4.0 GRADING

4.0 GRADING

4.1 Part One of the EETC, the Objective Language Tasks, consists of ten (10) multiple-choice questions and twenty (20) short answer questions. Part One is graded electronically.The graders review all exams that receive between 17 and 22 out of 30.

4.2 Grading of Part Two of the EETC, the Professional Writing Tasks, occurs in a central location and is undertaken by a team of qualified, trained graders who base their evaluation on the rating scale that applies to the EETC.

Part Two of the EETC, the Professional Writing Tasks, consists of two tasks. Two graders blind-grade each task. Any task that is assigned a failing grade is read by a third grader. If necessary, a fourth grader is assigned. A pass on both tasks is required.

4.3 The criteria for evaluation are included on the instructions to the tasks in the actual exam. Writing tasks are evaluated for the following:

  1. Content and integration of source material: Quality of synthesis/summary of your information document (without plagiarism); coherence and organization of ideas (including paragraphing);
  2. Language and clarity: Accuracy of grammar, format and mechanics;
  3. Tone and register: Choice of language appropriate for the audience and situation.

4.4 The lack of success on the writing tasks is due to one or more of the following reasons, each linked to the criteria for evaluation identified in 4.3 above:

  1. Plagiarism: Plagiarism; including patchwork plagiarism, which is taking parts of sentences from the text and stringing them together
  2. Misrepresentation: Significant misrepresentation of source material; evidence of miscomprehension of the source material or task; misleading or misinforming the audience about the information in the document
  3. Integration: Failure to integrate source material sufficiently; lack of detail from the text; failure to synthesize or summarize source material
  4. Lack of Original Text: Insufficient original text to evaluate writing ability; overuse of quotations; incomplete submission
  5. Structure: Structural weaknesses; poor organization; lack of coherence; illogical flow of ideas; lack of transition between ideas
  6. Audience: Writing to the wrong audience or using a tone with the audience that is flagrantly unprofessional or inappropriate
  7. Language: Language errors; not a few small typos, but systemic errors in language
  8. Instructions: Not following instructions; demands of the task are either not addressed or not at all achieved; purpose is not evident to the reader
  9. Not Corrected: Response did not meet the minimum number of words

4.5 A failing grade on the EETC is assigned only after careful review.