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Tests of Adult Basic Education Online
Tests of Adult Basic Education Online
AgendaAgenda
• TABE Online System• TABE Administration Functions
– Managing licenses– Setting up tests– Adding Users– Adding Students
• TABE Reporting• Demonstration• Linking to Instruction
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What is TABE Online?What is TABE Online?
Web-Based Administration and Test Delivery• Test Administration Site = website
– Schedule test administrations– Register students – Run Reports
• Student Access = Test Delivery Client– Icon installed on student desktop– Connection through Internet Explorer– Lock Down Browser
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Test Administration SiteTest Administration Site
• Accessed through a web browser: IE 6-8, Firefox, Safari (MAC only)– URL: https://oas.ctb.com
• httpS = secure site, transmission of data is private– Requires Login ID and Password
• 24/7 access to your information– Student database– Test Administrations– Reports
TABE Online Tests AvailableTABE Online Tests AvailableTABE Online Tests AvailableTABE Online Tests Available
• TABETABE Online LocatorOnline Locator
• TABE 9 & 10 TABE 9 & 10 Complete Battery & Complete Battery & SurveySurvey– Skill Levels AA, DD, MM, EE
– Reading, Mathematics, and Language
– Optional Tests: ―Vocabulary, Language
Mechanics, and Spelling
TABE Online BenefitsTABE Online Benefits
• A reliable measurement of adult academic skills and abilities
• A predictor for a student’s readiness for the GED® (Level D & A)
• The ability to test one adult or a group of adults with minimum supervision
• Upload test results to meet state and federal reporting requirements
• Access to immediate and accurate students’ assessment information
How Can You Use TABE Online in Your Program?
How Can You Use TABE Online in Your Program?
• Pre- and post-test results demonstrate student gains.• Screening for placement of new students or employees. • Norm-referenced data allows meaningful comparisons
with national adult reference groups.• Skill-by-skill reports diagnose individual strengths and
weaknesses.
Content Range Comparison Content Range Comparison by Levelsby Levels
Content Range Comparison Content Range Comparison by Levelsby Levels
TABE 9 & 10
2.0 – 3.94.0 – 5.96.0 – 8.9
9.0 – 12.9
E (Easy)M (Medium)D (Difficult)A (Advanced)
Levels
Note: L (Literacy) 0-1.9 is available in the paper and pencil version of TABE 9/10
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ComparabilityComparability
TABE OnlineTABE Online vs. TABE paper & pencilTABE paper & pencilStudy conducted from Spring 2003
to Spring 2004
Online test score reliability is generally consistent with paper & pencil scores
Scale score retained integrity NRS levels hold GED® estimates hold Growth within treatment (i.e. online) holds
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Test Administration Site – Login PageTest Administration Site – Login Page
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Test Administration Site – Home PageTest Administration Site – Home PageReports Schedule Test Register
Student Find Test Sessions
Adding/Finding StudentsAdding/Finding Students
• Top Layer Admin access-– Find/Add students at all layers– If possible student already exists use FIND
to check this out.
• Other Layers-– Find/Add students at their specific layer
only.
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Managing Students:Student Accommodations
Managing Students:Student Accommodations
StudentAccommodations:Test PauseTest PauseUntimed TestUntimed TestFont/Background Font/Background ColorColor
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Test Administration Site – Auto Locator Test Administration Site – Auto Locator
The Auto Locator automatically assigns the correct level of difficulty for all assigned subtests in the Survey or Complete Battery.
Verify Test FormVerify Test Form
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Individual Test TicketIndividual Test Ticket
Print tickets during Register Student
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Summary Test TicketSummary Test TicketLists all student Login NamesLogin Names, PasswordsPasswords, Student
Accommodations, and the Test Access CodesAccess Codes
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Summary Test Ticket (cont’d)
Summary Test Ticket (cont’d)
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Student ExperienceStudent ExperienceStudent ExperienceStudent Experience
Double-click the Red icon on the desktop
Student Logon PageStudent Logon Page
Provided by the Test ProctorProvided by the Test Proctor
TABE Test Session “Welcome” PageTABE Test Session “Welcome” PageTABE Test Session “Welcome” PageTABE Test Session “Welcome” Page
Sample Math QuestionSample Math QuestionSample Math QuestionSample Math Question
Sample Math QuestionSample Math QuestionSample Math QuestionSample Math Question
Sample Reading QuestionSample Reading QuestionSample Reading QuestionSample Reading Question
Sample Reading QuestionSample Reading Question
Finishing a TABE TestFinishing a TABE TestFinishing a TABE TestFinishing a TABE Test
• The student clicks “The student clicks “Yes, I have finishedYes, I have finished” to complete a test session” to complete a test session• The test automatically completes if the test-taking time expiresThe test automatically completes if the test-taking time expires• After a test has closed, the scores are calculated for reportingAfter a test has closed, the scores are calculated for reporting
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Reporting Student Test ResultsReporting Student Test Results
Individual Portfolio ReportIndividual Portfolio Report
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Individual Portfolio ReportIndividual Portfolio Report
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Group List ReportGroup List Report
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Individual Student Results Export Individual Student Results Export
• Downloads as .dat or .csv file
• Specify type desired
• Save with a name with meaning
• Save to specified directory – defaults to My Downloads
• Read by ITTS, Excel, etc.
