Assessing Computer Literacy: A Validated Instrument and Empirical Results

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Much has been written about the concept of computer literacy for today's K-12 students. Plans for school curricula to meet these goals via sets of instructional objectives are being implemented across the country. Methods for assessing student mastery of these objectives is a need following on the heels of curriculum implementation. This article contains the background for development of a comprehensive computer literacy assessment battery for use in a K-12 curriculum. Empirical data from extensive field-testing in two distinct student populations at grades 4, 7 and 11 are presented, along with correlational analysis which assists in the interpreation of the results.

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