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Learning.com begins spring assessment season with two major implementations

Educators in Philadelphia and Rhode Island now using TechLiteracy Assessment to get data on students’ technology proficiency

Portland, Ore. – January 20, 2009
Learning.com is testing more than 50,000 students in two major new assessment projects to help educators understand how well students grasp critical technology literacy skills. The latest projects are:

• The Philadelphia School System is assessing all its 39,000 middle school (sixth-, seventh- and eighthgrade) students as part of the first year of a three-year program to gather data on students’ technology proficiency.
• The state of Rhode Island is testing its 14,000 eighth-grade students, also in the first year of a threeyear program to gather critical data on student skills.

Additionally, the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction has completed a program to test both eighthgrade students and teachers’ technology proficiency using TechLiteracy Assessment.

Since its introduction in 2006, educators have administered more than 500,000 assessments using TechLiteracy Assessment. TechLiteracy Assessment already is used under state contracts in Arizona, Texas, South Dakota and Maryland.

The psychometrically valid TechLiteracy Assessment blends interactive, performance-based items and multiple choice questions to authentically assess students’ technology knowledge and skills. It is aligned to state technology standards, and to the national ISTE NETS-S standards.

“The data does more than help educators understand how well students are doing with technology. It also supports them to make adjustments to their curriculum, and improve how they teach and integrate technology skills into their curriculum,” says Learning.com CEO William J. Kelly.

TechLiteracy Assessment is designed to be given in just one class period to make it easy for teachers. It provides districts with a valid and accurate standard for technology literacy, and the data necessary to show progress toward accountability goals. It is the recipient of the prestigious Technology & Learning Award of Excellence and the 2007 SIIA CODiE Award.

About Learning.com
Learning.com, the premier provider of Web-delivered curriculum and assessment, partners with schools and districts to improve student learning outcomes. The Portland, Ore.-based company transforms learning experiences through its understanding of the art and science of Web-based teaching and learning. Founded in 1999, it serves nearly two million students in schools across the United States. Its award-winning solutions are EasyTech, a proven, K-8 technology literacy curriculum that helps students develop and apply technology skills in math, language arts, social studies and science; TechLiteracy Assessment, provides valid measurement and reports for critical technology skills and knowledge; and Aha!Math, an interactive K-5 supplemental math curriculum that supports teachers to improve students’ foundational math skills while developing their higher level problem-solving and reasoning skills. For more information, please visit www.learning.com or call 800-580-4640.