IELTS Test Aid

Title: IELTS Band Scores and How IELTS Scores Are Calculated? What is IELTS? ILETS stands for International English Language Testing System. It is an international standardized test of English language proficiency for non-native English language speakers which is jointly managed by the British Council, IDP: IELTS Australia and Cambridge Assessment English. How the Band Score is Calculated Each of the four  components is scored on a band scale  from 0 to 9. The overall band score is calculated by taking the average of these four scores and rounding to the nearest half or whole band. For example, if a test-taker receives the following scores: Listening: 7.5 Reading: 6.5 Writing: 6.0 Speaking: 7.0 The overall band score would be the average of these scores: (7.5 + 6.5 + 6.0 + 7.0) / 4 = 6.75, which would be rounded up to 7.0. Significance of Band Scores IELTS band scores are used by educational institutions, employers, and immigration authorities to determine whether a candidate ...