The AWA consists of two essays.
In the first, the student must analyze an argument and in the second the student must analyze an issue. Each essay must be written within 30 minutes and is scored on a scale of 0-6.
Each essay is read by two readers who each mark the essay with a grade from 0-6, in 0.5 point increments.If the two scores are within one point of each other, they are averaged.
If there is more than one point difference, the essays are read by a third reader.
The first reader is Intellimetric, a proprietary computer program developed by Vantage Learning, which analyses creative writing and syntax. The second and third readers
are humans, who generally look at the overall impact rather than spelling and grammar.
Although spelling does not formally count against your total score, it can bring the score down if the reader is having a hard time reading the essay due to misspelled words.
There are many factors involved when deciding the score. There are no length requirements and the readers mainly
look for a well structured essay that flows smoothly.
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