The Overall Band Score is the average of the
four component scores rounded to the nearest whole or half band. The component
scores are weighted equally. You need to know them more accurately and here IELTS COACHING DWARKA with the details:
Some examples:
|
|
Reading |
Listening |
Speaking |
Writing |
Average of four components of Reading,
Listening, Writing and Speaking |
Band score |
|
Test
taker A
|
7.5
|
6.5
|
7.0 |
8.0 |
7.25
|
7.5
|
|
Test
taker B |
5.0
|
4.5
|
5.0
|
5.0
|
4.875
|
5.0
|
|
Test
taker C |
7.5
|
7.5
|
6.5
|
7.0
|
7.125
|
7.0
|
If the average of the four kinds of the test gets
ended in 0.25, the Overall Score of Band is rounded up to the next half band,
and in case it ends in 0.75, the Overall Score of Band is rounded up to the
next whole band.
and more question must be answered absolutely rightly on a General Training
Reading test to secure a given band score.
The tables given below show the average number of marks that are required to score
a particular band score in Academic Reading, Listening and General Training
Reading.
|
Listening |
|
|
Band score |
Raw score out of 40 |
|
8 7 6 5 |
35 30 23 16 |
|
Academic Reading |
|
|
Band score |
Raw score out of 40 |
|
8 7 6 5 |
35 30 23 15 |
|
General Training Reading |
|
|
Band score |
Raw score out of 40 |
|
8 7 6 5 4 |
38 34 30 23 15 |
The examiners are supposed to use the criteria
of assessment to avail a band score for each criterion out of the four:
The criteria are given importance equally and
the score on each and every the task is the average.
Hope this piece of information by IELTS coaching in Dwarka will be
helpful.
