1. DRC INSIGHT Tests of Adult Basic Education (TABE®)

2. Overview DRC Insight and TABE Login/System Overview
General Information
User Management
Student Management
Test Management
Teacher/Student Group Management
Report Delivery
Client/Student Experience-Direct
Help/Support

3. NRS Changes TABE 9 -10 approved through 2019
Final NRS Descriptors released March 2016
Final NRS Regulations August 2016
Rules for all parts of NRS testing/reporting and AEFLA funding
October 1, 2016, was the first application date for publishers
TABE 11&12 approval- September 2017
This process started 2 years ago and led to DRC receiving approval of TABE 11/12, which was the first application under the new WIOA policy. 3

4. Example: NRS Level 1 Math
NRS Changes
Example: NRS Level 1 Math
Old:
Individual has little or no recognition of numbers or simple counting skills or may have only minimal skills, such as the ability to add or subtract single digit numbers.
New:
Students prepared to exit this level are able to decipher a simple problem presented in a context and reason about and apply correct units to the results. They can visualize a situation using manipulatives or drawings and explain their processes and results using mathematical terms and symbols appropriate for the level. They recognize errors in the work and reasoning of others. They are able to strategically select and use appropriate tools to aid in their work, such as pencil/paper, measuring devices, and/or manipulatives. They can see patterns and structure in sets of numbers and geometric shapes and use those insights to work more efficiently.
Number Sense and Operations: Students prepared to exit this level have an understanding of whole number place value for tens and ones and are able to use their understanding of place value to compare two-digit numbers. They are able to add whole numbers within 100 and explain their reasoning, e.g., using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value and/or properties of operations. They are able to apply their knowledge of whole number addition and subtraction to represent and solve word problems that call for addition of three whole numbers whose sum is less than 20 by using such problem-solving tools as objects, drawings, and/or simple equations.
Algebraic Thinking: Students prepared to exit this level understand and apply the properties of operations to addition and subtraction problems. They understand the relationship between the two operations and can determine the unknown number in addition or subtraction equations.
Geometry and Measurement: Students prepared to exit this level can analyze and compare 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional shapes based on their attributes, such as their shape, size, orientation, the number of sides and/or vertices (angles), or the lengths of their sides. They can reason with two-dimensional shapes (e.g., quadrilaterals and half- and quarter-circles) and with three-dimensional shapes (e.g., right prisms, cones, and cylinders) to create composite shapes. They are able to measure the length of an object as a whole number of units, which are not necessarily standard units, for example measuring the length of a pencil using a paper clip as the length unit.
Data Analysis: Students prepared to exit this level are able to organize, represent, and interpret simple data sets (e.g., lists of numbers, shapes, or items) using up to three categories. They can answer basic questions related to the total number of data points in a set and the number of data points in each category, and can compare the number of data points in the different categories.
This slide is to bring awareness to the increase in rigor required by the new NRS functional level.
This slide is the current Level 1 Math Descriptor (the lowest level of Adult Ed) compared to the new Level 1, which is more descriptive and much more rigorous.
You are bringing awareness to teachers and programs that the big shift they saw for high-level students when the new HSE tests were released is now going to happen to all levels of Adult Ed. 4

5. TABE 11&12 CCR Standards Skills Progression Standard Complexity
We’re all familiar with the Common Core. Whatever your opinion, this is essentially what we’re dealing with as we develop TABE items in accordance with OCTAE’s CCR standards, which are a derivative of the Common Core.
Talk about old vs new standards and how they’ve affected test development: TABE 9/10 standards were all-encompassing from one grade to the next, so you had reading comprehension from beginning to end, but nothing specific within comprehension that showed progress built on prior knowledge. You asked a question, students understood it, the end. That would have gone through three levels without any differentiation in the standards between Level M and A because those standards weren’t built that way, so TABE didn’t measure them that way.
CCR is structured to build on a student’s prior knowledge. As you progress from one grade to the next, the requirements within each standard build on each other. The ability to recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb voice and mood is predicated on being able to vary sentence
Highlighted area indicates a series of standards that were merged together for CCR. Next slide shows the result. Also, it indicates why Grade Equivalent is impossible to determine – there is a general grade band, but we can’t be specific to a grade with CCR. 5

6. TABE 11&12 CCR Standards
“Merge” signifies panelists selected all of the standards from the two grades indicated. In the merge, any repetition in content grade-to-grade was deleted; occasionally where similar content was covered grade-to-grade a single standard was edited, combining the text of both standards, to include the demands of both grades.
- College- and Career-Readiness Standards for Adult Education 6

