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{\LARGE\bf Assessment Scale for Written Work}\\
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E.Fleischmann, R.Huber, E. P{\"o}lzleitner, 
R. Vaupetitsch, K. Wei{\ss}enb{\"o}ck\\
Adapted from: Jacobs, Holly L. et al., {\em Testing ESL Composition: A Practical
Approach}, Newbury House, Rowley 1981\\
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{\bf Please use according to the instructions on the reverse side}
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{\bf Content}&20-18& {\bf Excellent to very good:} Excellent to very good 
knowledge of subject; considerable variety of ideas or arguments; independent 
and thorough treatment of topic; relevant to assigned topic; accurate detail.\\
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& 17-14&{\bf Good to Average:} Adequate knowledge of subject; variety of 
ideas/arguments above average; adequate treatment of topic; some detail, mostly 
relevant to topic.\\
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&13-10& {\bf Fair to Poor:} Knowledge of subject is hardly adequate; limited 
variety of ideas/arguments; sufficient treatment of topic; lacking detail or 
extraneous material included.\\
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&9-6&{\bf Very Poor:} Knowledge of subject too little; hardly any or no variety 
of ideas/arguments; insufficient treatment of topic, or not enough to 
evaluate.\\
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{\bf Organization}& 20-18& {\bf Excellent to Very Good:} Fluent expression; 
ideas clearly stated and supported; well organized; logically sequenced 
(coherent); connectives appropriately used (cohesive).\\
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& 17-14&{\bf Good to Average:} Somewhat choppy but main ideas stand out; 
logically sequenced; connectives sometimes used inappropriately.\\
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& 13-10&{\bf Fair to Poor:} Choppy; loosely organized; main ideas are not 
always clear; connectives often used inappropriately.\\
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& 9-6& {\bf Very Poor:} Non-fluent; ideas often confused or disconnected; lacks 
logical sequencing or development.\\
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{\bf Vocabulary}& 25-23& {\bf Excellent to Very Good:} Wide range of 
vocabulary; accurate word/idiom choice and usage; appropriate register.\\
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& 22-18& {\bf Good to Average:} Adequate range of vocabulary; occasional errors 
of word/idiom form; choice and usage but meaning not obscured; register not 
always appropriate.\\
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&17-13& {\bf Fair to Poor:} Limited range of vocabulary; frequent errors of 
word/idiom form, choice and usage; meaning confused or obscured; inappropriate 
register.\\
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&12-8&{\bf Very Poor:} Range of vocabulary too limited; essentially translation; 
meaning confused or obscured; or not enough to evaluate.\\
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{\bf Language}&30-27&{\bf Excellent to Very Good:} Confident handling of 
appropriate constructions; hardly any errors of agreement, tense, number, word 
order, articles, pronouns, prepositions; meaning never obscured;\\
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&26-21&{\bf Good to Average:} Well-formed sentences, but constructions not 
always appropriate to task (register); some errors of agreement, tense, number, 
word order, articles, pronouns, prepositions; meaning sometimes slightly 
obscured\\
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&20-15&{\bf Fair to Poor:} Not sufficient variety of constructions available; 
problems mainly in complex constructions; several errors of negation, agreement,
tense, number, word order/function, articles, pronouns, prepositions; meaning 
sometimes obscured.\\
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& 14-9&{\bf Very Poor:} Major problems in sentence construction; frequent errors 
of negation, agreement, tense, number, word order/function, articles, pronouns, 
prepositions; meaning often obscured.\\
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{\bf Mechanics}&5& {\bf Excellent to Very Good:} Demonstrates mastery of 
conventions; hardly any errors of spelling, punctuation, capitalization, 
paragraphing.\\
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&4& {\bf Good to Average:} Occasional errors of spelling, punctuation, 
capitalization, paragraphing\\
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&3-2& {\bf Fair to Poor:} Frequent errors of spelling, punctuation, 
capitalization, paragraphing, poor handwriting\\\hline
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\caption{
Sehr gut $\ge$ 90\%, Gut $\ge$ 80\%, Befriedigend $\ge$ 70\%, Gen\"ugend 
 $\ge$ 60\%}
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