Arizona raising students’ technology literacy

Read the May 2008 eSchool News article on Arizona’s technology literacy assessment efforts using TechLiteracy Assessment (PDF), written by Cathy Poplin, Deputy Associate Superintendent for Educational Technology at the Arizona DOE.

TEA picks TLA

The Texas Education Agency has seleced TechLiteracy Assessment as the program for its Technology Literacy Assessment Pilot Program.

NCLB and Tech Literacy Chat

See the transcript from Education Week's online chat about the technology literacy requirements in NCLB and what they mean for schools working to improve student achievement through the use of technology.

eBook - Do Our Students Measure Up?

How to Define and Assess Student Technology Proficiency. Request the free eBook.

Solutions for Technology Literacy

Download the PDF product sheet (4.4 MB) for more information about EasyTech and about TechLiteracy Assessment.

Introductory Video

Get an overview of TechLiteracy Assessment in this 1:40 video.

TechLiteracy Assessment

TechLiteracy Assessment uses a blend of interactive, performance-based questions and multiple choice, knowledge-based questions to measure and report technology literacy for elementary and middle school students. Psychometrically validated and Web-delivered to the classroom, computer lab or any Internet-connected computer, TechLiteracy Assessment is easy to implement and provides a single state- and district-wide solution that addresses two challenges:

• Get valid technology proficiency data to support accountability goals.
• Inform instruction to support improved student technology learning and help teachers plan how to integrate technology into core curriculum.

Demonstrate student knowledge and skills
TechLiteracy Assessment authentically assesses students’ technology knowledge and skills in these concepts and tools:

• Spreadsheets
• Word processing
• Database
• Multimedia and presentations
• Telecommunication and Internet
• Systems and fundamentals
• Social and ethical issues

Accuracy ensured through psychometric validation
TechLiteracy Assessment was released following an extensive national beta test and psychometric analysis of the results. No item in TechLiteracy Assessment is used for scoring unless it has been found to be fit through psychometric analysis. Scoring for each assessment is determined through psychometric analysis.

Easy Management and Proctoring
TechLiteracy Assessment features the same simple intuitive management system as EasyTech.

• Allows educators to directly control scheduling and proctoring on their timelines, and by teachers or technology coordinators
• Administer as a pre- and post-test to measure student growth over time
• Monitor student progress in real-time through an easy-to-use proctor view

Timely reporting
TechLiteracy Assessment’s powerful reporting options provide immediate data to:

• Meet accountability requirements
• Identify challenges from district to school level
• Individualize instruction
• Evaluate technology resource use
• Help set goals for future technology programs and investments

Award-Winning
Since its release in 2006, TechLiteracy Assessment has been continuously recognized by the education industry.