7. TABE 11&12: Test Levels and Grade Ranges
Note that the standards do overlap in Mathematics, and Levels M and D share grade 6. implications for objectives and NRS levels. 7

8. TABE 11&12: Objectives by Level
TABE 11/12 Level L includes foundational reading and reading texts to assess beginning readers. TABE 11/12 also includes Mathematics and Language subtests. Together, these subtests are designed to assess the skills of adults with the lowest level of math, reading, and language skills – those who function at a grade range equivalent to K-1.
TABE 11/12 Level L presents students the opportunity to show any independent reading skills they have
TABE 11/12 Levels E/M/D/A are examinee-read. 8

9. TABE 11&12: Literacy
Foundational Skills—understanding and using phonemes to build, read, and understand words and word-sound relationships
Literary Texts—understanding and using information from literary passages. This type of literacy includes constructing meaning from context and evaluating the text to make connections
Informational Texts—understanding and using information from informational passages. This type of literacy includes constructing meaning from context and evaluating text to delineate claims and information that is stated and implied. It includes locating and using information contained in printed materials such as diagrams, maps, charts, tables, forms, and within scientific, technical, or historical texts
TABE 11/12 content stresses the integration and application of instructional skills in contexts meaningful to adult examinees. Literacy is key for adult learners, and TABE 11/12 measures it in these three key types. 9

10. TABE 11&12: Levels E/M/D/A Reading
TABE 11&12 Reading content reflects mature, life- and work- related situations and highlights overlapping objectives, from word-meaning skills to critical-thinking skills
These are measured using texts and forms familiar to everyday adult lives, as well as through excerpts that reflect our cultural diversity
Based on OCTAE CCR standards focused largely on informational texts (e.g. research, scientific, historical information)
The previous focus on literary text (e.g. fiction, memoir, poetry) is significantly decreased 10

11. TABE 11&12: Levels E/M/D/A Mathematics
TABE 11&12 Mathematics reflects math application, particularly routine tasks such as estimating quantities and making computations involving time, distance, weight, etc.
Item sets are integrated by mathematical contexts appropriate for adults
The objective distribution at Level A is very closely aligned with the content distribution of the TASC Mathematics test 11

12. TABE 11&12: Levels E/M/D/A Language
The goal of adult language instruction is to build communication skills necessary for functioning effectively on the job and in daily life
TABE Language assesses skills in grammar, usage, mechanics, sentence formation, and paragraph development. Understanding of word meaning and relationships, context, spelling, capitalization and punctuation in sentences, phrases, and clauses is included
Items are presented in meaningful contexts that reflect the writing process as it is applied in life 12

13. TABE 11&12: Locator Test
The TABE 11/12 locator test is longer than that of TABE 9/10. It allows for greater accuracy in placing students into the correct level of TABE. We continue to recommend using all the information you have about an individual student; if they take the Locator Test and you have evidence showing they should be in a higher/lower level, you will be allowed to use your professional judgment. State policies may vary, so check with your state to be sure. 13

14. Technology-Enhanced Items
Drag and Drop
Interface supports a variety of technology-enhanced interactions.
TABE 11/12 includes numerous TE item types: Hot Text, Drag and Drop, EBSR, Math Palette, and Multi-Select 14

15. Technology-Enhanced Items
Multi-Select 15

16. TABE Online Tests Available
TABE Online Locator
TABE 11 & 12
Skill Levels A, D, M, E
Reading
Mathematics
Language

17. INSIGHT Portal Accessed through a web browser: IE, Edge , Firefox,
Chrome, Safari
URL:
https = secure site, transmission of data is private
Requires Login ID and Password
24/7 access to your information
Students
Test Administrations
Reports

18. INSIGHT Portal

19. After logging in to your TABE Portal Account…

20. Portal Options General Information Central Office-Device Toolkit
User Management
Student Management
Test Management
Teacher Management
Student Group Management
Report Delivery
Student Status Dashboard

21. General Information

22. Documents
2 sets of documents in the listing- the first set are the documentation for the testing portal – i.e. how the software works!! The second grouping are TABE 11/12 specific – i.e. how the test works!!

