1. Assessment Scale for Written Work
Total points available:100
Task Achievement 30
All content points fully dealt with; wide range of ideas relevant to task.
Very good to
Meets text type requirements including specified length. Register and 27-30
Excellent
format consistently appropriate
All content points dealt with; ideas relevant to task. Some inconsistencies
Good 24-26
in text type requirements. Register and format on the whole appropriate.
Most content points dealt with; sufficient valid ideas. Several
Average inconsistencies in text type requirements. Reasonable, if not always 21-23
successful, attempt made at appropriate register and format.
Some content points dealt with; few valid ideas and/or repetitive
Poor to Fair Most content points mentioned; barely meets text type requirements 18-20
Attempts at appropriate R/F are unsuccessful or inconsistent
Hardly any relevant content points dealt with 17
Hardly any or no valid ideas 15
Very Poor Does not meet text type requirements 13
6-11
Irrelevant, not enough to evaluate 0
ORGANISATION & COHESION 20
Very good to Valid ideas organized effectively
18-20
Excellent Variety of appropriate linking devices
Valid ideas organized clearly
Good 16-17
Suitable linking devices
Mainly valid ideas organized adequately
Average 14-15
Some simple linking devices
Choppy; ideas organized inadequately. Communication or purpose of
Poor to Fair writing sometimes obscured; repetitive. Rare or incorrect use of linking 12-13
devices.
Confusing; ideas disconnected; lacks logical sequencing 11
Very Poor
No appropriate linking devices 4-10
RANGE OF GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY 20
Wide range of appropriate vocabulary and structures to express
Very good to
valid ideas efficiently. Ambitious attempts at advanced, idiomatic 18-20
Excellent
language.
Good range of appropriate vocabulary and structures
Good 16-17
Ambitious attempts at advanced language
Moderate range of structures and vocabulary
Average 14-15
Limited range of vocabulary and structures; very simple
Poor to Fair 12-13
Evidence of direct translation; interference from mother tongue
Inadequate range of structures and vocabulary
11
Very Poor Lack of vocabulary obscures communication; essentially 4-10
translation
ACCURACY of GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY &SPELLING 30
Accurate word/idiom choice; confident handling of appropriate
Very good to
constructions to communicate efficiently and concisely. Hardly any 27-30
Excellent
errors.
Language is generally accurate
Good Possibly some errors but errors do not impede communication 24-26
Demonstrates mastery of basic grammatical structures
Well-formed sentences; generally accurate expression
Average Possibly a number of errors but errors do not impede 21-23
communication
Frequent errors of vocabulary, grammar or spelling
Poor to Fair 18-20
Errors may obscure communication at times
Frequent errors distract the reader 17
Very Poor Frequent errors obscure communication 15
6-11
Incomprehensible, no assessable language 0