A r c h i v e d  I n f o r m a t i o n

National Evaluation of The Even Start Family Literacy Program: 1998

Appendix D: Additional Information About the Sample Study

Exhibit D.7: TABE Reading Pretest Scores (Scaled Scores from the Sample Study, 1994-95 and 1995-96)

Group

n

Mean

S.D.

Highest grade at intake

Grade 0-4

2

573.5

95.4

Grade 5-8

85

724.7

69.4

Grade 9-12

479

718.1

82.1

HS Diploma or GED

54

694.7

96.4

Primary language is English

Yes

583

718.1

81.5

No

37

693.3

92.8

Parent gender

Male

28

703.2

85.9

Female

627

716.0

81.7

Parent race/ethnicity

African American

329

712.1

75.8

Asian

5

750.0

65.2

Hispanic

56

699.7

88.4

American Indian

5

698.2

128.3

Caucasian

219

728.2

88.5

Total

685

716.5

81.3

Exhibit reads: 627 females completed a pretest on the TABE Reading; the mean pretest scale score was 716.0, with a standard deviation of 81.7.

 

Exhibit D.8: TABE Math Pretest Scores (Scaled Scores from the Sample Study, 1994-95 and 1995-96)

Group

n

Mean

S.D.

Highest grade at intake

Grade 0-4

2

583.5

92.6

Grade 5-8

84

710.7

83.2

Grade 9-12

455

720.5

83.1

HS Diploma or GED

54

701.8

110.2

Primary language is English

Yes

562

717.5

85.9

No

33

711.6

91.8

Parent gender

Male

27

694.3

99.4

Female

603

717.2

85.5

Parent race/ethnicity

African American

317

716.9

82.9

Asian

4

765.0

19.6

Hispanic

53

709.5

96.7

American Indian

5

701.8

124.2

Caucasian

210

718.8

89.1

Total

661

716.9

85.8

Exhibit reads: 455 adults who had completed between 9 and 12 years of schooling completed a TABE math pretest; the mean pretest scale score was 720.5, with a standard deviation of 83.1.

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[ Exhibits D-5 and D-6 ]

[ Exhibit D-9 ]