23. Downloads

24. User Management
Adding a User
Permissions
Inactivating a User

25. User Management
EDIT USER- CAN BE CONFUSING AS THE INITIAL SCREENS ARE USED FOR SEARCHING.

26. Adding a User
Once you click on the User Administration menu, you will see 3 tabs: Edit User, Add Single User, Upload Multiple Users. You may begin by adding single users one at a time. To add the users, you will need to fill in the fields with asterisks beside them. First name, Last name, and address are required, plus the TABE 9/10 Administration should be prefilled in the Administration field. Once a role is selected the District and/or School field will be filled based on the sites associated to your log-in.
There are two key pieces for setting up your new user: to assign a Role and to assign permissions. Next you will select a User Role. The roles available to your users are District, School, and Teacher. The District role should be assigned to test site administrators; the School role may be assigned to a school or site-based test coordinator; the teacher role may be assigned to test site teachers and/or proctors. Once you select a role your District or Site name and your School name
The next tab is Edit User. Before you can edit a user, you must search and find that user. The top part of this screen allows you to search by certain criteria, and the instructions can be opened to read the search criteria combinations that are required for searching.

27. Roles
First, we must consider roles. There are three roles in Test Management in the TABE portal. Remember that the roles relate to testing at your site—you may have different names for your site hierarchy. In general, the District role is a District Test Coordinator and the “district” may be an Area, an Organization, a State—anyone who is responsible for the operation of a TABE Test center. The School role is a School Test Coordinator—a person responsible for support the District Coordinator or Area Administrator at the test centers or satellite locations. This support includes management of staff, materials, test center facilities as well as conducting secure TABE administrations, including editing yer and examinee profiles, scheduling test sessions, assigning students to test sessions, printing tickets for online testing, generating reports, and managing examinee records. Lastly, the Teacher role is equivalent to a Test Examiner. This role supports the School (or Center) Test Coordinator and monitors examinees during the sevure administration of TABE Online.
These roles come with a set of suggested “permissions” and we will look at those next.

28. Determining the User’s PERMISSIONS
As noted earlier, a pre-determined set of permissions is available for each role. These permissions are highlighted and they can be moved to the Assigned Permissions box by clicking on the top arrow button indicated by the red arrow on the slide. You may also move all of the available permissions over to a role by clicking on the double right button indicated by the green arrow.
Once you have defined the User’s role and permissions, click on save. The added user will received an activation just like the one you received to activate your account.

29. Permissions- 1
DEVICE toolkit is Central Office

30. Permissions- 2

31. Permissions- 3
Teacher not user-----

32. User Accounts
View/Edit

33. Student Management Adding a Student Find Student Edit Student Data
Edit Accomodations
Uploading Multiple Students

34. Manage Students - Add

35. Accommodations
Note text to speech added to options.

36. Edit a Student’s Data

37. EDIT Student- Test Sessions
Very valuable screen as it shows the complete test history for a student (NO scores.) It shows when and how long they took for EACH section of the test. For those going from 9-10 to note that it lists the info for both tests.

38. Test Management Test Times Session Scheduling Adding a Test Session
Locator Only
Pre-Test
Screening
Pre-test
Auto Locator
Post-Interim Test
Editing-Add /Remove Students
Printing Test Tickets and Rosters
Unlocking
Ending Incomplete Tests
Test Session Status Summary

39. TABE 11&12: Item Types and Testing Time
TABE 11/12 contains about half the number of items as the TABE 9/10 Complete Battery. However, the testing time has clearly increased. Students will not yet be familiar with CCR-based high stakes assessment, and we therefore chose these times to give students the best chance at completing their test with the least amount of pressure. Most students will finish their test well before the time is up.
Due to the potential for longer testing times, Reading – which relies heavily on passages – was divided into two parts. You may give both to your students at one sitting, or you may set them up as separate tests.
Mathematics has two sections: A non-calculator section and a calculator section. Online students will have access to an online calculator, and paper/pencil students can use a manual calculator. These two sections of the test are distinct, however, and test takers should not have access to a calculator when taking the non-calculator section. Note that once the non-calculator section is complete in the online test, students cannot return to it.
Please allow 20 minutes before the start of the first testing session to distribute test materials, complete registration, etc. 39

40. Scheduling Testing – 3 sessions model
All sessions include Locator and Main Test Content Areas
Session 1- Reading approx. 3 – 3 hours 5 minutes
Session 2- Mathematics approx. 1 hour 45 minutes
Session 3- Language approx. 1 hour 55 minutes

41. Scheduling Testing – 4 sessions model
Session 1- Locator Test- all content Areas approx. 1 hour 45 minutes
Session 2- Reading approx. 2 – 2 hours 10 minutes
Session 3- Mathematics approx. 1 hour 15 minutes
Session 4- Language approx. 1 hour 25 minutes

42. Scheduling Testing – 3 sessions model Delayed Sessions Option
Reading is given as initial assessment.
This allows acclimation to testing and initial program instruction.
When deemed appropriate remainder of assessment is given.
All sessions include Locator and Main Test Content Areas
Session 1- Reading approx. 3 – 3 hours 5 minutes
Session 2- Mathematics approx. 1 hour 45 minutes
Session 3- Language approx. 1 hour 55 minutes
Many students will find the option of multiple days of assessment unpalatable and often times do not return after the initial day. This allows transition into the program BEFORE completion of assessment. This method is subject to local and/or state approval.

