1. Tests of Adult Basic Education Online

2. What is TABE Online? Web-Based Administration and Test Delivery
Test Administration Site = website
Schedule test administrations
Register students
Run Reports
Student Access = Test Delivery Client
Icon installed on student desktop
Connection through Internet Explorer
Lock Down Browser

3. Test Administration Site
Accessed through a web browser: IE 6-8, Firefox, Safari (MAC only)
URL:
httpS = secure site, transmission of data is private
Requires Login ID and Password
24/7 access to your information
Student database
Test Administrations
Reports

4. TABE Online Tests Available
TABE Online Locator
TABE 9 & 10 Complete Battery
Skill Levels A, D, M, E
Reading, Mathematics, and Language
(Below options are not paid for by KYAE)
Optional Tests: Vocabulary, Language Mechanics, and Spelling

5. TABE Online Benefits
A reliable measurement of adult academic skills and abilities
A predictor for a student’s readiness for the GED® (Level D & A)
The ability to test one adult or a group of adults with minimum supervision
Upload test results to meet state and federal reporting requirements
Access to immediate and accurate students’ assessment information
Future plans of having scores download into KYAE MIS.
Can TABE be used to prepare for the GED?
Yes. Many adult educators administer TABE to see if a student is ready to take the GED. Because items on TABE are linked to specific learning objectives, TABE scores help students focus their study on skills that need the most work.

6. How Can You Use TABE Online in Your Program?
Pre- and post-test results demonstrate student gains.
Screening for placement of new students or employees.
Norm-referenced data allows meaningful comparisons with national adult reference groups.
Skill-by-skill reports diagnose individual strengths and weaknesses.

7. Test Administration Site – Login Page

8. First Time Login Registration

9. Test Administration Site – Home Page
Reports
Schedule Test
Register Student
Find Test Sessions

10. View/Manage Test Licenses

11. Managing Licenses

12. View/Manage Licenses Other Features
All users can see available registrations
All admins can allocate and view registrations for their sub levels
Top level admin receives 20% left notification
Color of bar changes with useage
Cannot schedule more tests than remaining licenses.

13. Managing User Profiles: Add User
Depending on your role and organization assignment, you may be permitted to add new users

14. User Types Admin- all functions at level
Admin Coordinator-all student functions, all test admin functions
Coordinator-all test admin functions
Proctor- assigned test admin functions

15. Adding/Finding Students
Top Layer Admin access-
Find/Add students at all layers
If possible student already exists use FIND to check this out.
Other Layers-
Find/Add students at their specific layer only.

16. Managing Students: Adding a Student Profile

17. Managing Students: Student Accommodations
Test Pause
Untimed Test
Font/Background Color

18. Test Administration Site – Schedule Test

19. Test Administration Site – Auto Locator
The Auto Locator automatically assigns the correct level of difficulty for all assigned subtests in the Survey or Complete Battery.

20. Test Session - Options

21. Adding Students to a Test Session

22. Test Administration Site – Register Student

23. Verify Test Form

24. Register Student-Modify Test

25. Managing Tests: Print Test Session Documents

26. Individual Test Ticket
Print tickets during Register Student
Print and distribute to students on the day of the test.
Student Passwords are not stored in their profiles. Students have unique passwords generated for every test session to which they are assigned.

27. Summary Test Ticket
Lists all student Login Names, Passwords, Student Accommodations, and the Test Access Codes

28. Summary Test Ticket (cont’d)

29. Student Experience Double-click the Red icon on the desktop
Student Logon Page
Double-click the Red icon on the desktop
The student accesses the test session by double-clicking the “Online Assessment” icon located on the PC/Workstation.
Test module can only be accessed by Logon, Password, and Test Access code.
The access code should not be given to the students until the students are seated at the test site computers and the students are ready to login.
Student Login Name and Password is provided on Student “Individual Test Ticket” and available on “Summary Sheet” printout for the Test Proctor.
The Test Proctor will provide the Test Access code to the test taker. The Test Access Code is available on the “Summary Sheet” printout and is created during the Test Scheduling process.
Provided by the Test Proctor

30. TABE Test Session “Welcome” Page
Student Test Environment
The Test Module automatically sizes to the user’s screen.
The user’s desktop content is “Locked Down” when the test content is presented.
A test must be completed to “Unsecure” a system.
Files posted to CTB’s website are protected by PGP™ encryption technology.
CTB complies with the Children’s Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) for delivery and protection of student data collected or delivered online.

31. Sample Math Question
Navigate forward and backward within the tests using the “Go On” or “Go Back” buttons.
Navigate to any item within the test using the question numbers represented in the bottom portion of the test interface.

32. Sample Math Question
Navigate forward and backward within the tests using the “Go On” or “Go Back” buttons.
Navigate to any item within the test using the question numbers represented in the bottom portion of the test interface.

33. Sample Reading Question

34. Sample Reading Question

35. Finishing a TABE Test
The student clicks “Yes, I have finished” to complete a test session
The test automatically completes if the test-taking time expires
After a test has closed, the scores are calculated for reporting

36. Reporting Student Test Results

37. Individual Portfolio Report

38. Individual Portfolio Report

39. Group List Report

40. Individual Student Results Export
Downloads as .dat or .csv file
Specify type desired
Save with a name with meaning
Save to specified directory – defaults to My Downloads
Read by ITTS, Excel, etc.

41. Individual Student Results Export

42. Report Filters
Enhanced reports by Turnleaf provide powerful filtering capabilities. Can now run reports by various demographics (test date, test name, location) and student accommodations to filter data easily.

43. TABE Online “Help” Link

44. CTB Product Support Free Web Tutorial:
Support Hours: 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM, Eastern Time
Product Support Phone: (866)
Product Support
Free Web Tutorial:
Access to TABE FAQs and Technical Requirements documentation requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.
URL: click on the Adult Education Link, then click on the TABE Online Link. TABE Online FAQ’s and TABE Online Technical Requirements documentation are available.

45. CTB Contacts
Access to TABE FAQs and Technical Requirements documentation requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.
URL: click on the Adult Education Link, then click on the TABE Online Link. TABE Online FAQ’s and TABE Online Technical Requirements documentation are available.