Scribd
Upload
3K views

TABE Workshop Handout

The document summarizes the TABE 9 and 10 standardized test for adult education programs. It provides information on test formats and time limits, guidance on using locator tests to determine the appropriate level for students, and procedures for pre-testing, grading, determining educational functioning levels, and post-testing.

Uploaded by

maureenkeller
Copyright
© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
Available Formats
Download as DOC, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
3K views

TABE Workshop Handout

The document summarizes the TABE 9 and 10 standardized test for adult education programs. It provides information on test formats and time limits, guidance on using locator tests to determine the appropriate level for students, and procedures for pre-testing, grading, determining educational functioning levels, and post-testing.

Uploaded by

maureenkeller
Copyright
© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
Available Formats
Download as DOC, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 7

Why TABE 9 and 10?

- Applied questions are relevant to today’s adults


- Level L is available for beginning literacy students
o Ideal for special needs
o Given orally
- If using a Scantron machine, charts and student study plans are available
to link TABE questions to Contemporary’s instructional materials.
- Most skills, such as “interpreting graphs” or “probability,” contain equal
number of questions on both the pre- and post-test, making it easier to
measure goal progress. Both TABE forms (i.e. Form 9 and 10) are equal
in difficulty.
- According to TABE publications, a language or math score of 600+ is an
equivalent passing score on the GED.
- The reading and language mechanics tests’ question formats match
closely with GED Reading and GED Writing.

TABE Testing Time Limits


Core Battery (3:17 total)
Test Time Questions
Reading :50 50
Math :24 40
computation
Applied math :50 50
Language :55 55
Vocabulary :14 20
(optional test)
Language :14 20
mechanics
(optional test)
Spelling :10 20
(optional test)

1
Locator :37 total time limit
Test Questions
Reading 12
Math 8
computation
Applied math 8
Language 12

2
3
Locator Test Information
Locator tests are built to measure a wide range of ability with a limited number of
questions. Therefore, the information from a locator test about a
student’s functional level is only a very rough estimate.

You will use the locator score to determine what level of test to give
them next.

TABE Locator Cut Scores


Reading Math (add up total of Language TABE level
two math tests = 16) to administer
6 and below 4-6 6 and below E
7-8 7-8 7-8 M
9-10 9-11 9-10 D
11-12 12-16 11-12 A

Example 1:
Jimmy receives the following locator Example 2:
scores: Susie receives the following locator
- Reading 10/12 scores:
- Math 9/16 - Reading 7/12
- Language 11/12 - Math 10/16
- Language 11/12
Jimmy should be given the following
TABE tests: Susie should be given the following
- Reading ____ TABE tests:
- Reading ____
- Math ____
- Math ____
- Language ____
- Language ____

TABE Complete Battery


By 12 hours into the program, the student should be completing the following
TABE pre-tests based on the levels determined by the locator (above):
Required: • ______________
• ______________ Optional:
• ______________ - _______________
• ______________ - _______________

4
- _______________

Required Test Administration Processes:


• Completed within student’s first 12 class hours
• Level determined by locator
• Time limits enforced
• Students should not see test questions before the test
• Administer the four required test
• TABE 9 should be pre-test form; TABE 10 should be used for post-test

Recommended Test Administration Processes:


- Teachers may read directly from scripts provided in the Test Directions.
- Students may split up testing over multiple class periods.
- Teacher should recommend that students leave a question blank rather
than guessing an answer.
- Teacher should explain that the student will be given this same test
again after 60 hours of instruction.
- Your recommendations: _____________________________________
_________________________________________________________

TABE 9 & 10 Complete Battery offers five levels of tests (Levels L, E, M, D, and
A) covering skills ranging from pre-literacy through high school. Except for the
difficult and advanced levels, each level represents about two grades.

TABE Test Level Content Grade Level Range


Level L (Literacy) 0 – 1.9
Level E (Easy) 2.0 – 3.9
Level M (Medium) 4.0 – 5.9
Level D (Difficult) 6.0 – 8.9
Level A (Advanced) 9.0 – 12.9

The Content Grade Level Range is valid plus or minus two years. For example,
a student taking the Level M test would receive valid results if his or her score fell
between grade levels 2.0 to 7.9. Scores that fall outside of the valid range are
not reliable for establishing the educational functioning level or determining a
student’s instructional plan. In this case, re-testing with a more appropriate level
is suggested.

5
Grading
- Score the tests using the Norms Book and record scores on
state-approved score reporting form (form follows).
- Once you have the raw score, the following required
information can be found in the Norms Book conversion charts:
o Scaled score
o Grade equivalent
- Math computation and applied math will have separate raw scores, but
combined scaled and grade equivalent.
o Example as filled out on score reporting form:
TEST RAW SCORE SCALED SCORE GRADE EQUIVALENT
MATH C=18 560* 8.1*
total A=29
*For illustration only – not correct score conversions.

Lowest Functioning Level


Once all the required tests have been graded and grade equivalents recorded on
the score reporting form, locate the lowest educational functioning level (EFL)
and mark that as the initial placement on the 6-level NRS scale for ABE:

NRS Functioning Levels


If the lowest grade Then their NRS EFL is:
equivalent is between:
0-1.9 1-ABE Beginning Literacy
2-3.9 2-Beginning Basic Education
4-5.9 3-ABE Intermediate Low
6-8.9 4-ABE Intermediate High
9-10.9 5-ASE Low (includes GED Low and ASC Low)
11-12.9 6-ASE High (includes GED High and ASC High)

From this point on, the student’s entry level will have been established and the
goal is for the student to move up from this level to the next one before exiting
the program.

- The pre-test score is valid for 90 days.


o If a student leaves class at year-end around June 1 and does
not return until after Labor Day, the teacher can determine
whether or not to require new testing because the time frame
is so close to the 90-day limit.

6
Post-Testing
- Students are given a post-test once they have received 60 hours of
instruction.
o If a learner indicates they are leaving the program and has
attended at least 30 hours, the student may post-test.
o Accompanying documentation explaining the early post-testing
should be included in their student folder.
- The test that determined the educational functioning level is the one
required for post-testing. However, it is recommended that a post-test
be administered for all areas for which a pre-test was given.
- Post-test scores will be recorded on the same score reporting form on
which the pre-test scores were recorded.
- Once the post-test raw score has been recorded, use
the Norms Book to determine the scaled score and
grade equivalent.
- If the grade equivalent falls into a NRS Functioning
Level range that is at least one level higher (i.e. from a
level 4 to a level 5), record that student as:
o Completed if they do not return to class after their post-test
date
o Advanced if they return or continue to attend class after their
post-test date
- If the student does not improve enough to “go up a level”, the post-test
attempt should still be recorded on the score reporting form.
o The student may post-test again following the guidelines of the
assessment policy.

Notes

________________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________

You might also like