Appendix A

 

New York State Grade 4 Elementary-Level Science Test

May 2004

 

 

Performance Levels Chart

Conversion Chart for Determining a Student’s Final Test Score

 

Note: Use for May 2004 test only.

 

 

 

The chart on the next page defines the four performance levels for this test.  The state-designated level of performance for this test is a final score of 65 or higher (level 3 and 4).  Students scoring below 65 (levels 1 and 2) must be provided with academic intervention services according to section 100.2(ee)(i) of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education.  The chart provides the score range and a brief description of student performance for each level.

 

The conversion chart is presented on the page following the performance levels chart. To determine the student’s final test score, locate the student’s raw score for the performance test across the top of the chart and the student’s raw score for the written test down the left side of the chart.  The point where those two scores intersect is the student’s final test score.  For example, a student receiving a performance test raw score of 12 and a written test raw score of 37 would receive a final test score of 80.