We use TABE 7/8 in state funded programs in Arizona. As part of the
training to give the TABE, we were provided with a set of explanations
from the publisher. One book is called 'Forms 7&8 Technical Report'.
This explains all of the information about how the TABE 7&8 were
developed. It includes info about equating TABE 7 with TABE 5. (TABE 5&6
were predecessors to TABE 7&8.)
    It also gives a chart in the 'Validity' section which shows the
overlapping grade equivalent range of the different levels of the TABE.
We were told by our State Division of Adult Education that when a
student scores in either the low or high scoring range of a level, that
score was not a valid one and the student scoring in that range needed
to take the lower or higher level to get a valid score. For example, if
a student scored very high - 12.9 GE on the level D, that is not a valid
score and the student should take the level A to get a valid score.
    I checked the McGraw-Hill/Contemporary site and there is a Technical
Report available for the TABE 9&10. It may give you some answers.
However I don't know whether you can look at it without purchasing it.
    Good luck! And please let us know what you find out.

Thanks, Diane


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From: assessment-bounces at nifl.gov [mailto:assessment-bounces at nifl.gov]
On Behalf Of David Rosen
Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2006 8:57 AM
To: The Discussion List Assessment
Cc: iddo at research.haifa.ac.il
Subject: [Assessment] Questions about TABE 9/10 -- and what should
TestPublishers Provide on their Web Sites?

Assessment Colleagues,

The post below (from Iddo Gal, on the Numeracy discussion list) is  
pertinent to the Assessment list.  If you would like to be sure that  
Iddo gets your reply, in addition to posting it here, also please  
email it to him.  His email address is below.

Iddo also raises a larger question which we might explore on the  
assessment list, and which someone might develop into a summary of  
points to send to test publishers.  Do you agree that test publishers  
should consider making technical manuals (and independent research or  
evaluations of their tests) available on their Web sites? What other  
information should they routinely provide?

David J. Rosen
djrosen at comcast.net


Begin forwarded message:


> From: "Iddo Gal" <iddo at research.haifa.ac.il>

> Date: February 7, 2006 8:15:49 AM EST

> To: numeracy at europe.std.com, <numeracy at world.std.com>

> Subject: Questions about TABE 9/10

> Reply-To: numeracy at europe.std.com

>

>

> Hi all:

>

> I am looking for good info regarding the content and background of  

> the math

> subtests of the new TABE 9/10, and what are the differences between  

> TABE

> 7&8 and 9&10.

>

> I have been frustrated by the lack of detailed info on the website  

> of the

> publishers. Contemporary's website has just commercial info about the

> different booklets and products, and McGraw Hill, the parent  

> company, has

> more info but nothing of value if one wants to undestand to what  

> extent a

> different logic was used in TABE 9&10 - it says somewhere that the new

> versions were created based on NAEP framework (I guess unlike 7 &  

> 8), but

> there's no way to verify that, and no link to a Technical Manual which

> would have the background professional details and supporting  

> research.

>

> Further, I found some conflicting info on the websites of different  

> State

> Resource Centers, with a couple saying the 9 & 10 are essentially  

> the same,

> but others claiming there are substantial differences. Hmm....

>

> Overall I am quite surprised that so little systematic info has been

> published for the community. Seems adult educators and managers  

> have to

> make test-selection and interpretive decisions with very patchy  

> info to go

> on.

>

> Can anybody direct me to any resource which has deeper info on TABE  

> 9 & 10,

> or do you know of a program that has conducted its own analysis of the

> differences between 9 & 10 and 7 & 10?

>

> Much obliged,

>

> --Iddo

>

>

>

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