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.

20 -

100%

19.5 -

98.7%

19 -

97.4%

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"
 
If you use percents in your gradebook (weighted or unweighted), enter in your gradebook the Converted Percentage Score as determined above in Step 2.
 
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
   
 
Last update: March 2001

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