Seven students post-tested today using an alternate form of the Test of Adult Basic Education that they took when they registered for class. One student did not show improvement which was very surprising because she used a calculator on this second testing as permitted by the accommodations on her IEP. I try to use each test as a diagnostic tool. It was telling that she filled in the wrong bubbles at least three or four times. She did not use the calculator at times when it could have helped her--and she did use it to divide whole numbers, but entered the numbers incorrectly. So there was much to learn. It was frustrating for her however.
All the others showed improvement of at least 1 1/2 grade levels after five weeks of instruction. One went up four grade levels. This was very affirming for them and for me! We should send two students off to take the GED exam in the next two weeks. Two more are getting closer. But there are at least six families ready to take the place of these families.
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