Take the Internet Literacy Test
Filed in archive Information Technology Education by mstandaert on August 05, 2005
Using a series of scenarios and tasks, the ICT Literacy Assessment is designed to measure a student's "ability
to use critical-thinking skills to solve problems within a technological environment." Also check out the story on the subject at MSNBC:
"Colleges Look to Test Internet IQ"
MSNBC, July 15, 2005
Students apply to college online, e-mail their papers to their professors and, when they want to be cheeky, pass notes in class by text-messaging.
But that doesn't necessarily mean they have a high Internet IQ.
"They're real comfortable instant-messaging, downloading MP3 files. They're less comfortable using technology in ways that require real critical thinking," says Teresa Egan of the Educational Testing Service.

More interesting information at Culture & Context.
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