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Regents Examination in Living Environment

June 2005

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

Raw
Score

Scale
Score

Raw
Score

Scale
Score

Raw
Score

Scale
Score

85

100

56

78

27

52

84

99

55

78

26

50

83

98

54

77

25

49

82

97

53

76

24

48

81

96

52

76

23

46

80

95

51

75

22

45

79

94

50

74

21

43

78

93

49

73

20

42

77

93

48

73

19

40

76

92

47

72

18

38

75

91

46

71

17

37

74

90

45

70

16

35

73

90

44

70

15

33

72

89

43

69

14

31

71

88

42

68

13

29

70

88

41

67

12

27

69

87

40

66

11

26

68

86

39

65

10

24

67

85

38

64

9

21

66

85

37

63

8

19

65

84

36

62

7

17

64

83

35

61

6

15

63

83

34

60

5

13

62

82

33

59

4

10

61

81

32

58

3

8

60

81

31

57

2

5

59

80

30

56

1

3

58

80

29

54

0

0

57

79

28

53

 

 

           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 living environment examination.