EXAMPLE OF COMPETENCY/SKILLS

ASSESSMENT
(ADAPTED FROM PETER HERNON AND ROBERT DUGAN)
 COMPETENCY:
TECHNOLOGY SKILLS
Students will be expected to use technology
ethically, to access information and use
productivity tools to solve problems and
produce products and presentations. They will
be expected to locate and analyze various
sources of information for problem solving and
conducting research.
 BEGINNER CAPABLE COMPETENT
1. Demonstrates an Does basic operations Performs routine tasks Performs complex tasks
ability to operate with help with minimal assistance independently
technology

a)

b) troubleshoots Unable to troubleshoot Troubleshoots common Troubleshoots some

operational difficulties advanced operational
difficulties
 BEGINNER CAPABLE COMPETENT
2. Uses technology tools Seldom works Usually works Take a leadership role in
collaboratively, safely, cooperatively using cooperatively in using collaborative work using
responsibly and ethically technology technology technology

a) Collaboration

b) Ethics: Demonstrate little Demonstrate ethical use Models high levels of

Models ethical behavior evidence of ethical use of technology respect and ethical
in using technology of technology behavior in the use of
technology
 BEGINNER CAPABLE COMPETENT
c) responsibly/safety Demonstrate little Uses technology with Models technology with
evidence of concern for appropriate concern for meticulous concern for
personal or physical personal and physical personal and physical
safety safety safety

3. Uses technology as a Demonstrate little Formulates problems Formulates problems

problem solving tool evidence of formulating and chooses appropriate and chooses appropriate
problems or choosing strategies with some strategy using
appropriate strategies for guidance using technology
using technology technology
 BEGINNER CAPABLE COMPETENT
4. Uses technological Uses few or inefficient Uses variety of Consistently uses the
resources technology resources to technology resources to most appropriate
gather information gather information strategy using
technology

5. Uses assessment Seldom evaluates Usually evaluates Always researches and

resources accuracy, relevance accuracy, relevance evaluates the accuracy,
appropriateness, appropriateness, relevance,
comprehensiveness comprehensiveness and appropriateness, and
bias of electronic bias of electronic
information resources information resources
 BEGINNER CAPABLE COMPETENT
6. Uses technology to Need much assistance to Uses technology to Designs and develops
produce class produce a product using design, develop, publish advanced products with
assignments and technology and present a product little or no assistance
projects with minimal assistance

a) Designs and develops

b) communication Communicates and/ or Communicates and/ or Fluently communicates

illustrates ideas with illustrates ideas using and/ or illustrates ideas
difficulty using technology with minimal with technology
technology assistance
 BEGINNER CAPABLE COMPETENT
7. Uses technology to Discovers the uses of Analyzes which search Assesses and evaluates
locate, evaluate and technology to locate, engines are more the credibility of
collect information from evaluate and collect effective in locating a electronic information to
a variety of sources information from a variety of electronic ascertain the
variety of sources using information to conduct authenticity, reliability
search engine for the research and/ or solve a and bias of the data
purpose of gathering problem gathered before using it.
electronic data
 BEGINNER CAPABLE COMPETENT
8. Self-assessment: Identifies major Synthesizes feedback Utilizes self-assessment
modifies performance weaknesses and from instructor and and other feedback to
based on self- strengths with assistance integrates with self determine means of
assessment assessment to continue modifying performance
growth in the use of
technology