Regents Examination in Living Environment

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
85	100	56	77	27	50
84	98	55	77	26	49
83	97	54	76	25	47
82	96	53	75	24	46
81	96	52	75	23	45
80	95	51	74	22	43
79	94	50	73	21	42
78	93	49	73	20	40
77	92	48	72	19	39
76	92	47	71	18	37
75	91	46	70	17	35
74	90	45	69	16	34
73	89	44	69	15	32
72	89	43	68	14	30
71	88	42	67	13	28
70	87	41	66	12	26
69	86	40	65	11	24
68	86	39	64	10	22
67	85	38	63	9	20
66	84	37	62	8	18
65	84	36	61	7	16
64	83	35	60	6	14
63	82	34	59	5	12
62	81	33	58	4	10
61	81	32	56	3	7
60	80	31	55	2	5
59	80	30	54	1	2
58	79	29	53	0	0
57	78	28	52

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 Living Environment Examination.