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TABE Online “Help” LinkTABE Online “Help” Link
Linking Data to Instruction
Linking Data to Instruction
Linking Data to Instruction Linking Data to Instruction
• Building Skills with TABE
• Achieving TABE Success
• Contemporary’s GED/Pre-GED
• Steck-Vaughn GED/Pre-GED
• Number Power and Number Sense
Turning the Focus to InstructionTurning the Focus to Instruction
Turning the Focus to InstructionTurning the Focus to Instruction
• Item Analysis Reports - Why Create Them?– Gives an instant view of TABE skills on which to focus prior to
post-testing
– Gives teachers the opportunity to look at their entire class or select individuals performance on TABE Pre-test
– Helps teachers plan instruction – Small group and/or entire class activities based on common skill
weaknesses– Target specific weak skills utilizing the Study Guides / Pre-GED or GED
books and – Form daily lesson plans
– Provides a reference for pulling extra materials for supplemental practice
– Shapes daily, direct instruction between teacher and student
Julie Anne Kornahrens, Director, Dorchester County
Adult EducationApril 12, 2011
Item Analysis Data
1. Individual Diagnostic Profile
2.TestMate for TABE software or TABE PC
3.TABE Online Group Item Analysis Report
4.TABE Teachers Guides Instructional Binders
Turning the Focus to Instruction:
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Turning the Focus to Instruction
Correlations from Publishers Content Where to find them? In the front of some of the Instructional
materials Links each question to targeted skill lessons
in that publisher’s materials Used for an Individual Students
Julie Anne Kornahrens, Director, Dorchester County
Adult EducationApril 12, 2011
Creating & Using a TABE Study Plan (Prescriptive)• WHY Create Them?
– Provides relevant information to the student about areas of skill strength & weakness
– Ties relevance to TABE skills & skills needed for other academic areas (e.g., HSAP, GED, WorkKeys, etc.)
– Gives an immediate assignment– Focuses on appropriate TABE – Skill practice along
with the use of pre-GED or GED materials– Gives instant success– Promotes student confidence
Turning the Focus to Instruction
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Assessment ResultsAssessment Results
• Results of both pre- and post-tests are important to the:– Learner: They should know the reason they are placed
at a certain level, in certain materials, etc. They can also see how much progress they make.
– Teacher: Results should be used to guide instruction and curriculum development.
– Program: Critical for program improvement and accountability for achieving targeted outcomes.
Results should DRIVE the Instructional
Program & TRANSLATE into
POSITIVE Program Performance
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CTB Product SupportCTB Product Support
Support Hours:Support Hours: 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM, Eastern Time
Product Support Phone: (866) 282-2250Product Support E-Mail: [email protected]
Free Web Tutorial:Free Web Tutorial:
http://learnoas.ctb.com/TABE/introfixed.html
New TABE Instructional Information: Lexiles
New TABE Instructional Information: Lexiles
• A Lexile is a measure related to reading level of text
• TABE reading scale score is matched to a Lexile scale
• Books & other texts have been assigned Lexile measures
• You can:– Match your learner with materials that are right for
his/her reading ability– Monitor growth in reading– Differentiate instruction for your learners– Classify and manage reading materials
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A Portrait of Adult Reading DemandsA Portrait of Adult Reading Demands
A Portrait of Adult Reading DemandsA Portrait of Adult
Reading Demands
Achieving Reading Proficiency for All, Willard R. Daggett, ED.D.International Center for Leadership in Education, 2003
Free! How to Access Lexile Information for Your Learners
Free! How to Access Lexile Information for Your Learners
• Call CTB Customer Services at
1-800-538-9547
• Ask for your TABE Lexile Web Access
• Go to http://tabe.lexile.com and log in with your user name and password
• TABE Adaptive released in 2012– No Locator – No E,M,D,A – No 9/10– Reading, Math (Applied & Computation) and Language tests only– Adaptive engine will select test questions base on the student response on the
previous question– Testing time is shortened but diagnostics data similar to the Complete Battery
• TABE CLAS-E Online - TBA– Computer based testing for Adult ESL students– Reading, Listening, Writing and Speaking
• Next version of TABE - Development scope work to begin– New Forms (rolled out over time from a collection of unscored test items form the
Adaptive test)– Higher level content above the current Level A
– Aligned to TASC, OVAE/NRS standards and Common Core Standards
2013 Plans and Beyond2013 Plans and Beyond
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ContactsContacts
Mike JohnsonTABE National [email protected]
Stephanie SeemannFL & GA Sales [email protected]
866-282-2250 TABE Online Support
