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The Tests of Adult Basic Education (TABE) are designed to measure achievement of basic skills commonly found in adult basic education curricula and taught in instructional programs. It assesses reading, mathematics, language, and spelling skills. It also includes a version in Spanish and Independent tests that assess basic skills in work-related contexts.
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The TABE Forms 7 & 8 are norm-referenced tests designed to measure achievement of basic skills commonly found in adult basic education curricula and taught in instructional programs. Reading, language, mathematics, and spelling are the areas measured. TABE is available in paper-and-pencil and computer-based formats. |
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Forms 7 & 8 provide norm-referenced and criterion-referenced information for a diverse and growing number of adult education programs. Beyond the traditional uses of such an assessment, TABE 7 & 8 meets the emerging needs of a variety of users. These include literacy and ABE instruction groups and GED, Employment Development, JTPA, and School-to-Work programs. The assessment is also designed to satisfy the requirements of business, industry, colleges, and correctional facilities. |
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The primary purpose of the Adult Basic Education Course is to help students improve their skills and knowledge in each area of study to a level that will enable them to enroll in the GED Preparation Course. Passing the GED test is the equivalent of achieving a high school diploma. The TABE may also administer periodically during the course of instruction to assess the student's progress.
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The content used for the measurement stresses subject matter of high interest to adults -- skills used in problem solving, in decision making, in living itself. Therefore, the examinee, in working with real-life test stimuli such as transportation schedules or product labels, can be effectively measured for reading skills. A short paragraph about a job interview can gauge mastery of grammar and sentence structure -- language skills. Similarly, a diagram of a home-improvement project can probe an examinee's knowledge of mathematics applications such as estimation. In work, home, and academic contexts familiar to the test taker, specific skills are tapped.
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Dental Assisting and Dental Hygiene
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| Dental Admission Test (DAT), | | |
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Education and Teacher Assisting
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| ACCUPLACER (ACCUPLACER), American College Test (ACT), Arizona Educator Proficiency Assessments (AEPA), Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB), ASSET (ASSET), California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST), College-Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST), COMPASS (COMPASS), General Educational Development (GED), Georgia High School Graduation Test (GHSGT), Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), Graduate Record Examination (GRE), Law School Admission Test (LSAT), Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS), Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL), Medical College Admission Test (MCAT), Michigan Test for Teacher Certification (MTTC), Miller Analogies Test (MAT), National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (NMSQT), New Mexico Teacher Assessment (NMTA), Ohio Graduation Test (OGT), Optometry Admission Test (OAT), ParaPro Assessment (ParaPro), Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT), Program for Licensing Assessments for Colorado Educators (PLACE), Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT), Test Of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS), Tests of Adult Basic Education (TABE), Texas Higher Education Assessment (THEA), Washington Educator Skills Test—Basic (WEST-B), | | |
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Medical and Allied Health
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| Allied Health Professions Admission Test (AHPAT), Health Occupations Basic Entrance Test (HOBET), Medical College Admission Test (MCAT), Nurse Entrance Test (NET), Professional and Linguistic Assessment Board (PLAB), | | |
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Office and Administrative Professionals
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| Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT), Miller Analogies Test (MAT), Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC), Wonderlic Personnel Test (WPT), | | |
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Pharmacy Technology
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| Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT), | | |
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