Measuring 21st-century skills Articles - On the way: Nation's first tech-literacy exam

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19 Dec 09

Bob Furst
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- Beginning in 2012, the test will measure students' proficiency with technology in addition to reading, math, science, history, writing, and other subjects. The new test will mark the first time students' technology literacy has been assessed on a national level.
- The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) has developed a set of National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) for students, and the No Child Left Behind Act requires that students demonstrate technological literacy by the end of the eighth grade.
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- - Several groups will help WestEd on this 18-month project, including ISTE, the Council of Chief State School Officers, the International Technology Education Association, the Partnership for 21st Century Skills, and the State Educational Technology Directors Association.
  - The Governing Board is slated to review and approve the technological literacy framework in late 2009.
16 Nov 09

Michael Wacker
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- Beginning in 2012, the test will measure students' proficiency with technology in addition to reading, math, science, history, writing, and other subjects. The new test will mark the first time students' technology literacy has been assessed on a national level.
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19 Aug 09

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05 Jun 09

Arlys Peterson
- Beginning in 2012, the test will measure students' proficiency with technology
  in addition to reading, math, science, history, writing, and other subjects. The
  new test will mark the first time students' technology literacy has been
  assessed on a national level.
- The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) has developed a set
  of National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) for students, and the No
  Child Left Behind Act requires that students demonstrate technological literacy
  by the end of the eighth grade.
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- - With this assistance, WestEd plans to convene two committees that will include
    technology experts, engineers, teachers, scientists, business representatives,
    state and local policy makers, and employers from across the country. The
    committees will advise WestEd on the content and design of the national tech
    literacy assessment.
  - The Governing Board is slated to review and approve the technological literacy
    framework in late 2009.
  - "With this new framework and the tests it will guide, we'll discover how well
    students today are learning to understand and use these immensely powerful
    tools."
22 May 09

Tom Butler
How will tech exam relate to cultural values? Is techn. now a subject unto itself, like history, math?

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14 May 09

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03 Apr 09

Kris Holbrook
For the first time ever, technological literacy will become part of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as the Nation’s Report Card, the test’s governing board has announced.
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02 Apr 09

Judy Echeandia
- For the first time ever, technological literacy will become part of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as the Nation's Report Card, the test's governing board has announced.
10 Mar 09

Donna Baumbach
Tech literacy to be added to Nation’s Report Card beginning in 2012

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05 Nov 08

J Watson
Beginning in 2012, the test will measure students' proficiency with
technology in addition to reading, math, science, history, writing, and other
subjects. The new test will mark the first time students' technology literacy
has been assessed on a national level.

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