Rule 11 Standards for Scoring Transcripts

The following guidelines will be used by the Board in scoring examination transcripts:

a) Each of the following will be scored as one (1) error will be counted for:

1) Each wrong word or wrong form of a word,

2) Each omitted, added or misplaced word,

3) Each misspelled word or commonly used proper name,

4) Each omitted capital letter clearly needed,

5) Each number differing from the number that was spoken,

6) Each improper designation of either the "Q" or "A,"

7) Each contraction error, unless the difference in sound is not easily discernible, and

8) Each transposition of one or more words

b) In the event that a transcript contains an aggregate of punctuation errors which, in the Board’s discretion, reflects an absence of knowledge on the part of the candidate regarding the basic rules of punctuation, five (5) errors will be counted against that candidate’s score.

c) One (1) error will be counted for each incorrect segment of a hyphenated word.

d) Each error will be indicated by a checkmark (P) right above it, and in the case of omitted or added words, the number of omissions or additions will precede the check mark.

e) When five (5) errors are assessed for an aggregate of punctuation errors, that fact shall be indicated by the Board at the top of the first page of the examination.

f) The following will not be counted as errors:

1) X-ing out one or more complete words, if done by typewriter.;

2) Hyphenation errors, including wrong end-of-line word division.;

3) Spacing errors.;

4) Using an optional spelling of a word, as indicated in a standard dictionary.;

5) Misspelling or phonetic spelling of unusual proper names, unless the correct spelling has been given prior to the examination; and

6) Punctuation errors not falling into the classification of 11(b) above, as determined by the Board.