Regents Examination in Physical Setting / Physics

January 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	81	41	60	19	32
84	99	62	80	40	59	18	31
83	98	61	79	39	58	17	30
82	97	60	79	38	57	16	28
81	97	59	78	37	56	15	27
80	96	58	77	36	55	14	25
79	95	57	76	35	53	13	23
78	94	56	75	34	52	12	22
77	93	55	74	33	51	11	20
76	92	54	73	32	50	10	19
75	91	53	72	31	48	9	17
74	91	52	71	30	47	8	15
73	90	51	70	29	46	7	14
72	89	50	69	28	45	6	12
71	88	49	68	27	43	5	10
70	87	48	67	26	42	4	8
69	86	47	66	25	41	3	6
68	86	46	65	24	39	2	4
67	85	45	64	23	38	1	2
66	84	44	63	22	37	0	0
65	83	43	62	21	35
64	82	42	61	20	34

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 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 / Physics Examination.