August 2006 Chemistry Conversion Chart

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Regents Examination in Physical Setting/Chemistry

August 2006

Chart for Converting Total Test Raw Scores to

Final Examination Scores (Scaled Scores)

Raw Score	Scaled Score	Raw Score	Scaled Score	Raw Score	Scaled Score	Raw Score	Scaled Score
85	100	63	76	41	60	19	38
84	99	62	75	40	59	18	36
83	97	61	74	39	58	17	35
82	96	60	73	38	57	16	33
81	94	59	73	37	56	15	32
80	93	58	72	36	56	14	30
79	92	57	71	35	55	13	28
78	91	56	70	34	54	12	27
77	90	55	70	33	53	11	25
76	88	54	69	32	52	10	23
75	87	53	68	31	51	9	21
74	86	52	67	30	50	8	19
73	85	51	67	29	49	7	17
72	84	50	66	28	48	6	15
71	83	49	66	27	47	5	13
70	82	48	65	26	46	4	10
69	81	47	64	25	45	3	8
68	80	46	63	24	44	2	6
67	79	45	62	23	43	1	3
66	78	44	62	22	42	0	0
65	78	43	61	21	40
64	77	42	60	20	39

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 scaled score that corresponds to that raw score. The scaled 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 scaled 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 scaled 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.