Regents Examination in Living Environment

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

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.