Regents Examination in Physical Setting/Chemistry

August 2008

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

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.