Fairfax County Public Schools - PALS: Performance
Assessment for Language Students

Scoring the Spanish for Fluent Speakers Level 2 Writing
Task (Analytic Rubric)
Step 1 - Determine the Raw Score
Determine the points attained for each domain (Task Completion,
etc.) Half points may be given, i.e., 1/2, 1 1/2, 2 1/2 or 3 1/2. Add
up the points from all the domains. This figure is the Raw
Score.
Step 2 - Convert the Raw Score to a Percentage
Score
Using the chart below, determine the Converted Percentage
Score.
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20 -
|
100%
|
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19.5 -
|
98.7%
|
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19 -
|
97.4%
|
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18.5 -
|
96.1%
|
|
18 -
|
94.8%
|
|
17.5 -
|
93.5%
|
|
17 -
|
92.2%
|
|
16.5 -
|
90.9%
|
|
|
16 -
|
89.6%
|
|
15.5 -
|
88.3%
|
|
15 -
|
87.0%
|
|
14.5 -
|
85.7%
|
|
14 -
|
84.4%
|
|
13.5 -
|
83.1%
|
|
13 -
|
81.8%
|
|
12.5 -
|
80.5%
|
|
|
12 -
|
79.2%
|
|
11.5 -
|
77.9%
|
|
11 -
|
76.6%
|
|
10.5 -
|
75.3%
|
|
10 -
|
74.0%
|
|
9.5 -
|
72.7%
|
|
9 -
|
71.4%
|
|
8.5 -
|
70.1%
|
|
|
8 -
|
68.8%
|
|
7.5 -
|
67.5%
|
|
7 -
|
66.2%
|
|
6.5 -
|
64.9%
|
|
6 -
|
63.6%
|
|
5.5 -
|
62.3%
|
|
5 -
|
61.0%
|
|
4.5 -
|
59.7%
|
|
|
4-
|
58.4%
|
|
3.5 -
|
57.1%
|
|
3 -
|
55.8%
|
|
2.5 -
|
54.5%
|
|
2 -
|
53.2%
|
|
1.5 -
|
51.9%
|
|
1 -
|
50.6%
|
|
0.5 -
|
49.3%
|
|
- Step 3 - Determine the "Gradebook Score"
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- If you use percents in your gradebook (weighted or
unweighted), enter in your gradebook the Converted Percentage
Score as determined above in Step 2.
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- If you use points in your gradebook, use the Conversion
Chart or the following formula:
-
- Converted Percentage Score
x
maximum points/100
=
student's points score
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Last update: March 2001
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