noun · formal
effectiveness
/ɪˈfek.tɪv.nəs/ef·FEC·tive·ness
Band 6-7task2speaking
how well something produces the intended result
Examples
“The effectiveness of the new teaching method was measured by student progress.”
“We need more research into the effectiveness of this drug.”
“Improving effectiveness often requires changes to process, not just effort.”
Band 8 sentence
“Policymakers must balance cost and effectiveness when designing large-scale public programmes.”
Collocations
- assess the effectiveness of
- increase/improve effectiveness
- high effectiveness
Word family
effective adjectiveeffectively adverbeffectiveness noun
Common mistakes
effectivity→effectiveness
This policy is not very effectives.→This policy is not very effective.
Say it for a higher band
5success→6efficacy→7+effectiveness
Synonyms
efficacy
Easily confused
efficiency
“The new system improved efficiency by reducing processing time.”
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