Vowels

Responses with a higher Vowels score (i.e. more "natural" pronunciation) correlate 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 Vowels dimension, there is a strong relationship between vowel sounds in your response and your overall TOEFL Speaking score. To earn a high overall TOEFL Speaking score, you probably need to produce fewer unnatural (i.e. mispronounced) sounds than most other test takers.

• the Vowels score for this response is 45 (i.e. it scored in the 45th percentile)
• 55% of all responses scored higher; 45% of all responses scored lower
• responses with a Vowels score of 45 are consistent with an overall TOEFL Speaking score in the Fair range
• responses with a Vowels score between 59 and 77 scored in the Fair and the High ranges (i.e. where the blue/green bars overlap)
• the Impact of this dimension is 3/4, meaning there is a strong correlation between Vowels and your overall TOEFL Speaking score