On this page, you may download documents from the TABE CLAS-E Writing Administration Training (online). The training was developed by the Center for Educational Assessments (CEA) at the University of Massachusetts – Amherst for Adult Education programs funded by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

After completing the CLAS-E Writing Administration training, practitioners are certified to administer both the multiple-choice and expository writing portions of the assessment. They are also eligible to become certified CLAS-E Writing scorers. To register for a face-to-face CLAS-E Writing Scoring training, please check the SABES calendar.

If you already attended a CLAS-E Writing Scoring training and would like digital copies of the materials provided in the CLAS-E Writing Scoring binders, please click here. You will need the password from the last page of the training slides to access this protected section of the Blog.

Please click on the links below to download each file from the CLAS-E Writing Administration online training.

Training documents:

Note: Some documents were developed by the CEA and others were previously developed by SABES.

Tips for Taking the TABE CLAS-E for test administrators

Tips for Taking the TABE CLAS-E for test takers

Adapted TABE CLAS-E Locator Directions (Revised July 2018)

Adapted TABE CLAS-E Locator Test Answer Booklet

Adapted TABE CLAS-E Writing Directions – Levels 1-4

Adapted TABE CLAS-E Writing Answer Sheet

TABE CLAS-E Writing Test Administration Flowchart (Revised July 2018)

TABE CLAS-E Writing Supplementary Scoring Guide

TABE CLAS-E Writing Retesting Guidelines

Training modules:

Note: The training modules are available for reference only. To complete the training, you must access the online training platform through the link above.

Module 1 – CLAS-E Writing Administration Training

Module 2 – CLAS-E Writing Administration Training

Module 3 – CLAS-E Writing Administration Training

Module 4 – CLAS-E Writing Administration Training

Module 5 – CLAS-E Writing Administration Training

Module 6 – CLAS-E Writing Administration Training (September 2020)

Module 7 – CLAS-E Writing Administration Training (September 2020)