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Before You Begin

Make sure your computer meets the Technical Requirements.
Click here to run browser tune-check to ensure you have all the necessary plug-ins. Look for the green check marks (). If a plug-in is missing, follow the instructions to install it.
Run the Equipment Check built into the platform. This will ensure that your microphone is working properly.
Using Progress in a Lab? Use the bandwidth checker tool to see how many concurrent Progress test takers your institutional bandwidth can support. Click here to check now.

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Technical Requirements

To use our online products, your computer must meet the System Requirements listed below. To check your browser, click here.

For PC-Compatible Computers:

Operating System: Windows® XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
Web Browser: Edge, Internet Explorer® 10 (up to 11), Firefox® 35 (up to 37), Google® Chrome 40.x (up to 42)

For Macintosh Computers:

Operating System: OS X 10.10
Web Browser: Safari® 8.x, Firefox® 35 (up to 37), Google® Chrome 40.x (up to 42)

For All Computers:

Hardware: Modern processor 1.33 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86), Headphone or speakers, built-in or external; Microphone, built-in or external
Memory: 1024 MB RAM or higher
Monitor Resolution: 1024 x 768 or higher
Plug-ins: Adobe® Reader 2015, Adobe® Flash Player 17, and or higher.
Internet Connection: DSL, Cable/Broadband, T1, or other high-speed connection

For Tablets

Operating System: iPad IOS 8.1.2 +, Android OS 4.2.2 +, Window 8 Touch Screen
Web Browser: Safari 8, Chrome 40, Firefox 35, Default Android Browser, Default Windows 8 Browser
It is not currently possible to take a Progress test using a mobile or tablet devices.

Note: If you are using this online product in your school's computer lab, the lab administrator should ensure that all computers meet the System Requirements.

Frequently Asked Questions

About Progress

What's the difference between the Start, Middle and End of Course tests? Are they the same test?

Can I make sure all my students start the test at exactly the same time?

What happens if my students don't complete the test within the time allowed? Will this impact student's scores?

How do I stop my students cheating in the test?

Can the tests be taken at home?

How many hours of study are required to progress a score point?

The progress in language proficiency a learner makes depends on a number of factors. These include their motivation, the intensity of study, their first language, the context in which they are studying and their aptitude at language learning. All these characteristics and more go towards whether a learner can be regarded as being ‘fast’ or ‘slow’. A ‘fast’ learner can be characterised as having the benefit of a number of factors:

- High levels of motivation - this may be their own motivation or an external motivation from a parent or employer
- A rich learning environment - this may be learning in a country where English is used widely or in an immersion program. It also requires instruction to be wholly in English and access to language resources as well as many opportunities to use language in realistic contexts
- Access to high quality learning materials which use a variety of methods to present language - learners often use different strategies to learn and one size does not fit all. The rich learning context requires a variety of materials which interest the learner and different methods of presentation
- First language - how similar the learners own language is to English will have an effect on how quickly you learn. Some learners have to learn very different writing script, or find that English is very different in the grammar it uses. Generally the more similar the learner’s language is to English the quicker they will learn.
- Intensity of study - learners benefit more when study is more intensive
- Aptitude - all people can learn a language but different people have different aptitudes and therefore acquire language at different rates

Given optimum conditions for learning as described above, a general indication (Trim and van Ek, Threshold 1990, CUP) of what progress ‘fast’ learners can achieve in learning is as follows:

30 hours of study to register progress of up to 3 points on the Global Scale of English between levels 15-30,
40 hours of study to register progress of up to 3 points on the Global Scale of English between levels 25-40
57 hours of study to register progress of up to 3 points on the Global Scale of English between levels 35-50

Obviously very few learners have the benefit of these ideal conditions so we would expect most learners to learn at a slower rate. It is also likely that when looking for progress it is easier to see this at the class level where learners as a group have made progress. Individual learners, clearly, will show more variation in their learning and therefore their test scores.

What is the difference between this test and discrete skills tests?

What version of English is used in the test?

How do I find out more?

How does automatic scoring of spoken language work?

How can the machine understand accents of people whose native mother tongue is not English? How does it handle extreme differences in accents?

How is the computer trained to score writing questions?

How can you be sure that computer scores are accurate?

If a student registers another access code, can they repeat Progress tests at the same level?

Progress Scores

What is the Global Scale of English?

What do Global Scale of English scores mean?

Why are Progress scores reported separately to my course scores?

Why are my test scores the same as, or lower then, my previous test scores?

What is the Standard Error of Measurement (SEM) on this test?

What is an Advisory note?

When is an Advisory note issued?

Why does the Gradebook say Re-test?

Why are scores outside of the product score range not displayed?

How quickly will my test scores be returned?

Taking the test

How long does it take to do the test?

Why am I limited to only three attempts at the Progress tests?

Why can I not see the answers to the test questions?

Can I pause the test?

What happens if the internet connection is unexpectedly lost mid test?

Why can I only listen once to the audio in the listening test questions?

Why can't I go back and change my answers in the test?

What does each of the question types test?

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