IO examiner's notes
The oral goes over or under the 10 - minute mark
The oral should finish (naturally) between 9:30 and 10:30. If students stop earlier than 9:30, their marks on criteria A - C will be affected negatively. An oral that is too short is self - penalising. It cannot show enough interpretation (criterion A), analysis (criterion B) or coherence (criterion C). An oral that is too long is not organised effectively and should not be awarded the top band of 9 - 10 on Criterion C.