Quick-Start Guide for Students

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1. Before You Begin

Welcome to the Student Getting Started Guide for the Progress, the first ever online, fully automated and institutionally administered

progress test. Progress accurately measures your progress in English, highlighting strengths and weaknesses to help you learn. Before

you begin using Progress, we highly recommend you run the Browser Tune-up Check. Click here to check now!

Note: Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome are the preferred Internet browsers for MyEnglishLab. Please see our system requirements for

a list of other supported browsers and systems.

Things You'll Need:

● A Student Access Code: You will need a student access code to

register and create an account. If you do not have a student access

code, contact your local Pearson Sales Representative.

● An Email Address: This email address will be used to receive

registration confirmation and system update notifications.

● Your Instructor Course ID: You will receive if from your instructor.

You cannot take the test without joining a course.

Tips for Students

Don’t have an email address? Check with your teacher or create a free email

account using Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, or other websites offering email

service.

Ready? Let’s Get Started!

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2. Registration

To gain access to the Progress test, you must first create an account. To register, you will need a student access code. In this section, we

will walk you through the registration process. Registration may take about five minutes. You can watch the video or follow the below

instruction.

Note: You will need a student access code. If you do not have a teacher access code, please contact you’re your teacher or local

Pearson Sales Representative.

To register your access code:

1. Go to http://www.myenglishlab.com/register

2. Click on Change Language to select your preferred language.

3. Enter your Access Code and then click on Next.

4. Confirm you are registering for the correct product and then

click on Next.

5. You can either create a new account or sign-in if you already

have a Pearson account.

First time registering? Create an Account [A]

Already have a Pearson Account? Enter your existing Username

and Password, and then click on Sign In. [B] [Go to Step 10]

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6. Read the License Agreement. Click "I agree to the license

agreement" and then click on Next.

7. Enter your Personal Information (Email Address, Full Name,

and Institution).

Note: You can still proceed with the registration if your Institution is

not listed.

8. Enter your Account Information.

Username must be at least six characters long. We recommend that

you use your email address as an easy way to remember your

username.

Password must be between 8 and 32 characters long and have at

least one number.

Note: Do not include blank spaces, your name, all numbers, or your

username.

9. Click on Next. Review your information and then click on

Finish.

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4. Joining your teacher’s course

Progress tests are assigned by your teacher and are graded automatically by the system. You need to join your teacher’s course to be able to

take the test. Watch the video or follow the below instruction to learn how to do it.

To join a teacher’s course:

1. Go to www.MyEnglishLabHelp.com/login

Note: We recommend you bookmark this

website.

2. Enter your Username and Password.

3. Click on the Settings tab.

4. Under My Courses section, click on Join a

Course.

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5. Enter your teacher’s Course ID and click Join.

6. Click on Don’t transfer grades to clear your account data or click on Transfer grades to transfer your current grades to your new

course.

5. Completing the Test

Progress tests must be assigned by your teacher. Progress tests differ from other tests available in other MyEnglishLab products. Learn more

about the different features of the Progress Test here. Below, you’ll find information on how to open and complete the test.

To complete the Progress test:

1. Click on the Assignments tab.

2. Under the To Do List tab, click on

the Open link next to the assigned test.

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3. Complete the Equipment Check to verify if your headphones and microphone are working correctly. Check if you can hear audio (A)

and record your voice (B).

Note: You can also access the Equipment Check from the Course tab without waiting for your teacher to assign it to you.

4. There are 3 sections in each test. Each of them tests different skills (reading, grammar, vocabulary, listening and writing). The top

banner (A) will inform you where you are during the test. During the test, you cannot go back and change your answers, there is only

the Next (B) button.

5. Please pay attention when solving listening and speaking

exercises. You will have only one possibility to listen to an

audio file. Your writing exercises have time limit as well.

6. Once you finish the test, submit it. If you don’t do it, the

test will be automatically submitted on the due date.

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6. Checking your results

Progress tests, based on the Global Scale of English, measure your progress in English, highlighting strengths and weaknesses to inform

more effective teaching. Progress scores are reported in a separate gradebook because the scores are Global Scale of English scores.

Course scores are not reported on the Global Scale of English.

Global Scale of English

The Global Scale of English is a numeric, granular scale from

10 to 90 which measures English language proficiency. It

enhances the Common European Framework of Reference

(CEFR) by showing finer gradations of a learner’s level within a

CEFR band, and can therefore demonstrate smaller and more

precise improvements in a learner’s English level.

Gradebook and the GSE

• Progress scores are reported in a separate gradebook because the scores are Global Scale of English scores. Course scores are not

reported on the Global Scale of English.

• Your scores should appear in gradebook automatically 30-40 minutes after the submission. However, local or institution bandwidth and

internet connectivity, or periods of exceptional volumes of test submissions, can result in longer wait times.

• In general, gradebook for Progress products looks like a gradebook for any other MEL product. To learn more about Gradebook, go to

Explore Gradebook section.

We highly recommend visiting our website to learn more about the possibilities that the GSE gives you.

Need help? Contact Support or visit our Help site.