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English Placement Test

Information for educators

Help your learners get off to a flying start by placing them in the right English class on their first day.

The easy way to measure their ability in speaking, listening, reading and writing.

For placement and benchmarking For ages 16+ Online and offline Test length: up to 1 hour Results: Less than 1 hour

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Reasons educators choose Versant by Pearson

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Quick and easy

Save time with this easy-to-administer test

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Scalable

Test as many learners as you need with consistent scoring

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Fast turnaround

AI-based scoring returns results within minutes

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Reliable

Millions of tests delivered around the world

Easy test management

  • Add students to admin platform
  • Invitations emailed to the students
  • Students take test when ready either on site or at home (with optional remote monitoring)
  • Administrator views scores on aggregated dashboard

Additional security features

The optional Versant remote monitoring service enables learners to take their test from home with an additional degree of security. An AI system monitors learner behavior during the test and flags potentially suspicious behavior to administrators for review.

Meaningful results to help inform teaching

The score report provides an accurate overall score and diagnostic breakout scores in all four areas. There is strong concordance with IELTS, TOEFL and CEFR.

Rich detail also includes:

  • Suggestions for improvement
  • Detailed descriptions of language capabilities
  • Score mappings to GSE and CEFR
  • Suggested relevant activities in Pearson courses, eg Roadmap and Speakout

View sample score report

The Global Scale of English

Understanding learning objectives

The Global Scale of English (GSE) is the central pillar of our Connected English Learning Program. It helps students to understand their English language abilities precisely and accurately, which motivates and gives confidence in return.

The GSE helps teachers to confidently place students at their level of progress and to create optimal personalized learning pathways. Their development can be checked against detailed, easy-to-use learning objectives.

Learn more about the GSE