Level 2 points before. Converting exam scores in mathematics

Every graduate who wants to become a student at one of the Russian universities in 2018 faces the difficult task of successfully passing the Unified State Exam, as well as choosing the right educational institution and faculty for submitting documents. Most 11th graders and their parents are faced with the final exam grading system for the first time and often find it difficult to find answers to the questions that arise. Therefore, we decided to shed light on important points.

In 2017-2018, the basic rules for passing the Unified State Exam will not be significantly changed. This means that the 100-point assessment system for final tests will still be relevant for graduates.

How is everything going?

During the verification of examination papers, for each correctly completed task, the graduate is given so-called “primary points”, which upon completion of the verification of the work are summed up and converted into a “test score”, which is indicated in the Unified State Examination certificate.

Important! Since 2009, the scale for converting primary and test scores of the Unified State Exam into the traditional five-point grades for schools has not been officially used, because in 2017 and 2018 the final exams are not included in the certificate.

Work verification is performed in two ways:

automatically (using special programs and technical means);
manually (the correctness of detailed answers is checked by two independent experts).

It is quite difficult to challenge the result of an automatic check. If the basic rules were not followed when filling out the answer table, the computer may not protect the result, and only the graduate himself will be to blame for this, for not following a number of mandatory rules.

If controversial issues arise during the expert review, a third specialist is involved, whose opinion will be decisive.

When can I expect results?

The following time frames apply by law:

data processing (for compulsory subjects) in the RCIO should not last longer than 6 calendar days;
RCIO is given 4 days to process data (elective subjects);
verification at the Federal Testing Center should take no more than 5 working days;
approval of results by the State Examination Commission - 1 more day;
up to 3 days for distribution of results to Unified State Exam participants.

In practice, from the moment of passing the exam to receiving the official result, it can take from 8 to 14 days.

Converting Unified State Examination points into grades

Despite the fact that in 2018 the scale for converting points in Unified State Examination subjects into a five-point grade is not officially used, many still want to interpret their results in a more familiar “school” system. To do this, you can use special tables or online calculators.

Table for converting OGE test scores into grades



Russian language
Mathematics


Computer science
Social science
Foreign languages

Biology
Geography
Literature

The second method is a little simpler and more convenient than searching for the required values in the cells of a huge table. You just need to select a subject (mathematics, Russian language, chemistry, physics, history, English, social studies... and other subjects), enter the data and get the desired result in a matter of seconds.

We invite you to try how simple and convenient it is to use online calculators for the Unified State Exam score and its conversion into a 5-point score in practice.

Transferring points from primary to test

Converting Unified State Examination points into grades

Internet systems for applicants

The 2017-2018 academic year is over, the exam has been passed, the results are known, and even the interactive scale for converting primary scores showed that the Unified State Examination result is in a fairly good range... But is this enough to enter the desired university?

Assess the real chances of admission based on test scores and the minimum passing threshold set by the university.

Important! The minimum passing score is determined by the university itself. It will directly depend on the scores of applicants who apply in 2018. The more popular the specialty, the higher the passing score.

Often at TOP faculties, even 100-point results are not enough for admission to the budget. Only Olympiad winners who provide significant additional points have a chance to see their name on the list of applicants for such majors.

In 2018, the most popular services for selecting a university and monitoring the entrance score threshold for various specialties will be:

Ucheba.ru
Apply online
Higher School of Economics calculator
Postyplenie.ru
Typical applicant

These services are very easy to find. Just enter their name into any search engine.

To objectively assess the level of work performed by each USE participant, in comparison with other exam participants, a special technique for scaling USE results is used.

It was developed by leading domestic experts in the field of pedagogical measurements based on recognized international testological models.

What is the essence of the scaling procedure?

When conducting the Unified State Exam, many graduates from different educational institutions participate in the exam. They have different levels of training and perform various types of control and measuring materials (CMM). In this regard, the question arises: how to objectively assess and, most importantly, compare the level of their preparedness, since all graduates have equal rights when passing final exams and when entering a university or college?

In the list of Unified State Exam terms, there are the concepts of “primary score” and “test score”.

Primary score is the preliminary Unified State Exam score, which is obtained by directly summing the number of correct answers, each of which has a certain coefficient. Each completed Unified State Examination task is assessed by a number of points from 1 to 6. The maximum number of primary points for all KIM assignments in different subjects ranges from 37 to 80. Primary Unified State Examination scores are converted into test scores using a scaling technique.

