Understanding Your Feedback
After you submit your work, Penmate provides detailed feedback to help you understand your performance and improve your writing.
What You’ll See
Scores
Your work is scored on four criteria, each on a scale from 0 to 5:
- Content — did you answer all parts of the task?
- Communicative Achievement — did you use the right tone and style for the task?
- Organisation — is your text logically structured with clear paragraphs?
- Language — is your grammar, vocabulary, and spelling accurate?
Your overall score is the average of these four scores.
Strengths
The feedback highlights what you did well. For example:
- “Good use of linking devices to connect ideas”
- “Appropriate formal register throughout”
- “All parts of the task were addressed”
Areas for Improvement
The feedback also points out specific things you can work on. For example:
- “Try to vary your vocabulary — avoid repeating the same words”
- “The conclusion could be stronger — summarise your main points”
- “Check subject-verb agreement in complex sentences”
How to Use the Feedback
- Read your scores — identify which criteria are your strongest and weakest
- Focus on improvements — the areas for improvement are the most useful part. They tell you exactly what to work on.
- Track your progress — as you complete more assignments, see if your weak areas improve over time
- Ask your teacher — if you don’t understand a piece of feedback, ask your teacher to explain it
Score Guide
| Score | What it means |
|---|---|
| 4–5 | Excellent — you’re meeting or exceeding the expected standard |
| 3–3.5 | Good — you’re meeting the standard, with room to improve |
| 2–2.5 | Needs work — there are clear areas that need attention |
| 0–1.5 | Significant gaps — focus on the improvement suggestions carefully |
Remember: the scores reflect your performance at the CEFR level set by your teacher. As you practise more, your scores should improve.
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