NAEP Technology and Engineering Literacy (TEL) Assessment
The first-ever NAEP Technology and Engineering Literacy (TEL) assessment is currently under development. In 2014, eighth-grade students who are selected to take NAEP will participate in the assessment. In preparation for this assessment, selected eighth-grade students in 2012 will participate in a TEL tryout of scenario-based tasks on the computer; print out the TEL Task Tryout fact sheet (115K PDF) that participating schools received.
Technology and engineering have become critical components of 21st century life. For generations, students have been taught about technology and have been instructed on how to use various technological devices. However, there are currently no standardized, nationally-representative assessments to provide evidence of what students know about technology and engineering, the roles they play in our lives, and the extent to which students can use technologies and understand how engineers design and develop them.
The 2014 NAEP Technology and Engineering Literacy Framework (3,062K PDF), developed under the guidance of the National Assessment Governing Board, broadly defines technological and engineering literacy as the capacity to use, understand,...
