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|\n| IELTS Reading | 6.9 | 0.9 | 3.5-9.0 | - |\n| IELTS Speaking | 7.0 | 0.8 | 3.0-9.0 | - |\n| IELTS Writing | 6.4 | 0.7 | 3.0-9.0 | - |\n| IELTS Overall | 6.9 | 0.8 | 4.0-9.0 | 6.8 |\n\n\n|  | Correlation |\n| --- | --- |\n| Listening | 0.48 |\n| Reading | 0.52 |\n| Speaking | 0.48 |\n| Writing | 0.36 |\n\n\n| C | 5.5 |\n| --- | --- |\n|  | 6.0 |\n|  | 6.5 |\n| B | 7.0 |\n|  | 7.5 |\n|  | 8.0 |\n| A | 8.5 |\n|  | 9.0 |\n\n\n| C | 5.5 |\n| --- | --- |\n|  | 6.0 |\n| B | 6.5 |\n|  | 7.0 |\n|  | 7.5 |\n|  | 8.0 |\n| A |  |\n|  | 8.5 |\n|  | 9.0 |\n\n\n| C | 5.5 |\n| --- | --- |\n|  | 6.0 |\n|  | 6.5 |\n| B |  |\n|  | 7.0 |\n|  | 7.5 |\n|  | 8.0 |\n| A |  |\n|  | 8.5 |\n|  | 9.0 |\n\n\n| C | 5.5 |\n| --- | --- |\n|  | 6.0 |\n| B |  |\n|  | 6.5 |\n|  | 7.0 |\n| A | 7.5 |\n|  | 8.0 |\n|  | 8.5 |\n|  | 9.0 |\n\n\n| OET | IELTS |\n| --- | --- |\n| A | 8.0 – 9.0 |\n| B | 7.0 – 7.5 |\n| C+ | 6.5 |\n| C | 5.5 – 6.0 |\n| D | 4.0 – 5.0* |","cbCaiu4Ot35mJjkk","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiu4Ot35mJjkk","pdf",293723,"English","# OET and IELTS Skill Score Summary\n## OET mean, SD, and ranges\n## IELTS mean, SD, and ranges\n# Score Correlation Analysis\n## Listening, reading, speaking, writing correlations\n# Band Mapping and Benchmarking Results\n## OET grade to IELTS score ranges","[{\"question\":\"How do OET and IELTS listening scores compare in the benchmarking update?\",\"answer\":\"OET listening shows a mean of 3.8 (SD 0.6) with a score range of 2–5, while IELTS listening has a mean of 7.2 (SD 0.9) with a range of 5.0–9.0.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the correlation table indicate about how well OET aligns with IELTS?\",\"answer\":\"Correlations are moderate: listening and speaking are about 0.48, reading is 0.52, and writing is lower at 0.36.\"},{\"question\":\"How are OET grades mapped to IELTS score ranges?\",\"answer\":\"The table provides grade-to-range mapping such as OET A mapping to IELTS 8.0–9.0, OET B mapping to 7.0–7.5, OET C mapping to 5.5–6.0, and OET D mapping to 4.0–5.0.\"}]","OET-IELTS Benchmarking Report - 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