Test scores— final scores based on the Unified State Examination results, which are assigned on a 100-point scale as a result of a scaling procedure that takes into account all statistical materials obtained as part of the Unified State Examination of a given year. Test scores are different from raw scores.

Scaling- this is the procedure for converting primary scores into test scores, the process of forming rules for assigning test scores based on the results of examinations based on statistical data.

The methodology for scaling Unified State Examination results, used in 2012, implements a step-by-step establishment of correspondence between test and primary scores for each general education subject in which the Unified State Examination is conducted.

Stage I

First, in the range of primary scores from zero to the maximum primary score PBmax for each general education subject of the Unified State Exam, two values of primary scores are selected: PB1 and PB2, separating groups of participants with different levels of training in this subject.

The value of PB1 is selected as the lowest primary score, the receipt of which indicates that the exam participant has mastered the basic concepts and methods in the relevant general education subject. It is determined on the basis of an examination of a demonstration version of a given general education subject by specialists in general education, colleges and universities of various profiles from different regions of the Russian Federation. The examination is carried out taking into account the level of complexity of each task and the significance of the content, ability, skill, and method of activity being tested in the context of a general education subject. At the same time, the requirements for the PB1 value correspond to the requirements that were used to determine the PB1 of the previous year (to ensure equivalence of the scales of two years).

The value of PB2 is determined by the professional community as the lowest primary score, the receipt of which indicates a high level of preparation of the exam participant, namely, the presence of systemic knowledge, mastery of complex skills, and the ability to perform creative tasks in the relevant general education subject.

If the specification of the exam version has not changed compared to last year, then PB1 and PB2 also remain unchanged. If the structure of the examination work or the complexity of the tasks of control measuring materials has changed, then new values of PB1 and PB2 are established taking into account the existing changes.

Stage II

The primary scores PB1 and PB2 are matched with the test scores TB1 and TB2 for each general education subject.

For mathematics and the Russian language (obligatory subjects for passing the Unified State Exam), the minimum test scores of the Unified State Exam 2012 established by the orders of Rosobrnadzor are selected as TB1 values: mathematics - 24, Russian language - 36. These values coincide with the minimum Unified State Exam scores of 2011 in mathematics and the Russian language, respectively.

Test scores TB2 for the Russian language and mathematics, as well as test scores TB1 and TB2 for other general education subjects (elective subjects) are set equal to the same scores in 2011. Table 1 presents the values of PB1 and PB2, TB1 and TB2 for 2012.

It must be emphasized that the minimum test scores indicating mastery of a school course in elective subjects are established by Rosobrnadzor after conducting the main exam and obtaining statistical data on the 2012 Unified State Exam variants used and in some subjects may not coincide with TB1.

Table 1. Values of boundary primary and test scores in 2012

Item	PB1	TB1	PB2	TB2
Russian language	17	36	54	73
Mathematics	5	24	15	63
Social science	15	39	48	72
Story	13	32	46	72
Physics	12	39	33	62
Chemistry	14	36	58	80
Biology	17	36	60	79
Geography	14	37	44	69
Computer science	8	40	35	84
Foreign languages	16	20	65	82
Literature	8	32	36	73

Stage III

For each general education subject, the correspondence between the primary score and the test score is determined based on the following procedure. The primary score 0 is associated with a test score of 0, and the maximum primary score PBmax is associated with a test score of 100. All intermediate primary scores between 0, PB1, PB2 and PBmax are converted to test scores, proportionally distributed between the corresponding values of test points: 0, TB1, TB2 and 100. Figure 1 shows the resulting dependence.

Rice. 1. Correspondence between test and primary scores

If intermediate primary scores correspond to fractional test scores, then the test score is rounded to the nearest larger integer.

This procedure makes it possible to coordinate test scores of equally trained participants in 2011 and 2012. and ensures comparative comparability of exam results across years.

Scaling – this is the procedure for converting primary scores into test scores.

First, the primary score is assigned, this is the sum of points for all correctly completed tasks.
The primary score is converted into a test (secondary) score, which is taken into account when entering a university.

