Information for this section was adapted from Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE) User's Hand book.
The TABE instruments provide assessment, placement, growth, literacy level, prediction, and prescription information. For students who are Spanish speakers and have little or no fluency in English, TABE Espanol is available.
Assessment
TABE 7 & 8 assessments are based on curriculum philosophies from adult education programs.
The work-related assessments are based on the Carl Perkins Vocational Education Act, the
Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS), and the American Society for
Training and Development.
Placement
TABE 7 or 8 in the Survey edition, in addition to the Locator Test, can provide information for
placment of students whose primary language is English. TABE Espanol, with the locator and practice
test, can be used for placement with students whose primary language is Spanish.
Growth
To measure growth, all the 7 & 8 forms of the same level test are equated so that pre- and post-
tests will accurately measure gains of students.
Literacy Level
TABE 7 & 8 provides an assessment of the reading levels of students.
Prediction
TABE 7 & 8 scores provide a GED prediction score for each content area.
Prescription
The TABE group of assessment instruments provides lessons needed based on TABE scores. The
TABE is keyed to all the major ABE and vocational education publishersí materials. TestMate TABE
Advanced Module Prescriptive Assignments can give automatic reports of specific lessons the
student needs, based on the TABE scores. With the computer scoring, group results for skills and
content area are available to provide information for teachers for group instructions.