Here, you can explore the detailed scoring system for the four OET modules, which is based on a comprehensive set of criteria and various performance metrics.
| OET score | Correct answers | OET GRADE | OET band descriptors | IELTS band score equivalent |
| 10 | 1 | E | Can manage simple interaction on familiar topics and understand the main point in short, simple messages, provided they can ask for clarification. High density of errors and mis- or overuse of technical language can cause significant strain and breakdowns in communication. | 0-4 |
| 20 | 2 | |||
| 40 | 3 | |||
| 50 | 4 | |||
| 60 | 5 | |||
| 70 | 6 | |||
| 80 | 7 | |||
| 90 | 8 | |||
| 100 | 9 | D | Can maintain some interaction and understand straightforward factual information in their field of specialisation, but may ask for clarification. Frequent errors, inaccuracies and mis-or overuse of technical language can cause strain in communication. | 4-5 |
| 120 | 10 | |||
| 130 | 11 | |||
| 140 | 12 | |||
| 150 | 13 | |||
| 170 | 14 | |||
| 180 | 15 | |||
| 190 | 16 | |||
| 200 | 17 | C | Can maintain the interaction in a relevant healthcare environment despite occasional errors and lapses, and follow standard spoken language normally encountered in their field of specialisation. | 5.5 |
| 210 | 18 | |||
| 230 | 19 | |||
| 240 | 20 | |||
| 250 | 21 | 6.0 | ||
| 260 | 22 | |||
| 270 | 23 | |||
| 290 | 24 | |||
| 300 | 25 | C+ | 6.5 | |
| 310 | 26 | |||
| 320 | 27 | |||
| 330 | 28 | |||
| 340 | 29 | |||
| 350 | 30 | B | Can communicate effectively with patients and health professionals using appropriate register, tone and lexis, with only occasional inaccuracies and hesitations. Shows good understanding in a range of clinical contexts. | 7.0 |
| 370 | 31 | |||
| 380 | 32 | |||
| 390 | 33 | |||
| 400 | 34 | 7.5 | ||
| 420 | 35 | |||
| 430 | 36 | |||
| 440 | 37 | |||
| 450 | 38 | A | Can communicate very fluently and effectively with patients and health professionals using appropriate register, tone and lexis. Shows complete understanding of any kind of written or spoken language. | 8-9 |
| 460 | 39 | |||
| 480 | 40 | |||
| 490 | 41 | |||
| 500 | 42 |
Your Writing score is determined based on the evaluation of each criterion.
1. Purpose
2. Content
3. Conciseness & Clarity
4. Genre & Style
5. Organisation &, and Layout Language)
Understand OET writing format
Your Speaking score is determined based on the evaluation of each speaking criterion.
I. Linguistic Criteria:
1. Intelligibility
2. Fluency
3. Appropriateness of Language
4. Resources of Grammar and Expression
II. Clinical Communication Criteria
5. Relationship building
6. Understanding & incorporating the patient’s perspective
7. Providing structure
8. Information gathering
9. Information giving
Learn OET Speaking criteria
Satisfy all nine criteria for OET Speaking, and you will attain an A-grade! Best wishes.
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