Dimension | Model | Construct | Impact on Overall | Definition |
Pause Frequency | Delivery | Fluency | Very Strong | How often you pause when you speak (filled and unfilled pauses). |
Responses with a higher Pause Frequency score (i.e. fewer silent pauses) correlate very strongly with high TOEFL Speaking scores.
Overall Score
- Good: 26-30
- Fair: 18-25
- Limited: 10-17
- Weak: 0-9
What this chart tells us
For the Pause Frequency dimension, there is a clear relationship between the number of pauses in your response and your overall TOEFL Speaking score. To earn a high overall TOEFL Speaking score, you likely need to have fewer pauses than most other test takers.
- the Pause Frequency score for this response is 79 (i.e. it scored in the 79th percentile)
- responses with a Pause Frequency score of 79 are consistent with an overall TOEFL Speaking score in the Good range (i.e. with an Overall Score of 26-30)
- 21% of all responses scored higher; 79% of all responses scored lower
- there were responses that received both an overall TOEFL Speaking score in the Fair range and the Good range (i.e. the overlap between the blue and the green bars)
- same idea for the yellow/blue and red/yellow overlap
- the Impact of this dimension is 4/4, meaning there is a very strong correlation between Pause Frequency and your overall TOEFL Speaking score
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