Regents Examination in Physical Setting/Chemistry

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

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.