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Regents Examination in Living Environment June 2008

Chart for Converting Total Test Raw Scores to Final Examination Scores (Scale Scores)

Raw Score
Scale Score
Raw Score
Scale Score
Raw Score
Scale Score

85

100

56

78

27

49

84

99

55

77

26

48

83

98

54

76

25

47

82

97

53

76

24

45

81

96

52

75

23

44

80

95

51

74

22

42

79

94

50

73

21

41

78

93

49

73

20

39

77

92

48

72

19

38

76

92

47

71

18

36

75

91

46

70

17

34

74

90

45

69

16

33

73

89

44

68

15

31

72

89

43

68

14

29

71

88

42

67

13

27

70

87

41

66

12

25

69

87

40

65

11

24

68

86

39

64

10

22

67

86

38

63

9

20

66

85

37

62

8

18

65

84

36

60

7

16

64

83

35

59

6

14

63

83

34

58

5

11

62

82

33

57

4

9

61

81

32

56

3

7

60

81

31

55

2

5

59

80

30

53

1

2

58

79

29

52

0

0

57

78

28

51

   

To determine the student's final examination score, find the student's total test raw score in the column labeled "Raw Score" and then locate the scale score that corresponds to that raw score. The scale score is the student's final examination score. Enter this score in the space labeled "Final Score" on the student's answer sheet.

All student answer papers that receive a scale score of 60 through 64 must be scored a second time.  For the second scoring, a different committee of teachers may score the student's paper or the original committee may score the paper, except that no teacher may score the same open-ended questions that he/she scored in the first rating of the paper. The school principal is responsible for assuring that the student's final examination score is based on a fair, accurate and reliable scoring of the student’s answer paper.

Because scale scores corresponding to raw scores in the conversion chart change from one examination to another, it is crucial that for each administration, the conversion chart provided for that administration be used to determine the student's final score.  The chart above is usable only for this administration of the Living Environment Examination.