Regents Examination in Physical Setting / Physics

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

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.