[LM_NET] Measuring Literacy in a world Gone Digital

[Paula Eckstein <pecks@OPTONLINE.NET>]

A very interesting article in today's NY Times Business section.  ETS is
preparing a test to measure students' ability to make critical evaluations
from among the great number of sources available to them.  It also discuss
the business of test.



Here is the link

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/17/technology/17test.html





Paula Eckstein, Librarian

University High School

55 Clinton Place

Newark, NJ 07108

www.uhslibrary.com <http://www.uhslibrary.com/>

uhs4me2003@yahoo.com


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