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How are examinations graded?

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How are examinations graded?

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The scoring process is conducted under conditions of absolute anonymity of applicants. Until the scoring process is complete, the scorers do not know the identity of the applicants. The MBE component is graded by American College Testing and the results will be returned to the Bar Examiners. The MPT and MEE are graded by members of the New Hampshire Board of Bar Examiners. Each MPT answer will be given a raw score on a scale of 12. Each of the six MEE questions will be weighted equally and will be given a raw score on a scale of 1 to 6. The raw MPT Examination and MEE scores will be combined, producing a raw score with a maximum of 60. The Board of Bar Examiners will then correlate the MPT-MEE score and MBE by using the Mean and Standard Deviation method, a statistical method which is recommended by the National Conference of Bar Examiners as the most statistically accurate method of converting essay scores to the MBE scale. The scaled MBE and MPT-MEE scores will be reported to the nea