High Order Bit: A Call
summary
A federal framework proposes a national technological-literacy assessment targeting grades 4, 8 and 12 but recommends starting at 8 (possibly 4) in 2012, with the test content split into designing systems, information and communication technologies and technology and society and skills measured like identifying/applying principles, communicating/collaborating and problem-solving processes. Industry partners (Vint Cerf, Apple, Cisco, Oracle) already advise, outreach asks for volunteer reviews and webinars, and the framework locks for roughly a 10-year cycle once finalized.
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chapters (5)
- 0:00Introduction to WestEd
- 0:31Technological literacy
- 2:16Assessment implementation
- 2:43Importance for industry
- 3:45Call for feedback
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