PTE Academic: Changes in Scoring Mechanisms

Changes in Scoring Mechanisms

Module Question Type Changed Mechanism Existing Mechanism Updated Mechanism
Speaking Read Aloud Score Contribution Speaking & Reading Speaking
Describe Image No. of Questions 3-4 5-6
Retell Lecture No. of Questions 1-2 2-3
Answer Short Questions Score Contribution Speaking & Listening Listening
Summarise Group Discussion Newly Added N/A Newly Added
Respond to a Situation New Added to Academic Only for Core New Added to Academic
Writing Summarise Written Text No. of Questions 1-2 2
Content score 2 4
Human Rater No Human Rater Human Rater
Essay No. of Questions 1-2 1
Content Score 3 6
Development, Structure and Coherence 2 6
General Linguistic Range 2 6
Human Rater No Human Rater Human Rate
Reading Fill in the Blanks (Dropdown)  Score Contribution Reading & Writing Reading
Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers  No. of Questions 1-2 2-3
Multiple Choice, Single Answers No. of Questions 1-2 2-3
Listening Summarise Spoken Text No. of Questions 1-2 1
Content Score 2 4
Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers  No. of Questions 1-2 2-3
Fill in the Blanks Score Contribution Listening & Writing Listening
Highlight Correct Summary No. of Questions 1-2 2-3
Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers  No. of Questions 1-2 2-3
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