Scale for converting primary scores to secondary Unified State Examinations

Information relevant for graduates 2020

PRIMARY SCORE	TEST SCORE
PRIMARY SCORE	Russian language	Mathematics profile	Social science	Biology	Story	Physics	Chemistry	Foreign languages	Chinese	Literature	Computer science	Geography
1	3	5	2	3	4	4	3	1	2	3	7	4
2	5	9	4	5	8	7	6	2	3	5	14	7
3	8	14	6	7	11	10	9	3	4	7	20	11
4	10	18	8	9	15	14	12	4	5	9	27	14
5	12	23	10	12	18	17	14	5	7	11	34	17
6	15	27	12	14	22	20	17	6	8	13	40	21
7	17	33	14	16	25	23	20	7	9	15	42	24
8	20	39	16	18	29	27	23	8	10	18	44	27
9	22	45	18	21	32	30	25	9	12	20	46	31
10	24	50	20	23	34	33	28	10	13	22	48	34
11	26	56	22	25	35	36	31	11	14	24	50	37
12	28	62	24	27	36	38	34	12	15	26	51	39
13	30	68	26	30	37	39	36	13	17	28	53	40
14	32	70	28	32	38	40	38	14	18	30	55	41
15	34	72	30	34	40	41	39	15	19	32	57	42
16	36	74	32	36	41	42	40	16	20	34	59	43
17	38	76	34	38	42	44	41	17	22	35	61	44
18	39	78	36	39	43	45	42	18	23	36	62	45
19	40	80	38	40	44	46	43	19	24	37	64	46
20	41	82	40	42	45	47	44	20	25	38	66	47
21	43	84	42	43	47	48	45	21	27	40	68	49
22	44	86	44	44	48	49	46	22	28	41	70	50
23	45	88	45	46	49	51	47	23	29	42	72	51
24	46	90	46	47	50	52	49	24	30	43	73	52
25	48	92	47	48	51	53	50	25	32	44	75	53
26	49	94	48	50	52	54	51	26	33	45	77	54
27	50	96	49	51	54	55	52	27	34	47	79	55
28	51	98	50	52	55	57	53	28	35	48	81	56
29	53	99	51	53	56	58	54	29	37	49	83	57
30	54	100	52	55	57	59	55	30	38	50	84	58
31	55	100	54	56	58	60	56	31	39	51	88	60
32	56	100	55	57	60	61	57	32	40	52	91	61
33	57		56	59	61	62	58	33	42	54	94	62
34	59		57	60	62	64	60	34	43	56	97	63
35	60		58	61	63	66	61	35	44	57	100	64
36	61		59	63	64	68	62	36	45	58		65
37	62		60	64	65	70	63	37	47	59		66
38	64		61	65	67	72	64	38	48	61		67
39	65		62	66	68	74	65	39	49	62		68
40	66		64	68	69	76	66	40	50	63		69
41	67		65	69	70	78	67	41	52	64		74
42	69		66	70	71	80	68	42	53	65		78
43	70		67	72	72	82	69	43	54	66		83
44	71		68	73	75	84	71	44	55	68		87
45	72		69	74	77	86	72	45	57	69		92
46	73		70	76	79	88	73	46	58	70		96
47	76		71	77	82	90	74	47	59	71		100
48	78		72	78	84	92	75	48	60	72
49	80		74	79	86	94	76	49	62	73
50	82		76	82	89	96	77	50	63	77
51	85		78	84	91	98	78	51	64	80
52	87		79	86	93	100	79	52	65	84
53	89		81	88	96		80	53	67	87
54	91		83	90	98		83	54	68	90
55	94		85	92	100		86	55	69	94
56	96		86	94			89	56	70	97
57	98		88	96			92	57	72	100
58	100		90	98			95	58	73
59			92	100			98	59	74
60			93				100	60	75
61			95					61	77
62			97					62	78
63			99					63	79
64			100					64	80
65								65	82
66								66	83
67								67	84
68								68	85
69								69	87
70								70	88
71								71	89
72								72	90
73								73	92
74								74	93
75								75	94
76								76	95
77								77	97
78								78	98
79								79	99
80								80	100
81								81
82								82
83								83
84								84
85								85
86								86
87								87
88								88
89								89
90								90
91								91
92								92
93								93
94								94
95								95
96								96
97								97
98								98
99								99
100								100

The 2018-2019 academic year will be the graduation year for many Russian schoolchildren, who are already concerned about successfully passing the Unified State Exam and successfully entering a good university.

We will tell you how exam papers are checked in different subjects, how the scale for converting Unified State Exam points into grades works, and what innovations you can expect in 2019.

