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TWE Scoring Guide

The document summarizes a 6-point scoring guide used to evaluate essays on the TOEFL Test of Written English. A score of 6 indicates competence on both rhetorical and syntactic levels, with occasional errors. A score of 5 also demonstrates competence but with more errors. A score of 4 demonstrates minimal competence on both levels adequately. A score of 3 shows some developing competence but remains flawed on one or both levels. A score of 2 suggests incompetence with serious flaws. A score of 1 demonstrates incompetence with severe and persistent errors or an inability to comprehend the task.

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TWE Scoring Guide

The document summarizes a 6-point scoring guide used to evaluate essays on the TOEFL Test of Written English. A score of 6 indicates competence on both rhetorical and syntactic levels, with occasional errors. A score of 5 also demonstrates competence but with more errors. A score of 4 demonstrates minimal competence on both levels adequately. A score of 3 shows some developing competence but remains flawed on one or both levels. A score of 2 suggests incompetence with serious flaws. A score of 1 demonstrates incompetence with severe and persistent errors or an inability to comprehend the task.

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The following scoring guide is used to evaluate the TOEFL Test of Written English.

It was published in the book


by Liz Hamp-Lyons, Newbury House TOEFL Preparation Kit, Preparing for the Test of Written English. This
TWE Scoring Guide is almost used as a rubric for a summative score because it doesn't specifically identify
strengths and weaknesses:
6

TWE SCORING GUIDE


Clearly demonstrates competence on both the rhetorical and syntactic levels, though it may
have occasional errors.
A Paper in this category
--- is well organized and well developed
--- effectively addresses the writing task
--- uses appropriate details to support a thesis or illustrate ideas
--- shows unity, coherence, and progression
---displays consistent facility in the use of language
--- demonstrates syntactic variety and appropriate word choice

Demonstrates competence in writing on both the rhetorical and syntactic levels, though it will
have occasional errors.
A Paper in this category
--- is generally well organized and well developed though it may have fewer details than
does a 6 paper
--- may address some parts of the task more effectively than others
--- shows unity, coherence, and progression
--- demonstrates some syntactic variety and range of vocabulary
--- displays facility in language, though it may have more errors than does a 6 paper

Demonstrates minimal competence in writing on both the rhetorical and syntactic levels.
A paper in this category
--- is adequately organized
--- addresses the writing topic adequately but may slight parts of the task
--- uses some details to support a thesis or illustrate ideas
--- demonstrates adequate but undistinguished or inconsistent facility with syntax and usage
--- may contain some serious errors that occasionally obscure meaning

Demonstrates some developing competence in writing, but it remains flawed on either the
rhetorical or syntactic level, or both. A paper in this category may reveal one or more of the
following weaknesses:
--- inadequate organization or development
--- failure to support or illustrate generalizations with appropriate or sufficient detail
--- an accumulation of errors in sentence structure and/or usage
--- a noticeably inappropriate choice of words or word forms

Suggests incompetence in writing.


A paper in this category is seriously flawed by one or more of the following weaknesses:
--- failure to organize or develop
--- little or no detail or relevant specifics
--- serious and frequent errors in usage or sentence structure
--- serious problems with focus

Demonstrates incompetence in writing.


A paper in this category will contain serious and persistent writing errors, may be illogical or
incoherent, or may reveal the writer's inability to comprehend the question. A paper that is
severely underdeveloped, or one that exhibits no response at all, also falls into this
category.

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