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Tests of Adult Basic Education Online. 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
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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
Test Administration Site • Accessed through a web browser: IE 6-8, Firefox, Safari (MAC only) • URL: https://oas.ctb.com • httpS = secure site, transmission of data is private • Requires Login ID and Password • 24/7 access to your information • Student database • Test Administrations • Reports
TABE Online Tests Available TABEOnline 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
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.
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.
Test Administration Site – Home Page Reports Schedule Test Register Student Find Test Sessions
View/Manage LicensesOther 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.
Managing User Profiles: Add User Depending on your role and organization assignment, you may be permitted to add new users
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
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.
Managing Students:Student Accommodations Student Accommodations: Test Pause Untimed Test Font/Background Color
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.
Individual Test Ticket Print tickets during Register Student
Summary Test Ticket Lists all student Login Names, Passwords, Student Accommodations, and the Test Access Codes
Student Experience Student Logon Page Double-click the Red icon on the desktop Provided by the Test Proctor
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
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.
CTB Product Support Support Hours: 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM, Eastern Time Product Support Phone: (866) 282-2250 Product Support E-Mail: oas_acct_mgmt@ctb.com Free Web Tutorial: http://learnoas.ctb.com/TABE/introfixed.html