[NIFL-ASSESSMENT:47] Re: The TABE

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Ellie:

Is the TABE one of the assessments sanctioned by the National Reporting
System?  I have CASAS (Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System), ABLE
Adult Basic Learning Examination), AMES Adult Measures of Educational
Skills), SPL (Student Performance Levels), and Best (Basic English Skills
Test), but I may be missing something here?

George
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> The great thing about the TABE is that it has five levels of testing....a
> prereading level all the way through an advanced level, which is generally
a
> pretty sharp high schooler or even a beginning college student.  The
levels
> are:  pre reading, E for elementary and is for those who read about the
3rd
> grade level; M for medium and is for those roughly read around the 7th
grade
> level; and D for difficult, which is generally a reading level of at least
> 9th grade.  The TABE comes with a Locator test which enables the examiner
to
> quickly (30 = 40 minutes) find the level the student is currently
performing,
> which then allows for testing on a more detailed test.  In some cases a
> learner may be at level E for language skills (punctuation, grammar, etc),
M
> for math, and D for reading.  If that's the case, then those are the
levels
> assessed for each area.  I'm satisfied with the program because I can
pretty
> accurately meet a learner's needs once all three areas (reading, math,
> language) have been assessed.
>     I had a new student start last Thurs, and can tell already that he
learns
> quickly, that there's a lot of forgotten info in "his computer", and that,
if
> he is very motivated, he could get his GED in as short a time as two
> months....less if he really does "homework" as well.  I hope this is
helpful.
>
>
> Ellie Lemke
>



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