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The Academic Resource Center at my institution has been administering placement tests for a number of years. We usually have several large group (often 70 or more students)placement testing sessions for incoming students (in the Spring and summer for the following September) and small group (10 or fewer students) at other times. We use classrooms for the large sessions; the classroom setting sets up the proper tone for this activity, I believe. Generally, math and English faculty assist in administration, scoring, and reading the writing samples, so we can have several rooms going at one time. I should mention that all of our testing is paper & pencil, not on computer. We are basically pleased with our system; everyone knows their role, and we can have 100 students tested and placed in a 24 hour turnaround time if necessary (we usually like to have a bit more time than that, though). If you have any other questions, please contact me directly. Sara d'Anjou Director of Academic Support Services Newbury College Brookline, MA [log in to unmask]