This page relates to how at Leila's Writing Lab I mark a student's writing practice and how I give your scores. These are the same  marking criteria used by the IELTS and TOEFL writing examiners.

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IELTS:

Task achievement, means to what level has the student satisfied the requirements of the task (answered the question completely) and whether the answer has been written in a well-developed manner (is it organized and logical).

Coherence and cohesion, means to what level has the student used appropriate cohesive devices (linking words / transition words / discourse markers) in a way that is correct. It also relates to how well the student has used paraphrasing techniques in their writing (saying something in a different way).

Lexical resources, refers to the accurate and sophisticated  use of relevant vocabulary in the writing. Little mistakes are acceptable.

Grammatical range and accuracy, means to what degree has a student shown control of the English language with the use of simple as well as complex grammatical structures. Accurate use of grammar is very important here.

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TOEFL:

The important criteria for marking TOEFL writing are: development, organization and language use.

For the TOEFL task 1 (Integrated Writing):

- How well has the student related the information in the listening lecture to that of the reading passage, using accurate language and organization.

For the TEOFL task 2 (Independent Writing)

- How effective is the answer to the question

- Has the student written a Well - organized essay using clear explanations, examples and details?

- Has the student demonstrated accurate use of coherence and unity (sentences and paragraphs are arranged together in a logical and organized manner that has clear meaning)

- Has the student's writing illustrated consistent use of correct vocabulary as well as good examples of idioms?

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