剑桥英语分数量表

April2015TheCambridgeEnglishScaleTheCambridgeEnglishScaleisarangeofscoresusedtoreportresultsforCambridgeEnglishexams.Thescoresreplacethecandidateprofileandstandardisedscores.GradesandCommonEuropeanFrameworkofReferenceforLanguages(CEFR)levelsareretained.Scalescoresmakeclearthealignmentofourexamswitheachother,andwiththeCEFR.CambridgeEnglish:First,FirstforSchools,AdvancedandProficiencyhavereportedonthescalesinceJanuary2015.CambridgeEnglish:Key,KeyforSchools,Preliminary,PreliminaryforSchoolsandBusinessCertificateswillbeaddedtothescaleinFebruary2016.CandidateresultsCandidatescontinuetoreceiveaStatementofResultsandacertificate.Bothcontainthecandidate’s:•scoreontheCambridgeEnglishScaleforeachofthefourskills(Reading,Writing,ListeningandSpeaking)andUseofEnglishwheretested*•scoreontheCambridgeEnglishScalefortheoverallexam•gradefortheoverallexam•CEFRlevelfortheoverallexam.Inaddition,thecertificatecontainstheUKNationalQualificationsFramework(NQF)level.DeterminingtheCambridgeEnglishScalescoresInallexams,otherthanCambridgeEnglish:KeyandKeyforSchools*,candidatesreceiveaCambridgeEnglishScalescoreforeachskill–Reading,Writing,ListeningandSpeaking.Wheretested,candidatesalsogetaseparatescoreforUseofEnglish.*ForCambridgeEnglish:KeyandKeyforSchools,candidatesreceivethreescores,oneforeachpaper(Reading&Writing,ListeningandSpeaking).MeritPassDistinctionLevelA1B2CommonEuropeanFrameworkofReference(CEFR)CambridgeEnglish:KeyCambridgeEnglish:ProficiencyGradeBGradeCGradeALevelC1CambridgeEnglishScaleC2C1B1A2A1BelowA1IndependentuserProficientuserBasicuserGradeAGradeBGradeCLevelB2GradeBGradeCGradeALevelB1DistinctionMeritPassLevelA2CambridgeEnglish:FirstCambridgeEnglish:PreliminaryCambridgeEnglish:AdvancedGradeAGradeBGradeCLevelB2GradeBGradeCGradeALevelB1DistinctionMeritPassLevelA2CambridgeEnglish:BusinessVantageCambridgeEnglish:BusinessPreliminaryCambridgeEnglish:BusinessHigher9080100110120130140150160170180190200210220230剑桥英语分数量表是一个由低到高的分数范围，用于报告剑桥英语各项考试的考试成绩。量表分数将取代现行的标准化分数和考生能力概要。成绩级别（Grade）和欧洲语言共同参考框架（CEFR）等级予以保留。量表分数将使剑桥英语各项考试彼此之间，以及与CEFR之间的比照更加清晰。FCE,FCEforSchools,CAE和CPE考试自2015年1月起率先使用剑桥英语分数量表分数报告成绩。KET,KETforSchools,PET,PETforSchools和BEC考试将从2016年2月起使用量表分数报告成绩。考生成绩考生仍将收到考试成绩单和证书，两者都包含以下信息：●以剑桥英语分数量表分数报告的阅读、写作、听力和口语的单项技能成绩及英语应用*的成绩，如果该项考试含有“英语应用”部分。●以剑桥英语分数量表分数报告的总成绩●以级别（Grade）表示的总成绩●总成绩对应的CEFR级别此外，证书中还包含考生成绩对应的英国国家资格框架（NQF）级别。确定剑桥英语分数量表的分数除KET和KETforSchools*考试，其他考试的考生都将收到以剑桥英语分数量表分数报告的阅读、写作、听力和口语的单项技能成绩以及英语应用的成绩，如果该项考试含有“英语应用”部分。*对于KET和KETforSchools考试，考生将会收到三项分数，即阅读&写作、听力和口语的分数。剑桥英语分数量表2015年4月April2015Theoverallscoreiscalculatedbyaveragingtheindividualscoresacandidatereceives.InCambridgeEnglish:Key,thescorefortheReading&Writingpaperisdoubledtoaccountforthedoubleweightingofthispaper.ThegradesandCEFRlevelsaredefinedatspecificpointsontheCambridgeEnglishScale.Forexample,aCambridgeEnglishScalescoreof195inCambridgeEnglish:AdvancedrepresentsagradeB,andalsoindicatesthatthecandidateisatLevelC1.RelatingscoresbetweenexamsTheCambridgeEnglishScalerepresentsperformanceacrossawiderrangeoflanguageabilitythananysingleexam.Eachexamismappedtoasectionofthescale.AlthoughCambridgeEnglishexamsaretargetedataspecificlevel(CambridgeEnglish:FirstatLevelB2,forexample)thereisadegreeofoverlapbetweenexamsatadjacentlevels.ThenewCambridgeEnglishScaleshowswheretheexamsoverlapandhowperformanceononeexamrelatestoperformanceonanother.Thediagramoverleafshowsthatacandidatewhoscores182inCambridgeEnglish:FirstwillbeexpectedtoachieveasimilarscoreinCambridgeEnglish:Advanced.Thescoresreportedforeachexamrangefrom:•82to150forCambridgeEnglish:Key•102to170forCambridgeEnglish:Preliminary•122to190forCambridgeEnglish:First•142to210forCambridgeEnglish:Advanced•162to230forCambridgeEnglish:Proficiency•102to170forCambridgeEnglish:BusinessPreliminary•122to190forCambridgeEnglish:BusinessVantage•142to210forCambridgeEnglish:BusinessHigher.OurextensiveresearchovermanyyearsmeansthatwecanbeconfidentthatcandidateswhoachievethesameCambridgeEnglishScalescoreindifferentexamsshowacomparablelevelofability.Thealignmentofourexamsisanintegralpartofourtestconstructionproceduresaswellastheratingscalesweusetoassessperformance.AnexampleofhowthescaleworksTheexamplebelowshowstherelationshipbetweentheCEFRlevels,theCambridgeEnglishScaleandthegradesawardedinCambridgeEnglish:Advanced.Acandidatescoring200to210willreceiveagradeAandaCambridgeEnglish:AdvancedcertificatestatingthattheydemonstratedabilityatLevelC2.ThemaximumachievablescoreforCambridgeEnglish:Advancedis210.Candidateswithscoresfrom193to199willreceiveagradeB.Thosescoringbetween180and192willreceiveagradeC.ThesecandidateswillreceiveaCambridgeEnglish:AdvancedcertificateatLevelC1.Candidateswhoscorebetween160and179willreceiveaCambridgeEnglishcertificatestatingtheydemonstratedabilityatLevelB2.Candidatesscoringbetween142and159willnotreceiveacertificate,butwillbegivenaCambridgeEnglishScalescorewhichwillbeshownontheStatementofResults.C1CommonEuropeanFrameworkofReference(CEFR)CambridgeEnglish:AdvancedCambridgeEnglishScaleGradeAGradeBGradeC90801001101201301401501601701