Appendix - 309 ETS will then convert your averaged writing score into a writing section score. 4.0/5.0 = 25/30 = your writing section score ETS will then add up the four test section scores for a final score of out 120. Section Score Reading 19/30 Listening 24/30 Speaking 27/30 Writing 25/30 95/120 = your final TOEFL iBT score Range Scoring Because your speaking and writing responses will be rated by many raters, it is not always possible to give yourself an accurate, single number score for each spoken and written response when practicing. Instead, give yourself a range score. Finding Your Range Score Finding your range score is a two-step process. First, check your response for coherence using the applicable Proficiency Guide in the appendix. Next, compare that information to the applicable Rating Guide, then identify the task range. The task range rates (measures) your proficiency level. For example, if your practice independent essay scores in the 4.0-5.0 range, then your essay has proficiently demonstrated a high level of coherence. Each task range score is then converted into section rating. Task Range: 4.0 - 5.0 Section Rating: 24 - 30 310 - Appendix x Proficiency Checklist 1. Does my essay demonstrate organization? • Deduction? Yes __ No __ • Induction? Yes __ No __ 2. Does my essay demonstrate progression? • General-specific? Yes __ No __ • Specific-general? Yes __ No __ 3. Does my essay demonstrate development? • Introduction? Yes __ No __ • Body? Yes __ No __ • Conclusion? Yes __ No __ 4. Does my essay demonstrate unity? • Topical? Yes __ No __ • Grammatical? Yes __ No __ Independent Essay Proficiency Checklist Organization • deduction or induction Progression • general-specific or specific-general Development • introduction, body, conclusion Unity • topical and grammatical O P D U L Coherent Independent Essay C Language Use • word choice, idioms, sentence variety Appendix - 311 5. Does my essay demonstrate proficient language use? • Word choice? Yes __ No __ • Idioms? Yes __ No __ • Sentence variety? Yes __ No __ 6. Does my essay (argument) demonstrate coherence? Yes __ No __ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ Notes 312 - Appendix x Task Rating: 4.0 - 5.0 Section Rating: 24 - 30 An essay in this range is Coherent because it generally demonstrates proficiency in all of the following areas. O The essay demonstrates a clear and consistent method of organization. P The essay demonstrates a clear and consistent progression of ideas. D The essay demonstrates development of the introduction, body and conclusion; the supporting illustrations are clear and well developed; some areas might lack development and/or an idea might not be completely explained. U The essay demonstrates topical and grammatical unity; some topical and/or grammatical connections might not be clear or accurate. These errors are minor and do not affect meaning or coherence. L The essay demonstrates consistent language use; some word choice and/or idiom usage might not be clear or accurate, and/or there might be minor syntax errors. These errors are minor and do not affect meaning or coherence. Task Rating: 2.5 - 3.5 Section Rating: 17 - 23 An essay in this range demonstrates a lack of proficiency in one or more of the following areas. O The essay demonstrates organization; however, it might not always be clear or consistent. P The essay demonstrates a progression of ideas; however, it might not always be clear or consistent. D The essay demonstrates development; however, the introduction, body and/or conclusion might lack development, and/or might not provide enough supporting examples or be sufficiently explained. U The essay demonstrates topical and grammatical unity; however, there might be topical digressions and/or connections that are not always clear or accurate. L The essay demonstrates basic but accurate language use with limited sentence variety; inaccurate word choice and/or idiom usage, and/or syntax errors might make the meaning of some sentences unclear. Independent Essay Rating Guide Appendix - 313 Task Rating: 1.0 - 2.0 Section Rating: 1 - 16 An essay in this range demonstrates a serious lack of proficiency in one or more areas: O The essay demonstrates a serious lack of organization. P The essay demonstrates a serious lack of progression. D The essay demonstrates a serious lack of development in all areas. U The essay demonstrates a serious lack of topical and grammatical unity. L The essay demonstrates a serious lack of language use in all areas. _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ Notes 314 - Appendix x Proficiency Checklist 1. Does my essay demonstrate organization? • Block style? Yes __ No __ • Point-by-point? Yes __ No __ 2. Does my essay demonstrate progression? • General-specific? Yes __ No __ • Specific-general? Yes __ No __ 3. Does my essay demonstrate development-summarization? • Introduction? Yes __ No __ • Body? Yes __ No __ • Conclusion? Yes __ No __ 4. Does my essay demonstrate unity-synthesis? • Topical? Yes __ No __ • Grammatical? Yes __ No __ Integrated Essay Proficiency Checklist Organization • block style or point-by-point Progression • general-specific or specific-general Development-Summarization • introduction, body, conclusion Unity-Synthesis • topical and grammatical O P D U L Coherent Integrated Essay C Language Use-Paraphrasing • word choice, idioms, sentence variety Appendix - 315 5. Does my essay demonstrate proficient language use-paraphrasing? • Word choice? Yes __ No __ • Idioms? Yes __ No __ • Sentence variety? Yes __ No __ 6. Does my essay (argument) demonstrate coherence? Yes __ No __ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ Notes 316 - Appendix x Task Rating: 4.0 - 5.0 Section Rating: 24 - 30 An essay in this range is Coherent because it generally demonstrates proficiency in all of the following areas. O The essay demonstrates a clear and consistent method of organization that accurately shows how the main points in the lecture relate to the main points in the reading. P The essay demonstrates a clear and consistent progression of ideas. D The essay demonstrates development-summarization of the introduction, body and conclusion of both the lecture and the reading; the main points are clear and well developed; some points might lack development and/or a lecture point might not be completely explained. U The essay demonstrates unity-synthesis; some topical and/or grammatical connections between the lecture and the reading might not be clear or accurate. These errors are minor and do not affect meaning or coherence. L The essay demonstrates consistent and accurate language use-paraphrasing; some word choice and/or idiom usage might not be accurate or clear, and/or there might be minor syntax errors. These errors are minor and do not affect meaning or the connection of the main points. Task Rating: 2.5 - 3.5 Section Rating: 17 - 23 An essay in this range demonstrates a lack of proficiency in one or more of the following areas. O The essay demonstrates organization; however, the connection between the main points in the lecture and the main points in the reading is not always clear or consistent. P The essay demonstrates a progression of ideas; however, it might not always be clear or consistent. D The essay demonstrates development-summarization; however, the main points in the introduction, body and/or conclusion of the lecture and/or the reading might lack development, and/or a main point in the lecture might be missing. Integrated Essay Rating Guide Appendix - 317 U The essay demonstrates topical and grammatical unity; however, the connection between the main lecture and reading points is not always clear or accurate. L The essay demonstrates basic language use-paraphrasing with limited sentence variety; frequent and inaccurate word choice and/or idiom usage, and/or errors in syntax make the meaning of some sentences and connections unclear. Task Rating: 1.0 - 2.0 Section Rating: 1 - 16 An essay in this range demonstrates a serious lack of proficiency in one or more of the following areas. O The essay demonstrates a serious lack of organization; the connection between the main points in the lecture and the main points in the reading is not clear or accurate. P The essay demonstrates a serious lack of progression. D The essay demonstrates a serious lack of development-summarization in the introduction, body and conclusion of the lecture and the reading; some points have been summarized; however, most lecture points are missing, and/or the summarization of the lecture and/or the reading is not clear or accurate. U The essay demonstrates a serious lack of topical and grammatical unity; the main points in the lecture and the reading are not topically related and/or the connections between points is not accurate or clear. L The essay demonstrates a serious lack of language use-paraphrasing; frequent errors in basic word choice and/or syntax make the meaning of sentences unclear. _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ Notes 318 - Appendix x Proficiency Checklist 1. Does my response demonstrate organization? • Deduction? Yes __ No __ • Induction? Yes __ No __ 2. Does my response demonstrate progression? • General-specific? Yes __ No __ • Specific-general? Yes __ No __ 3. Does my response demonstrate development? • Introduction? Yes __ No __ • Body? Yes __ No __ • Conclusion? Yes __ No __ Independent Speaking Proficiency Checklist Organization • deduction or induction Progression • general-specific or specific-general Development • introduction, body, conclusion Unity • topical and grammatical Language Use • word choice, idioms, sentence variety Delivery: fluency automaticity pronunciation O P D U L Coherent Independent Spoken Response C . of the following areas. O The essay demonstrates organization; however, the connection between the main points in the lecture and the main points in the. however, the main points in the introduction, body and/ or conclusion of the lecture and/ or the reading might lack development, and/ or a main point in the lecture