CUSTOMER OVERVIEW

Overview of Progress

The first ever fully automated,

integrated skills test package specifically designed to objectively and
accurately measure student progress
across all skills during a course.
Progress delivers fast and precise results against a standard and
granular scale for each test
and by skill to truly inform teaching and learning.

Progress

What is Progress?
3 tests taken at start,
middle and end of a
course: measures progress
across the course
Course agnostic: stand-alone
tests can be used with any
course to measure real ability
rather than course coverage

Single item bank: no

repetition of the same
item across the 3 tests

6 levels of entry point by

class level: generates
precise measure in 40 mins

Institutionally
administered: tests
taken at the institution
or at home

Online and adaptive

test: unique to each
student according to
responses given

Personal score
report: measures
progress by skill to
highlight areas to focus
on

What is Progress?
Measures all skills: reading,
speaking, listening and writing, in
addition to grammar and
vocabulary

Integrated skills test:

tests language how it is
realistically used in natural
contexts

Automatically and objectively

scored: delivers fast and
objective results including
speaking and writing
Consistent & standardised:
field tested item bank fully
calibrated to the Global Scale of
English

Empirically linked to the

CEFR: gives a precise measure of
level within a CEFR band

Score comparisons to other test scales

Which students is it appropriate for?

What does it offer institutions?

An accurate picture of students real language proficiency

Measurement of the impact of courses across teachers, classes,
levels and course materials
The ability to improve learning outcomes and their offering to
students based on evidence
A high quality assessment tool to attract outcome-focused students
who want to see results without excessive costs

What does it offer teachers?

Time saving from creating and grading tests to focus on using the
results to inform their teaching

The ability to create needs-based lesson plans and prioritise

learning according to strengths and weaknesses of the class

Evidence that their teaching is effective in making a real

difference to their students progression

Job satisfaction and pride in helping their students reach their

goals and seeing their achievement

What does it offer students?

An accurate score of their level in a short time

The insight to focus their study time in the areas that need more
attention

Evidence of their progress within a class level to motivate them to

keep studying

Evidence of their level against a standard benchmark that they

can use outside the classroom where a international certificate is
not required

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How does Progress compare to other available

assessment tools?
Value for money:
as robust as high stakes tests without the cost
Convenient:
as easy to administer as home-made tests whilst saving time and
resource
High quality:
as accessible as practice tests or course-related tests with precise and
objective measurement across 4 skills

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What do students get?

An access card giving access to a set of 3 tests at one of the 6
entry levels
A sample test showing some example test items
A system check wizard to ensure they have the correct software
on their computer (any required downloads are free)

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Progress how it works

Join course
Start of course test
Scores reported on Global Scale of
English by skill and weak areas
identified

Period of study

Mid course test

End of course test
Progress across the course is
measured
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Homepage

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Course page

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Assign settings

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Activity (test) page

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Gradebook: teacher overview

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Gradebook: teacher view by student and skill

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Gradebook: teacher view by test

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Gradebook: student overview

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Diagnostics: Teacher view by student and test

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Diagnostics: Individual student report by skill

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Diagnostics: Individual student report by can do

descriptors

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Hide/Reveal student scores

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When will Progress be available?

May 2014 3 lower levels

Progress 15-30 (<A1 / A1)

Progress 25-40 (A1 / A2+)

Progress 35-50 (A2 / B1)

2015 3 upper levels

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Progress 45-60 (B1 / B2)

Progress 55-70 (B1+ / B2+)

Progress 65-80 (B2 / C1)