[NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:3354] Re: New standardized exam tests

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RE: Computer literacy assessment -
I have used the "Self-Assessment Survey: Is eLearning Right for You?" at 
Virginia Tech.
It gives immediate online feedback, and can be found at:

http://www.vto.vt.edu/survey.php

Cheers!
Roberta McKnight
Healthcare Multimedia Design
http://www.hcmmdesign.net

Mariann Fedele wrote:

>Hello all,
>David, thank you for forwarding this article. Discussed is a computer
>literacy test that seems to be intended for high school, community college
>and work place settings. Here is what a critic had to say:
>
>"It seems to me that an awful lot of people in high school are already very
>computer literate...I'm amazed at how resourceful a typical undergraduate
>can be," he said, describing current technologies as "a culture students
>share with each other."
>
>"I don't see a point of it...Technical facilities shouldn't keep people
>from getting ahead."
>
>Do any of the members of this list use a computer literacy assessment with
>students? If so please share a little bit about what the assessment looks
>like and how it guides instruction. Also, how might you respond to the
>criticisms above in terms of using an assessment with your student population?
>
>Regards,
>Mariann
>
>
>At 04:32 PM 11/11/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>  
>
>>NIFL-Technology Colleagues,
>>
>>FYI, an article from today's Daily Pennsylvanian.
>>
>>David J. Rosen
>>
>>============================================
>>New standardized exam tests computer literacy
>>
>>By anna haigh
>>November 11, 2004
>>
>>In addition to the SATs, SAT IIs, LSATs and GREs, the company that  
>>developed the Scholastic Aptitude Test thinks a computer literacy test  
>>would be a valuable asset to educators and employers.
>>
>>The Educational Testing Service announced this week that it will begin  
>>offering a sample version of the new exam to colleges and offices that  
>>want to test the technical skills of students or employees.
>>
>>.............more at:
>>
>>http://www.dailypennsylvanian.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/11/11/ 
>>41930a9b1e0fa
>>    
>>



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