The University of the
State of
THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Office of State Assessment
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Regents Examination in
Living Environment
Thursday, June 18, 2009
This notice pertains to the scoring of Question 50 of the Regents Examination in Living Environment.
Please make the corrections underlined below to lines 2. a. and 3. b. for the example of a 2-credit response for Question 50 on page 5 of the Scoring Key and Rating Guide:
2. a. Four legs.............................................................IV (Dog)
3. b. Fins not present or segments present............. I (Earthworm)
Please photocopy this notice and give a copy of it to each teacher scoring this examination.
We apologize for any inconvenience
this may cause you, and we thank you for your hard work on behalf of the
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