2011 ICT Literacy Report - National Assessment Program

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The National assessment Program ICT Literacy Years 6 & 10 Report for 2011 has been release.  This assessment program was conducted last year.  Not all schools or all Year 6 and Year 10 students in 
each school participated in the ICT Literacy Sample Assessment —only about 6400 students of the total 
national cohort for each year level will took part. This figure is the outcome of a rigorous random sampling 
process undertaken in consultation with state and territory authorities.



Students were presented with ICT tasks on screen and responded using only computers. These tasks consisted of items in the following formats: 
• Multiple choice
• Drag and drop (matching information)
• Simple software commands (such as saving a file to a
location)
• Short constructed text responses
• Construction of artefacts.

The full report can be found at : http://www.nap.edu.au/_Documents/PDF/NAP%20ICTL%202011%20Public%20Report%20Final.pdf

Some interesting points to note - that while we might conclude anecdotally, the research firmly supports:
- There is a substantial difference in ICT Literacy between Indigenous and non-Indigenous students.
- There is evidence of differences in ICT Literacy among geographic locations - higher scores in both Year 6 and Year 10 were recorded for metropolitan students than for provincial areas, who in turn were higher than remote areas.
- Females recorded higher levels of ICT Literacy than males.
-Students used computers more frequently at home than at school
-Student indicated a high level of interest and enjoyment in using computers.

How does this relate to the current state of affairs in your school?

Are you doing all you can to make sure that these future decision making citizens will be ICT Literate so they have access to appropriate information, skills and opportunities in the future?