iSkills Web Seminar from ETS (Educational Testing Service) - Solutions That Support Educational Excellence

I'm registering for the following webinar. It is one hour long. If there's enough interest, I'll try to find a lab space for us to view it. Please let me know if you're interested. -Erin

iSkills™ (the former ICT Literacy Assessment) – http://www.ets.org/iskills

The iSkills^TM assessment is a comprehensive test of Information and Communication Technology proficiency that uses scenario-based tasks to measure the ability to use critical-thinking skills to solve problems within a technological environment. The assessment provides support for institutional ICT literacy initiatives, guides curricula innovations, informs articulation and progress standings, and assesses individual student proficiency.

• Tuesday, October 2, 2007, 2:00 p.m. (EST)

iSkills - ICT Literacy Assessment

Princeton, N.J. (April 18, 2007) —ETS announced today that it has changed the name of its ICT Literacy Assessment to the iSkills™ assessment and is also introducing new, customizable score reports for institutions.

The iSkills™ assessment is a simulation-based test designed to measure information and communication technology (ICT) literacy, that is, a student’s ability to navigate, critically evaluate and communicate information using digital technology, communication tools and networks. During the 75-minute assessment, college and high school students are asked to perform 15 information problem-solving tasks—such as researching a topic from a database, identifying authoritative and unbiased web sites, or composing an e-mail summary of research findings.

“We selected iSkills because it is catchy, contemporary and relevant,” says Mary Ann Zaborowski, ETS’s Director of Product Management for the iSkills™ assessment. “The new name is more spirited and better reflects the nature of this very different type of assessment . . . it’s interactive and really cutting edge.”

For more information about ETS’s iSkills™ assessment and to view an online demo, visit www.ets.org/iskills.