Scoring rubric

Writing
Adapted from Weir (1998: 69-70):
No
1

Aspect
Organizatio
n

Score
5
10
15
20

Content

Grammar

Vocabulary

5
10
15
20
5
10
15
20
5
10
15
20

Mechanics

5
10
15
20

Description
No apparent organization of the content
Very little organization of content. Underlying structure not
sufficiently apparent
Some organizational skills in evidence, but not adequately
controlled
Overall shape and internal pattern clear. Organizational skills
adequately controlled.
Bear almost no relation to the task
Limited relevance to the task
Mostly answer the task
Relevant and adequate answer to the task
Almost all grammatical patterns inaccurate
Frequent grammatical inaccurate
Some grammatical inaccurate
Almost no grammatical inaccurate
Vocabulary inadequate even for the most basic part of intended
communication
Frequent inadequacies in vocabulary for the task. Perhaps
frequent lexical inappropriacies and/or repetition.
Some inadequacies in vocabulary for the task. Perhaps some
lexical inappropriacies and/or circumlocution.
Almost no inadequacies in vocabulary for the task. Only rare
lexical inappropriacies and/or circumlocution.
Ignorance of conventions of punctuation. Almost all spelling
inaccurate.
Low standard of accuracy in punctuation and spelling.
Some inaccuracy in punctuation and spelling.
Almost no inaccuracy in punctuation.

Writing
Score
Elements
Main ideas

17 20
Essay

13 16
Essay

9 12
Development

58
Ideas

04
Essay is

addresses the

addresses

of ideas not

incomplete

completely

assigned topic;

the issues

complete of

essay does not

inadequate

the ideas are

but

essay is

reflect careful

and does not

concrete and

misses

somewhat off

thinking or

reflect

thoroughly

some

the topic;

was hurriedly

academic-

developed; no

points;

paragraphs

written,

level work,

extraneous

ideas

arent divided

inadequate

no apparent

material; essay

could be

exactly right.

effort in area

effort to

reflects

more fully

of content.

consider the

thought.

developed,

topic

some

carefully.

extraneous
material
present.

Supporting
details

17 20
Arrangement

13 16
Body of

9 12
Problems with

58
Severe

04
No apparent

of material

essay is

the order of

problems with

organization

shows plan

acceptable,

ideas in body;

ordering of

of body;

(could be

but some

the

ideas; lack of

severe lack

outlined by

ideas arent

generalizations

supporting

of

reader),

fully

may not be

evidence

supporting

supporting

developed;

fully supported

conclusion

evidence;

evidence

sequence is

by the evidence

weal of

writer has

Appropriat
e words
and
phrases

Grammar

given for

logical but

given;

illogical

not made

generalization;

transitional

problems of

inadequate

any effort to

conclusion

expressions

organization

effort at

organize the

logical and

may be

interfere

organization

composition

complete.

absent or

(could not

misused.

be outlined

13 15
Precise

10 12
Attempts

79
Some

46
Poor

by reader)
03
Inappropriat

vocabulary

variety;

vocabulary

expression of

usage; use of

good

misused; lacks

ideas;

use of

parallel

vocabulary;

awareness of

problems in

vocabulary;

structure;

not wordy;

register; may

vocabulary;

no concept

concise;

register

be too wordy.

lacks variety

of register

register good.

OK; style

of structure.

or

fairly

sentence

concise.

variety.

13 15
Native-like

10 12
Advanced

79
Ideas are

46
Numerous

03
Severe

fluency in

proficiency

getting through

serious

grammar

English

in English

to the reader,

grammar

problems

grammar,

grammar,

but grammar

problems

interfere

correct use of

some

problems are

interfere with

greatly with

relative

grammar

apparent and

communicatio

the

clauses,

problems

have a negative

message;

prepositions,

dont

effect on

of the writers

reader cant

modals,

influence

communication

ideas;

understand

articles, verb

communica

grammar

what the

forms and

tion,

run-on

review of

writer was

tense

although

sentences; or

some

trying to

sequencing;

the reader

fragments

areas clearly

say;

no fragments

is aware of

present.

needed

unintelligibl

or run-on

them, no

difficult to

sentences

fragments

read

sentence

or

sentences.

structure

fun-on
sentences.

Cohesive
Devices

13 15
Precise

10 12
Attempts

79
Some cohesive

46
Poor

03
Inappropriat

cohesive

variety;

devices

expression of

devices

good

misused; may

ideas;

use of

usage; use of

cohesive

be too wordy.

problems in

cohesive

pronouns,

devices; not

cohesive

devices; no

substitutions,

wordy;

devices; lacks

concept of

conjunctions,

style fairly

variety of

sentence

synonyms,

concise.

structure.

variety.

antonyms
good.

Mechanics

13 15
Correct use of

10 12
Some

79
Uses general

46
Serious

03
Complete

English

problems

writing

problems with

disregard

writing

with

conventions but format of

for

conventions

writing

has errors;

English

paper

Total

left and right

conventions

spelling

parts of essay

writing

margins,

or

problems

not legible

conventions

allophone

punctuation

distract reader;

errors in

needed

punctuation

sentence

paper

capitals,

occasional

errors interfere

punctuation

illegible;

paragraph

spelling

with ideas

and final

obvious

indented,

errors; left

punctuation,

capitals

punctuation

margin

unacceptable

missing, no

and spelling;

correct,

to educated

margins,

very neat.

paper is

readers.

severe

80 100

neat and

spelling

legible.

problems.

60 79

40 59

21 39

0 20

Speaking:
Adapted from Haris
Aspect
Fluency

Explanation
Fluent and no mistake in the ways in saying the
sentences
If there are 5 pausing time maximum
If there are more than 5 pausing time

Score
16 - 20
11 15
6 10

Pronunciation

Accuracy

Content

If there are some stop occur while saying the sentences

Easy to be understood and having accent like Received
Pronunciation
Easy to be understood although like certain accent
There are some mistakes in pronouncing the words so
that the listener must really concentrate
Cannot be understood because too much mistakes in
pronouncing the words
If there is no mistake
If there are 5 sentences mistakes maximum
If there are more than 5 sentences mistakes
If the sentence doesnt make sense
If the expressions match with the sentences
If the expressions do not really match with the
sentences
If the expression doesnt match with the sentences
If there is no expression

15
16 20
11 15
6 10
15
16 20
11 15
6 10
15
16 20
11 15
6 10
15