The
Score Report
The CAEL Assessment
Score Report provides a profile of English proficiency in the four skills
of academic listening, reading, writing and speaking.
CAEL Assessment
results range from band level 10 to band level 90. Each band score corresponds
to a descriptive statement summarizing the level of English of a test
taker.
CAEL Band
Descriptors
|
80-90
|
Expert
User: Demonstrates exceptional competency required for academic
English use. Is fluent, accurate, flexible and adaptable in the
academic setting. |
|
70
|
Adept
User: Demonstrates high level of competency required for academic
English use. Is fluent, accurate, flexible and adaptable in the
academic setting. |
|
60
|
Competent
User: Demonstrates satisfactory competency in using academic English.
Minor limitations in fluency, accuracy, and flexibility in the academic
setting. |
|
50
|
Competent
but Limited User: Demonstrates a degree of control in using academic
English but fluency, accuracy and flexibility are somewhat limited
in the academic setting. |
|
40
|
Marginally
Competent User: Demonstrates uneven control in using academic English.
Fluency, accuracy, and flexibility are impediments to overall competence
in the academic setting. |
|
30
|
Limited
User: Demonstrates constrained competency in academic English use.
Noticeable problems in fluency accuracy, and not sufficiently flexible
in the academic setting. |
|
10-20
|
Very Limited
User: Demonstrates severely constrained competency in academic
English use. Insufficient fluency, accuracy, and flexibility in
the academic setting.
|
How are
the band scores interpreted?
|
10-40
|
need
to increase your level of academic English before you meet admission
requirements for Canadian University degree programs. |
|
50
|
may meet academic
English language requirements for admission to a few Canadian degree
programs. |
|
60
|
meet academic
English language requirements for admission to some Canadian University
degree programs. |
|
70-90
|
meet academic
English language requirements for admission to Canadian University
degree programs. |
CAEL Assessment
test results are maintained in strictest confidentiality. Official score
reports are released to other institutions only by written request of
the test taker. To ensure the authenticity of CAEL Assessment score
reports, institutions are urged to require official copies to be mailed
directly from the CAEL Assessment Testing Office.
Sample Score Report
To see how some
Canadian universities are using the CAEL Assessment, please visit the
Band Score Acceptance page.
CAEL
Assessment test results are valid for two years.
For undergraduate
students planning to take courses at Carleton University, please
visit the School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies page on
How
to Interpret your CAEL Assessment Result.
For graduate students, see
How to Interpret your CAEL Assessment Result-Graduate.
For special students, see How
to Interpret your CAEL Assessment Result-Special.
