Given the inherent judgment required for scoring CR items, equally well-trained raters may not always assign exactly the same ratings to the same responses. The TOEIC Speaking or Writing scoring team considers ratings that differ by no more than 1 raw score point as an allowable difference. When scores from two raters differ by more than one score point, they are considered discrepant,and resolution by a scoring leader (a rater with additional training and experience) is required before scores are reported.