Regents Examination in Living Environment

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

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.