BASICS OF TEST OF ADULT BASIC EDUCATION (TABE) AND GED TEST INFORMATION

SO—You are a GED instructor and people keep talking about TABE. What is the TABE? The TABE is the test that is initially administered to every ABE/GED student. It is the ruler for measuring grade level ability and improvement. It is a proven test that is arguably the best way to see if someone can pass the GED test. In a nutshell, students who score below an 8.5 Grade Level Equivalency (GLE) will not pass the GED. People who test above 8.5 GED should pass the GED if:
1. They can write and essay
2. Show up for the test
3. Do not have any areas of extreme weakness—example—high on all tests but only have a 3.8 GE in one area

Therefore, you want your students to be at least 8.5 to have a chance of passing the test. It is recommended that you do not send anyone to test who scores below a 9.5 on TABE test.

GED TEST

A student must score an average of 450 on each test to pass the GED with no single test below 410.

A student can retake any test only three times in a calendar year in NM.

Generally, a student must wait 60 days before re-testing on any subject.

Students who have high reading scores are very likely to pass every test except math.

Most of the Math GED questions are set up as word problems.

Students need to know geometry and how to read graphs to pass the GED.

The test is timed and there is no penalty for guessing incorrectly. Therefore, please tell your students to make sure they answer every question.

Please remind your students who complain that don’t like timed tests that life is a timed game.