Test of Adult Basic Education—Español (TABE Español)

Purpose: To assess native-Spanish-speaking adults' basic reading and language skills in Spanish. According to the publisher, the one form may be used as a pre-test and post-test, if the two tests are administered more than 6 months apart.

Target: Native speakers of Spanish in adult basic education programs

Method and format: This is a written, multiple -choice test. Examiners must read and speak both English and Spanish to administer the test.

Content: The language in the tests is standard Spanish common to all dialects. It measures the same skills as the TABE 7 & 8. Tasks include linking sentences with pictures, word meaning in context, constructing meaning, evaluating meaning, and knowledge of sentence formation, paragraph structure, and writing conventions.

Administration time: Information not available.

Levels and scoring: The test has two levels (easy: grades 1.6-3.9, and medium: grades 3.6-6.9). Scores are correlated with grade levels and also with a scale based on the ways adults use language.

Reliability/validity: No information available from publisher.

Number of forms: One form; Two levels

Materials available: Locator test, examiner's manual, norms book, word list, test booklets, answer sheets, technical report

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