Your score report contains your passing status and other performance information
for each test you take. For a detailed explanation of how to interpret your scores,
read the FTCE/FELE Score Interpretation Guide 
. For more detailed
information regarding the larger scoring and reporting process, please visit
About the FTCE/FELE: Scoring and Reporting.
Your raw score (number of items answered correctly) on the FTCE and FELE is converted to a common measure called a scale score. A scale score allows multiple forms of a test to share a common minimum passing score.
The minimum passing scale score for tests, subtests, or sections consisting of only multiple-choice questions is 200. The minimum passing scores for tests, subtests, or sections with performance components are provided below:
The FTCE and FELE tests are Pass/Fail tests:
The FTCE/FELE tests are equated to adjust for varying difficulty levels across forms
in a single subject area. This means the number of correct answers needed to pass
a multiple-choice test may vary slightly from one form of a test to another within
a single subject area. To find out approximately what percentage of test items you
need to answer correctly to receive a passing score for your test or subtest, refer
to the
FTCE/FELE Maximum Percentages Needed to Achieve a Minimum Passing Score table .
The essays and performance components (e.g., recorded speaking sections of language
tests) are holistically scored by two independent raters, and these ratings are
combined for the total score. For written performance assessments, if the two raters
assign scores more than 1 score point apart (i.e., scores that are neither the same
nor adjacent), the examinee's response is also reviewed a third time by a Chief
Rater, who resolves the discrepancy. Holistic scoring is used to assess responses
that demonstrate a range of performance.
Trained and qualified raters 
judge the overall effectiveness of each response while focusing on a set of performance
characteristics that have been defined as important for each test. Each response
is assigned a score based on a multipoint score scale that describes varying levels
of performance.
If your essay or performance component score is labeled as “B,” this means that you provided a blank response to this item. If your essay or performance component score is labeled “U,” this means that your response was designated as unscorable. A response is considered unscorable when it is unrelated to the assigned topic, when it is not in the target language, or when it is inaudible due to a defect in the recording.
Rating and score point descriptions are detailed in the test information guides.
For a test or subtest you did not pass, your score report will include your numeric
score as well as a
detailed performance analysis report
that indicates the number and percentage of multiple-choice questions you answered
correctly by applicable competency. We encourage you to use this information to
determine the sections of the test in which your performance was weakest, and then
plan to do some additional studying in those areas. However, while concentrating
your studies on your areas of weakness, you should also be sure to do some additional
preparation addressing the content covered in the other sections of the test. Finally,
you may also want to do some additional studying in the sections of the test that
contain the greatest percentage of test questions, as they will contribute the most
to your total score.
Detailed performance analyses also provide average percentage correct/average scores that show how well other examinees performed in the subject area. The average percentage correct/average score should not be used as a criterion on how well you need to perform to pass the subject. It only provides information on how your performance compares to other examinees.
The scoring rubrics and scoring guidelines used by performance assessment raters are provided in the test information guides.
