自2007年7月1日起，雅思IELTS考试中的写作WRITING、口语SPEAKING部分将改为以半分为增量。
Half Band Scores
From 1 July 2007, we’re making a small but important change which will make IELTS Band Scores more informative.
Scores for each part of the test will still be reported on the scale from 1 to 9, but now the Writing and Speaking modules will be reported in whole or half-band in the same way as the Reading and Listening modules . The range of scores for each skill will be:
0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, 5.5, 6.0, 6.5, 7.0, 7.5, 8.0, 8.5, 9.0
This will allow Recognising Institutions to specify their requirements in more detail.
At present the scores for Listening, Reading modules are shown in whole and half-bands: Writing and Speaking are marked in whole band only.
From 1 July 2007, we’re making a small but important change which will make IELTS Band Scores more informative.
Scores for each part of the test will still be reported on the scale from 1 to 9, but now the scores for each part of the test will be shown more precisely. The range of scores for each skill will be:
0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, 5.5, 6.0, 6.5, 7.0, 7.5, 8.0, 8.5, 9.0
These scores will be used for all IELTS tests taken after 1 July 2007
Why is the scoring being changed?
This is the latest in a series of enhancements to IELTS, based on continual consultation with test takers, teachers, Recognising Organisations and other stakeholders around the world.
What will the benefits be?
There will be two main benefits to the new arrangements:
Recognising Organisations will be able to set their requirements for admission, recruitment, etc, more precisely, based on more detailed information about the test-taker’s performance in each item.