Principles for assessing work on the Unified State Exam 2019

Over the past few years, the Unified State Examination system in a number of subjects has undergone significant changes and has been brought to an optimal (according to the organizers) format, which makes it possible to fully assess the volume of knowledge of a graduate in a particular subject.

In 2018-2019, no fundamental changes are expected and it is safe to say that the same principles as in 2017-2018 will be applied to evaluate the work of graduates:

automated verification of forms;
involving experts in checking tasks with detailed answers.

How does a computer evaluate?

The first part of the examination paper involves a short answer to the questions posed, which the Unified State Examination participant must enter on a special answer form.

Important! Before starting work, be sure to read the rules for filling out the form, as incorrectly completed work will not pass the automated check.

It is quite difficult to challenge the result of a computer check. If the work was not counted due to the fault of a participant who filled out the form incorrectly, the result is considered unsatisfactory.

How do experts rate it?

In many subjects, in addition to the test part, there are tasks that require a full, detailed answer. Since it is impossible to automate the process of checking such answers, experts are involved in the verification - experienced teachers with extensive work experience.

When checking the Unified State Exam, the teacher does not know (and even with a strong desire cannot find out) whose work is in front of him and in which city (region) it was written. Testing is carried out on the basis of uniform assessment criteria developed specifically for each subject. Each work is checked by two experts. If the experts’ opinions coincide, the assessment is put on the form, but if independent appraisers disagree, then a third expert is involved in the verification, whose opinion will be decisive.

That is why it is important to write legibly and accurately so that there is no ambiguous interpretation of words and phrases.

Primary and test scores

Based on the test results, the Unified State Exam participant is awarded a certain number of primary points, which are then converted into text points (points for the entire test). Different subjects have different maximum primary points, depending on the number of tasks. But after giving the result according to the appropriate table, the Unified State Examination participant receives a final test score, which is the official result of his final tests (maximum 100 points).

So, in order to pass the exam, it is enough to achieve the established minimum threshold of the primary score:

	Minimum scores
	primary	test
Russian language
Mathematics (profile)


Computer science
Social science
Foreign languages

Biology
Geography
Literature

Based on these numbers, you can accurately understand that the exam has been passed. But what grade? The 2018 online scale will help you with this, designed specifically for converting primary Unified State Exam scores into test scores, which will also be relevant for the 2019 results. A convenient calculator can be found on the website 4ege.ru.

Announcement of official results

Graduates are always concerned with the question of how quickly they can find out what result was obtained during the test and what the scale for converting the points scored on the Unified State Exam into traditional grades will be in 2019.

Teachers often take it upon themselves to reassure students by working through the tasks of the Unified State Exam tickets immediately after the exam and assessing the quality of the students’ work and the amount of initial points scored. Official results must be waited for 8-14 days, according to the established regulations for the Unified State Exam 2019. On average, organizers approve the following inspection schedules:

3 days to check the work;
5-6 days for processing information at the federal level;
1 working day for approval of the results of the State Examination;
3 days to post results online and transfer data to educational institutions.

In the event of unforeseen situations and technical problems, these deadlines may be revised.

You can find out your owl score:

directly at your school;
on the portal check.ege.edu.ru;
on the website gosuslugi.ru.

Converting points to grades

Since 2009, Unified State Examination results are not included in the graduate certificate. Therefore, today there is no official state system for converting the Unified State Examination result into a grade on a school 5-point scale. As part of the entrance campaign, the test score obtained in the exam is always summed up and taken into account. But many students are still interested in finding out how they passed the exam - 3 or 4, 4 or 5. For this, there is a special table that details the correspondence for each of the 100 points in each subject.



Russian language
Mathematics


Computer science
Social science
Foreign languages

Biology
Geography
Literature

Using such a table is quite inconvenient. It is much easier to find out how you passed the Russian language, mathematics or history by using the online calculator 4ege.ru, which also contains a scale for converting Unified State Exam scores, which is relevant for graduates of 2019.

Having received the Unified State Exam result, you should decide on a university as quickly as possible, comparing your capabilities with the real competition for the specialties you are interested in. Thus, the practice of past years shows that in some cases it is difficult to get into the most popular areas in the capital’s universities even with high scores, because not only holders of 100-point Unified State Exam results, but also winners of the largest Olympiads of the 2018-2019 academic year will compete for places.