Preparation for the TOEIC^® Listening and Reading test.

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User Manual

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CONTENTS

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TEST Simulator is a web application to help you prepare for the TOEIC^® Listening and Reading test, redesigned in September 2007 and used worldwide for reliable assessment of candidates’ English language skills.

TEST Simulator does not aim to replace the real TOEIC^® Listening and Reading test. The results are only estimations of your level.

It is nonetheless an excellent preparation, which greatly helps you in many ways to achieve better scores in the TOEIC^® test.

TEST SIMULATOR offers 5 original tests, available in ”PRACTICE” or “TEST” modes.







Practice mode is used for training: you can do each part of the test separately, irrespective of time or without the answer sheet.

The TOEIC^® test consists of two major parts (LISTENING and READING), each consisting of 100 questions.
The LISTENING part involves audio questions, whereas the READING part is based on written documents.

LISTENING :

- Part 1: Photographs (10 items)
- Part 2: Questions - Responses (30 items)
- Part 3: Short dialogs (30 items)
- Part 4: Short talks (30 items)

READING :

- Part 5: Incomplete sentences (40 items)
- Part 6: Text completion (12 items)
- Part 7: Reading Comprehension (48 items)

HOW TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS :

- Move between questions using the “NEXT” and “PREVIOUS” buttons.

- For each question, select your answer and click on it.

- The “lamp bulb” icon gives you a hint about the corresponding question.

- You can only validate your answer with “OK” after selecting your answer to the question.




In some questions, you have the above audio player with which you can listen to the corresponding audio file.

You can leave the PRACTICE mode at any time by clicking on “EXIT”, which returns you to the main menu.



This is the test simulation mode of the web application. When the test commences, you are in real examination conditions.
A 2-hour timer and an audio file start simultaneously at the commencement of the test.



At the start of the test :

Be guided by the advice which appears on the screen.

For your comfort, be careful to adjust the sound volume on the audio player when the application asks you. You will not be able to alter the sound volume during the test.

During the test :

A progress bar indicates the percentage of the test already completed.

The timer tells you the time remaining before the end of the test.

Keep concentrated on the tasks at hand.

As in the real test, you turn the pages of the test booklet yourself. Use the ”PREVIOUS” and “NEXT” buttons at the bottom of each page.

Hint: feel free to make use of the time taken up by audio explanations to anticipate the questions to come!

The answer sheet is an important feature: it allows you both to mark your answers, and also to move between all the questions in the test booklet.

PERSONALIZED RESULTS

When a test is completed and validated in “TEST” mode, a “Show details” button is shown and allows you to go back to the test in “Correction” mode.

You cannot answer the questions any more, but you can still move around the application.

The questions now come with detailed answers, and the sheet is filled out with your answers.

In red : your wrong answers.

In blue : the right answers.

In green : the questions you answered correctly.

TEACHER AREA – TRACKING LEARNERS

Teachers have access to records of learner results.
You only need to enter the login « teacher » on the home page.


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1. THE RESULTS TABLE

A FEW EXAMPLES SO YOU GET THE IDEA:

	Done in “PRACTICE” mode. The learner has 42 right answers out of 66 in the “listening” part and 32 right answers out of 59 in the “reading” part.
	Started in “TEST” mode and paused. The learner has 57 right answers out of 91 in the “listening” part and 60 right answers out of 93 in the “reading” part. There are still some questions to do since the test contains 100 questions in each part.
	Completed in “TEST” mode. The learner has 39 right answers out of 65 in the “listening” part and 34 right answers out of 61 in the “reading” part. This test has been validated without answering all the questions. This user cannot continue with this test.

2. SORT FUNCTIONS

The search engine to the right of the screen enables you to select and sort the results of your learners.

You can search for a specific learner using the field “select by login”.

You can display the learners by class by using the “class” checkboxes.

