Getting Started Tutorial

Follow this easy step-by-step guide to set up a

placement group, add test takers, and assign the
test for the first time.

START

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 Visit our shop.
Before you set up a test, you will need to visit our shop to buy Oxford
Placement Tests or Oxford Placement Tests for Young Learners. To
access the shop select the ‘shop’ tab at the top of the page.

Welcome back Laura

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 Ok, let’s get started.
First, we need to create a placement group so that we can add our
test takers. This guide shows how to set up a simple placement
group where no test taker details are needed. For other placement
group options, see ‘Create a placement group’ in Help and Support
• Select the ‘Admin’ tab on your ‘Home’ page.

Welcome Laura

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• Now, scroll down to find ‘Manage Groups’ and select ‘View’.

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• Select ‘Create placement group’. Choose ‘Adult’ or ‘Young Learner’
depending on the test you want to try.

• Next, give your group a name.

• Select ‘Create’ and add the
number of places you need
in the box.
• Select ‘save’ and then in
the two pop up windows
select ‘OK’.

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Great! You have now set up
your first placement group.
Now we have our placement group with test takers in it, you
can add some details for them. You can skip this step if you
don’t want to add or don’t know your test takers’ details.
• Select the ‘placement group’ you created.

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• To add your test taker’s details, select ‘edit’.

Laura P English School

• Next, add your test taker’s first and last name.

• Select ‘save’, and then in the pop-up windows select ‘OK’.

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You now have a test taker
in your placement group.
Laura P English School

Now you have created a placement group and added test

takers, let’s assign them a test.

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 OK, let’s assign a test
to your test takers.
• Select the ‘Tests’ tab.

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• In the ‘Assign Tests’ box select ‘Assign’.

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• Select your placement group.
• Select ‘next’.

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• In the ‘Assign a new test’ section, select the test you want. Either the
‘Oxford Online Placement Test’ or the ‘Young Learners Placement Test’
• Select ‘next’.

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If you selected ‘Oxford If you selected ‘Young
Online Placement Test’: Learners Placement Test’:

• Choose British or American • Select ‘next’.

English
1
for the2 ‘Use of English’
3 4 1 2 3 4
module, then select ‘next’.
Choose class / group Choose test and mode Choose test / paper / part Choose st Choose class / group Choose test and mode Choose test / paper / part Choose st

Step 3a - Select either British or American English for the Use of English section. Placement tests are only assigned at whole test level, click ‘next’ to continue.
Use of English please choose
Young Learners Placement Test Preview next
American
next British

• Choose the mix of accents

you would like to use for the
‘Listening’
1
module,
2
then
3
select 4

‘next’.Choose class / group Choose test and mode Choose test / paper / part Choose st

Step 3a - Select the mix of accents for the listening section.

Use of English: British

Listening please choose
100% British accents
previous next 50% British and 50% American accents

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• Select your test taker from the list, then select ‘next’.

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You will now see a test settings screen.
• Select ‘next’.
• On the next screen, select ‘confirm’.

See ‘Assign placement tests’ in our Help and Support area for more
information about test settings.

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• Select ‘download & print’ to get the test taker’s sign in details, then
save them to your computer.
• Open the document you have just downloaded to your computer
to see the test taker’s sign in details.

Example of a login slip for the Oxford Placement Test

Go to https://www.oxfordenglishtesting.com/login and enter the details below into Organisation login

L E
AMP
Student name: User name: Password: Org ID:

EX
Isabella Fernandez u7108892 49UCRtz5 121424

Note: numbers in passwords are underlined

Example of a login slip for the Oxford Placement Test for Young Learners
Go to https://www.oxfordenglishtesting.com/oaslms/loginYL.aspx and enter the details below into Organisation login

L E
Student name: User name: Password: Org ID:

X A M P
Isabella Fernandez 00103

E 55362 118521

• You can send the downloaded details to your test takers by email or
you can print them out and give them the login slip.
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All done!
You have now succesfully:
• set up a placement group
• added test takers
• assigned the test.

Check Results >

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 When your test takers have
finished, check their results.
• ‘Sign in’ using your teacher/administrator details.
(The username and password you created when you registered,
and the organisation ID you received by email)

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• Select the ‘Admin’ tab, scroll down to find ‘Manage Placement Results’,
and select ‘View’.

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• Select your group from the drop down menu.
• Select ‘next’.

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You can see your test takers’ results here.

Oxford Online Placement Test Use of English: (1) Listening: (1)

Last name First name User name Score Time taken CEF Date taken Status Score Time taken Use of English Score Time taken Listening

Fernandez Isabella u7107612 51 00:56 B1 05/02/2020 Normal 49 00:21 B1 53 00:35 B1

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 Print or send them!
Now you have your test takers’ results, you can print them out or
send them by email.
• Select your test taker(s).
• Next, select ‘Print / send results’.

Oxford Online Placement Test Use of English: (1) Listening: (1)

Last name First name User name Score Time taken CEF Date taken Status Score Time taken Use of English Score Time taken Listening

Fernandez Isabella u7107612 51 00:56 B1 05/02/2020 Normal 49 00:21 B1 53 00:35 B1

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• Now, choose how you want to send the results.
• Select ‘next’.
• Select ‘OK’ in the pop-up window.

Oxford Online Placement Test Use of English: (1) Listening: (1)

Last name First name User name Score Time taken CEF Date taken Status Score Time taken Use of English Score Time taken Listening

Fernandez Isabella u7107612 51 00:56 B1 05/02/2020 Normal 49 00:21 B1 53 00:35 B1

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You have now managed your
first Oxford Placement Test.
Please see our Help and Support for more information about using
the Oxford Placement Test and its features.

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