TOWES Scores by Mother’s Highest Level of Schooling Completed

The following table compares mean TOWES scores with Mother’s Highest Level of Schooling Completed. There is a slight inverse relationship between Mother’s Level of Schooling Completed and mean TOWES score. For Mother’s Highest Level of Schooling Completed Less than High School the mean score was 2.8, for Mother’s Highest Level of Schooling Completed High School Diploma the mean score was 2.7 and for Mother’s Highest Level of Schooling Completed More than High School the mean score was 2.6.

Mean TOWES Scores by Mother’s Highest Level of Schooling Completed
Level of Schooling
Completed		 N Mean Reading Text Document Use Numeracy
Less than High
School		 12 2.8* 2.2* 2.2* 3.3*
High School
Diploma		 31 2.7* 2.8* 2.3* 3.0*
More than High
School Diploma		 48 2.6* 2.7* 2.1* 3.0*

Essential Skill Proficiency Scores by Test Version (Online/Paper)

The following table represents mean TOWES scores for TOWES test version.

Essential Skill Proficiency Scores by Testing Version
Testing Version N Mean Reading Text Document Use Numeracy
Paper Based 75 2.7* 2.8* 2.3* 3.1*
Online 20 2.5* 2.6* 2.1* 2.9*

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