如果你是一名英语教师、学习主任或学校老板，你就会知道把学生放在正确的群体中的重要性。无论是商务英语课，备考还是普通英语-一个位置测试是必不可少的。如果没有这样的课程，你的教学水平和需求就会千差万别，很难计划出一堂有效的课程。
把学生放在错误的水平不仅会导致学习者缺乏动力，而且可能会让你的学校付出代价，正如我们在文章中所探讨的：将大学生安排在错误的英语课程中的高昂成本。
但是你到底是如何设计一个可靠、准确和易于使用的测试呢？在这篇文章中，我们将检查你在做自己的位置测试之前需要考虑的关键问题。我们还将探讨实现目标所需的功能
Problems with traditional placement tests

大多数私立语言学校（pls）和高等教育机构都为新生提供在开始课程前参加入学考试的机会。然而，这些往往只是一个选择题，一个简短的面试，或两者的结合。
虽然这确实起到了一个过滤器的作用，帮助我们把学生分组到相似的水平，但也有一些下降。学生可以猜出多项选择题的答案，虽然他们可以大致了解他们的语法知识，但这些测试没有考虑到四项技能：说、写、听和读。
另一方面，口语面试可以让我们了解学生的口语水平。然而，它们也提出了客观性和一致性的问题，即使是受过专门训练的教师也难以避免。
传统测试的另一个大问题是所需的时间。多项选择题考试通常是手工评分的，面试每一个新生都会消耗宝贵的资源，而这些资源可以在其他地方使用。

Key questions to consider
Before you re-design your current test completely, we’ve put together a series of questions to help you think about your objectives, define your needs and explore the challenges you may face.
Taking a few minutes to think about these things can make the process of finding the right English placement test go more smoothly and quickly. Once you know what you’re looking for, you’ll be ready to make a checklist of the features that matter the most.
What will your test be used for?
Placing incoming ESL students into the appropriate English language program
Measuring students’ progress throughout the school year
Final assessment of students’ abilities at the end of the school year (“exit test”)
All of the above
Is this different from what you use your current test for? How soon are your needs likely to change?
What skills does your current test measure?

Does it measure speaking, listening, reading, writing, or all of the above? Are all of these skills measured in separate tests — or in one test?
How many students do you need to test at each intake?
How many students do you need to test each year? How many do you expect you’ll need to test in three years?
How quickly do you currently receive test results? How quickly would you like to receive them?
If you are able to test your students weeks in advance of the start of the school term, you may have time to wait for results. However, if you are continuously testing students, or have students arriving just before the term begins, you may need to get results much more quickly.
What features in your current test do you like and dislike?