready
for the children to enter their
details

www.oxfordenglishtesting.com/oaslms/loginYL.aspx
 Prepare the test room

4. Use the Welcome poster to

welcome students inside
Prepare the test room
5. Use the worksheets for warm-
up activities
 Manage and use the results

1. Click the Admin tab and

select Manage placement
results

2. Select the group,

click next
 Manage and use the results
4. Click a column heading
to sort by that column

3. Hover over the CEF

level for more
information
 Download results

1. Click the Admin tab and

select Manage placement
results

2. Select the group,

click next
 Download results

3. Click download and/or

print
Create report cards for students
1. Print out a Students report
card at the relevant level for
each student from the
Teachers handbook

2. Colour in the correct

number of stars for their
score
Any questions?
 Free trial
To try five free placement tests go to www.oxfordenglishtesting.com/yltrial and
follow the instructions
 Find out more

To find out more information about the Oxford Young Learners

Placement Test go to:
www.oxfordenglishtesting.com
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