43. Adding a Test Session

44. Not Adding a Student

45. Locator Test Only

46. Pre-Test Screening

47. Pre-Test Autolocator

48. Post/Interim Testing
Currently can have only one level per test session- I.E. NO mixed level sessions- recognize this is being worked on for change- do not know when.

49. Editing/Add-Remove Students
No more than 200- better under 100.

50. Sessions List-Actions

51. Breaking it Down 1 2 3 4
View/Edit
Delete
Export Details
Print Tickets
Excel sheet for very large groups. Can clog at print file size of 100.
Copy Session
Edit/Print Ticket Status 5 6

52. A Review: Two Ways to Print Test Tickets
One or a Few Students at a Time
All Students in the Session at One Time
Test
Management
Manage Test Sessions
Select Session
Action Button
View/Edit Print Status
Test
Management
Manage Test Sessions
Select Sessions
Action Button
Print All Tickets

53. Test Rosters

54. Student Test Ticket

55. Testing Status
One of two ways to view this data. This view is entire test, session, and group. Student management is by sub-test.

56. Unlocking Test Tickets

57. Report Delivery On Demand Score Reports Individual Report
Individual Profile
Locator Report

58. On-Demand Reports

59. Report Selection

60. Individual Profile Report

61. NEW: NEW: Pages 2 and 3 of Individual Profile Report
Added to the Individual Profile Report is a two-page chart that shows the Domain (or Content Area), Category, and Skills in each subtest for the TABE level that was administered. This information can be useful in understanding the in-depth skill areas assessed and will provide instructional direction for adult learners.

62. Individual Portfolio Report

63. Locator Test Reporter

64. Student/Client Experience-Direct
Desktop Icon
Opening Screen
General Directions
Practice Test
Direct Link-  
Welcome
Hints
Question Display
Question Options
Color Options
Student Log-in
Session Menu/Listing
Test Summary

65. Downloads ─ Setting Up Direct

66. Desktop ICON

67. Opening Screen

68. Student Test Log-In

69. General Directions

70. Student Test- Welcome

71. Session Menu/Listing

72. Testing Interface
New testing interface provides more access to tools and resources. 72

73. BACK AND NEXT NAVIGATION
Student Tools
TIMER
HELP TOOLS
QUICK NAVIGATION
Move to any item or passage with one click
TESTING TOOLS
Customized by item
New testing interface provides more access to tools and resources.
REVIEW TEST PROGRESS
PAUSE TEST
FLAG ITEM FOR REVIEW
OPTIONS
Color Choices
Contrasting Color
Reverse Contrast
Masking
Audio Settings
BACK AND NEXT NAVIGATION 73

74. Student Tools (continued)
Line Guide
Highlighter
Cross Off
Magnifier/Zoom
Sticky Notes
Calculators
Color Choices
Contrasting Colors
Reverse Contrast
Masking
Text-to-Speech (English)
Online Large Print
Flag (Mark for Review)
Pause Test
Mathematics Formula Sheet
Ruler (inches and centimeter)
Protractor
New testing interface provides more access to tools and resources.
If students are more comfortable with a handheld calculator, they may use one as long as it’s not programmable. Physical calculators should only be allowed with the student during the calculator section of the math test. 74

75. Student Tools: Highlighter, Cross Off, and Sticky Note
Multiple tools may be used simultaneously
Examples of some of the tools 75

76. Magnifier
Standard View
1.5x Magnification
2x Magnification 76

77. Scientific Calculator77

78. Color Choices (Overlays)78

79. Contrasting Colors (Font and Background Color Combinations)79

80. Item with Reverse Contrast
Original Item
Item with Reverse Contrast 80

81. Masking Original Item Item with Masking
The test taker can place a mask over any portion of the screen. Multiple masks can be used simultaneously to customize the viewing area. 81

82. Text-to-Speech Audio
Follow Along highlighting of words as they are spoken
Audio settings for Volume, Speed, and Follow Along
Stop, Starting Points, and Play/Pause controls 82

83. Test Summary

84. TABE 11/12 Resource Materials
TABE INSIGHT Portal- General Information-Documents
INSIGHT Documentation
TABE Online Training Videos
Level L and Locator Keys
Scoring Guide
Technical Report
Test Administration Manual
Test Directions
TABETest.com
Sample Practice Items
Objective Structure
Test Blueprints
Online Tools Training I

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