IELTS Writing for High school students: How to Fix Making the same mistakes after getting feedback

After each piece of feedback, rewrite the same essay once, fix the top two issues and record them in an error log. Compare the next essay against the log to see whether the pattern is gone.

At a glance

For: High school students
Problem: Making the same mistakes after getting feedback
Scoring criterion: Coherence and Cohesion
Task affected: Task 1 and Task 2
IELTS test: Academic
Typical effort: two to four weeks
First step: Pick the two highest-impact issues from the feedback and ignore the rest for now.

Why this happens to high school students

Feedback is only useful if it changes the next essay. Candidates read comments, agree, and write the next essay the same way because nothing forces the change.

Why this affects high school students: essays at school are marked for content, so grammar and cohesion are less practised.

Paragraphing is often inconsistent.

A strength to build on: Younger learners can build good writing habits and improve steadily with regular practice.

Fix it in four steps

Pick the two highest-impact issues from the feedback and ignore the rest for now.
Rewrite the essay or the weakest paragraph using only those two fixes.
Add the issues to an error log with a one-line example of the correct form.
Check the log before each new essay and again in your final proofread.

Before and after

Before

Same article error in four essays in a row.

After

The error appears once in the next essay, and not at all in the one after.

Ten-minute drill: Rewrite one old paragraph with feedback applied and compare it with the original to see exactly what changed.

Questions and answers

What is the fastest way for high school students to fix making the same mistakes after getting feedback?

After each piece of feedback, rewrite the same essay once, fix the top two issues and record them in an error log. Compare the next essay against the log to see whether the pattern is gone. Paragraphing is often inconsistent.

How long does it take high school students to fix making the same mistakes after getting feedback?

Most learners need two to four weeks. Exam season competes with school, so plan around timetables and use short drills.

How many issues should I fix at once?

Two. More than that dilutes attention, and the same errors return.

Should I rewrite the whole essay?

Rewrite the weakest paragraph at minimum. A full rewrite is useful once a week.

What does a good practice drill look like for high school students?

Rewrite one old paragraph with feedback applied and compare it with the original to see exactly what changed. Exam season competes with school, so plan around timetables and use short drills.

How can high school students tell they have fixed making the same mistakes after getting feedback?

An issue from the log is absent from your next two essays.

What should high school students know about their IELTS Writing target?

Students applying to overseas universities need the score named in their offers. Start early, because Writing often takes the longest to improve.

Should high school students practise this on Task 1, Task 2 or both?

It shows up in both tasks. Fix it in Task 2 first, because Task 2 carries about twice the weight of Task 1, then check Task 1 with the same checklist. Younger learners can build good writing habits and improve steadily with regular practice.

Can an AI checker help high school students with making the same mistakes after getting feedback?

An AI checker can show where this pattern appears in your own essay and which criterion it affects, which makes the fix concrete. It gives a practice estimate, not an official IELTS score, so use it to choose the next revision, rewrite, and check again. The first check on this site is free.

Check your own essay

See where making the same mistakes after getting feedback appears in your own writing and which criterion it affects, then rewrite the weakest paragraph.

Run a free first check

Feedback is a practice estimate, not an official IELTS score. Last reviewed 2026-11-11. Score requirements change, so confirm them with the organisation that will read your result.