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This report provides a general view of how candidates performed overall and on each paper in the

May 2005 session, and offers guidance on the preparation of candidates.


? Candidature


The May 2005 session was sat in 19 countries, with the largest entry being from China. The profile of the candidature in China was different in many respects from that in the rest of the world.

In China, 91% of candidates were between the ages of 18 and 25 and 8% between 26 and 40 years old, with 75% being female. Just over 30% of the candidates attended exam preparation classes. 51% of candidates said that their reason for taking the exam was to help in their job or career and 49% stated that it was for further study of English.


In countries other than China, 61% of candidates were between the ages of 18 and 25 and 32%

between 26 and 40 years old, with 56% being female. Exam preparation classes were attended by

90% of candidates. 74% of candidates said that their reason for taking the exam was to help in their job or career; 19% said that it was for further study of English.

Grading


Grading took place during June 2005, approximately five weeks after the examination was taken. The four BEC Vantage papers total 120 marks, after weighting. Each paper (Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking) represents 25% of the total marks available. It is important to note that candidates do not ‘pass’ or ‘fail’ in a particular paper or component, but rather in the examination as a whole. A candidate’s overall BEC Vantage grade is based on the aggregate score gained by the candidate across all four papers.


The overall grades are set using the following information:


? statistics on the candidature

? statistics on the overall candidate performance

? statistics on individual questions, for those parts of the examination for which this is appropriate

(Papers 1 and 3)

? the advice of the Principal Examiners based on the performance of candidates, and on the recommendation of examiners where this is relevant (Papers 2 and 3)

? comparison with statistics from previous years’ examination performance and candidature.


BEC Vantage has three passing grades: A, B and C, and two failing grades: D (Narrow fail) and E. The overall pass rate for the May 2005 examination was 37%. The pass rate in China was 32%, compared to 74% for candidates from all other countries. In total, 7% of candidates were awarded a grade ‘B’ (4% in the case of China, and 30% for the rest of the world), and 1% a grade ‘A’ (less than 1% in the case of China, and 10% for the rest of the world).



Statements of Results contain a graphical display of a candidate’s performance in each paper. These are shown against a scale of Exceptional – Good – Borderline – Weak and indicate the candidate’s relative performance on each paper.