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Viewpoint: Why ICT Literacy Assessment Is Needed Now
1/2/2006
Faculty notes that students' success has as much to do with their ability to
find information as to recall it. In addition, while entering students are familiar
with some technology, few are able to demonstrate the crucial ability to critically
evaluate sources of information.
So, ICT literacy assessment is important because we know that
- Students are entering colleges and universities lacking basic research and
information competence skills (including critical thinking and problem solving)
- Technology is transforming teaching and learning at the same time that we
are seeing a proliferation of information formats and choices
- Assessment studies indicate that there is an over reliance on the web as
an information source by students
- Faculty want to see an improvement in the quality of student work, an increase
in the effectiveness of student research, and students taking more responsibility
for their own learning
- Students want to complete assignments with less difficulty and more satisfaction
- Employers want to hire graduates who are competent, willing to take responsibility,
and able to produce new ideas and directions for the future
The ICT Literacy Assessment (www.ets.org/ictliteracy) can help. It is the right
test-at the right time-for higher education.
Dr. Ilene Rockman was the Manager of the Information Competence Initiative
for the Office of the Chancellor of the California State University system until
she passed away on Nov. 26 after a long fight with cancer. Ilene served on the
Charter Client Committee that worked with ETS to develop and implement its ICT
Literacy Assessment.
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