The 3 selection bars enable you to display results very precisely according to 3 criteria regarding all 5 tests :

CORRECT ANSWERS refers to the number of correctly answered items out of the 1000 items of the 5 tests.

COMPLETED refers to the number of started items (correct or incorrect) out of the 1000 items of the 5 tests.

% SUCCESS is a percentage success rate calculated from the correct and incorrect answers to the 5 tests.

A FEW EXAMPLES SO YOU GET THE IDEA:

Selection of learners who have started between 500 and 1000 items


Selection of learners who have more than 80% success rate

3. EXPORTING RESULTS – TEST Simulator to Excel

TEST Simulator enables you to export all or part of the learner results to an Excel document or a text file.



Select the type of document required (Excel being the most common and practical), select all the learners, or those defined by the current selection bar settings, then click on “Export”.

Your navigator will give you the choice of either saving your document, or opening it so you can make layout changes and/or print it.


Example of an Excel document generated by TEST Simulator.

Note : more experienced users can also export data as .TXT (standard text with separator).

ADMINISTRATOR AREA – LEARNER MANAGEMENT

General rule for character entry :

For all entries in the admin section, the following characters are forbidden:
& : ampersand
" : double quotation marks
< : less than
> : greater than
\ : backslash
plus double spaces, or spaces at the start or end of a chain.

The Administrator area of TEST Simulator enables you to manage your users and groups of users. You have access to these advanced functions with the login « admin » on the home page.


Your password was given to you when you subscribed.

If you lose your password : send an email to support@edulang.com to get back the password we gave you when you subscribed.

1. CHANGE USERS

• The user table is interactive.
• You can click on logins, classes or passwords in order to alter them.
• The checkbox, « SHOW PASSWORDS » enables you to make the passwords visible.

Then “Enter”, or click anywhere on the screen to validate your choice (it depends on your navigator).

Every operation in the user table can be undone using the symbol « ».

2. DELETE USERS

For obvious commercial reasons, TEST Simulator does not allow you to delete users freely from a given account, however :


USERS WHO DO NOT USE THEIR ACCESS are considered inactive by the program and can be deleted.

A trashcan indicates the inactive users who can be deleted to free space in the account.

The “inactive” checkbox enables a quick display of inactive users (who can therefore be deleted).

3. IMPORT SEVERAL USERS FROM A FILE

1. Making an Excel file

TEST Simulator enables you to import a long list of learners, particularly from a previously made Excel file.

This file should be organized in columns: LOGIN, PASSWORD, CLASS.

The PASSWORD and CLASS columns are optional.

As a minimum, your file should therefore contain one column containing the LOGINS of your students.


Example of a valid Excel file.

2. Importing the file

All you need do is click on the “browse” button to find your previously made and saved file, then click on import.



3. Interpreting the file and adding learners

The program imports and interprets the Excel file: you now have to correct any errors there may be before adding learners (up to the maximum amount allowed by your license). The steps to follow are:

Assignment of columns to each kind of data : you tell the application which column corresponds to login, to password, or to classes.

Removal of blocking items : repeat entries or unauthorized characters are shown with a red arrow. You should uncheck the relevant lines so they are ignored.

Checking non-blocking items : they are shown with a blue arrow in our example below. Accept them or make the necessary alterations.


Example of an import table.

- Selection of a password type : if your Excel document does not contain a “PASSWORD” column, the program creates them automatically for you. You choose a password format according to the desired level of security.



- Validation : when all the items have been checked and validated, click on the import button to add learners:

4. ADDING A USER MANUALLY

The final option in the Administration area is a straightforward way of adding users one by one :



Simply fill the specified fields, then you can validate when at least one login has been typed in the “Login” box.

If your entry includes forbidden characters (see note at the start of the chapter), the field displays in red and a repair option [Fix it !] enables you to correct the syntax.

Careful : The number of available spaces for adding users is limited by your license.

5. EXPORTING A LIST OF LEARNERS

By using the relevant form you can export the list of your learners, their class and their passwords.

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