B and Sc ore Task Response Coherence & Cohesion Lexical Resource Grammatical Range & Accuracy 4 The prompt is tackled in a minimal way, or the answer is
tangential, possibly due to some misunderstanding of
the prompt.
The format may be inappropriate. A position is discernible, but the reader has to read
carefully to find it.
Main ideas are difficult to identify and such ideas that
are identifiable may lack relevance, clarity and/or
support.
Large parts of the response may be repetitive.
Information and ideas are evident but not arranged
coherently and there is no clear progression within the
response.
Relationships between ideas can be unclear and/or
inadequately marked. There is some use of basic cohesive
devices, which may be inaccurate or repetitive.
There is inaccurate use or a lack of substitution or
referencing.
There may be no paragraphing and/or no clear main topic
within paragraphs.
The resource is limited and inadequate for
or
unrelated to the task . Vocabulary is
basic and may be used repetitively.
There may be inappropriate use of lexical
chunks (e.g. memorised phrases, formulaic
language and/or language from the input
material).
Inappropriate word choice and/or errors in
word formation and/or in spelling
may impede meaning.
A very limited range of structures is
used.
Subordinate clauses are rare and simple sentences predominate. Some structures are produced
accurately but grammatical errors are
frequent and may impede meaning.
Punctuation is often faulty or
inadequate.
3 No part of the prompt is adequately addressed, or the
prompt has been misunderstood.
No relevant position can be identified, and/or there is
little direct response to the question/s.
There are few ideas, and these may be irrelevant or
insufficiently developed.
There is no apparent logical organisation. Ideas are
discernible but difficult to relate to each other.
There is minimal use of sequencers or cohesive devices.
Those used do not necessarily indicate a logical relationship
between ideas.
There is difficulty in identifying referencing.
Any attempts at paragraphing are unhelpful.
The resource is inadequate (which may be
due to the response being significantly
underlength). Possible over-dependence on
input material or memorised language.
Control of word choice and/or spelling is
very limited, and errors predominate. These
errors may severely impede meaning.
Sentence forms are attempted, but
errors in grammar and punctuation
predominate (except in memorised
phrases or those taken from the input
material). This prevents most meaning
from coming through.