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Regents Examination in Physical Setting / Chemistry
August 2005

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

Raw

Score

Scaled

Score

Raw

Score

Scaled

Score

Raw

Score

Scaled

Score

Raw

Score

Scaled

Score

85

100

63

75

41

60

19

39

84

98

62

74

40

59

18

37

83

97

61

74

39

58

17

36

82

95

60

73

38

57

16

34

81

94

59

72

37

57

15

33

80

93

58

71

36

56

14

31

79

91

57

71

35

55

13

29

78

90

56

70

34

54

12

28

77

89

55

69

33

53

11

26

76

88

54

68

32

53

10

24

75

87

53

68

31

52

9

22

74

85

52

67

30

51

8

20

73

84

51

66

29

50

7

18

72

83

50

66

28

49

6

16

71

82

49

65

27

48

5

13

70

81

48

64

26

47

4

11

69

80

47

64

25

46

3

8

68

79

46

63

24

45

2

5

67

79

45

62

23

44

1

2

66

78

44

62

22

42

0

0

65

77

43

61

21

41

 

 

64

76

42

60

20

40

 

 

 

           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 scaled score that corresponds to that raw score. The scaled 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 scaled 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 scaled scores corresponding to raw scores in the conversion chart may 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 physical setting / chemistry examination.