OET – Assessment And Scoring - Avigna Learning Academy

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The OET comprises of four segments on which you
are tested listening, speaking, reading, and
writing. Every segment has its own kinds of
questions and tests, and different scoring
patterns. To be able to score well in your OET,
you must first understand what each segment is
about, and how it is assessed.

• LISTENING
• The listening section is further divided into
  three parts consultation extracts, short
  workspace extracts, and presentation excerpts.
  The traits that are assessed in the listening
  segment include
• Capability of identifying specific and precise
  information
• Efficiency of identifying the details
• Determining the purpose of short excerpts
• Ability of following a presentation on different
  healthcare topics
• SPEAKING
• To analyze a participants speaking skills, there
  are many role play exercises that are executed,
  which help analyze the following traits

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• Language fluency and speed
• Pronunciation, vocabulary, and accent
• Ease and comfort of explaining technical terms
  and medical matters
• Understanding of patient perspective and needs
• Appropriate, attentive, and respectful attitude,
  along with empathy
• Proper use of questions, and usage of vague
  statements
• Ability to summarize information
• Logical and purposeful interaction organizing
  explanations in proper sequence, using the best
  techniques
• READING
• The reading section is divided into three parts
  expeditious reading, careful reading, and again
  careful reading. The expeditious reading task
  tests the ability of the participant to quickly
  scan through the text and locate specific
  information. The other two careful reading tasks
  assess the participants capability to identify
  specific details, main points, and summary of
  the text effectively in a given time. It also
  assesses the ability to identify meaning and
  opinion of the text given in the topic of
  healthcare.
• WRITING
• The writing segment has the participant to write
  a letter in 45 minutes, anything related to the
  discipline of healthcare. There is a lot that can
  be assessed with this one single letter. For
  example
• Whether the task is fulfilled within the
  specified time
• The organization, style, formality level, and
  tone of the content in the letter
• Usage of correct grammatical structure and
  accuracy of the content
• Punctuation and spelling correctness, along with
  letter layout