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that IELTS adjust raw exam scores and reduce a score of e.g. 7.5 for writing to 6.5 if that candidate
is not deemed to be in the top circa 10% of test-takers during that examination cycle.
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IELTS Scam is Common Knowledge among IELTS TutorsSource: Winkler (2016)
Judiciary
In 2011, an Australian Federal Court Judge commented that the IELTS test is not an accurate
predictor of a person’s ability to use functional English in a high-stakes professional setting such
as a court room. A candidate who could not score band scores of 5.0 (modest user) for all
language skills (taken on the same test), to earn an unskilled worker’s visa, was able to defend
himself in court. This test-taker applied his reading, writing, listening and speaking English