Regents Examination in Physical Setting/Chemistry

August 2009

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	Raw Score	Scale Score
85	100	63	74	41	58	19	38
84	98	62	73	40	58	18	37
83	97	61	72	39	57	17	36
82	95	60	71	38	56	16	35
81	93	59	71	37	55	15	33
80	92	58	70	36	55	14	32
79	90	57	69	35	54	13	30
78	89	56	68	34	53	12	28
77	88	55	68	33	52	11	27
76	87	54	67	32	52	10	25
75	85	53	66	31	51	9	23
74	84	52	66	30	50	8	21
73	83	51	65	29	49	7	19
72	82	50	64	28	48	6	17
71	81	49	64	27	47	5	14
70	80	48	63	26	46	4	12
69	79	47	62	25	45	3	9
68	78	46	62	24	44	2	6
67	77	45	61	23	43	1	3
66	76	44	60	22	42	0	0
65	75	43	60	21	41
64	74	42	59	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 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 to ensure the accuracy of the score. 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 Physical Setting/Chemistry Examination.