TIA Individual Scores - Sample Report

Technology and Internet Assessment (TIA) Student Report
Name: Jane Doe	(Institution name appears here)
ID #: 555-55-5555	(Post-test date appears here)

The graph below interprets your responses to the TIA. The numbers on the top and bottom of the chart show percentile ranks. You can use these percentile ranks to compare your scores to other individuals' scores. For example, if you scored in the 80th percentile in Use of Technology (UOT), you scored higher than 80 percent of other individuals answering the same questions.

Higher scores indicate you have a good understanding of the basic skills relating to computers, the Internet, and information technology. Lower scores indicate you may lack knowledge and experience and should work to improve your skills. The section entitled "Interpreting Your TIA Scores" provides a more thorough explanation of each category and ideas for improving your skills.

TIA Scores

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Interpreting Your TIA Scores
Scale: UOT Your Percentile Score: 60	Use of Technology measures your knowledge of how to use technology as a labor-enhancing and problem-solving tool. If you scored low on this scale, you should seek help in mastering the basics of word-processing, spreadsheet, database, and graphic programs. With a basic understanding of these programs, you will begin to acquire and use technology to solve more advanced problems. Identifying where assistance is needed will help you form a systematic approach to improving your skills. Higher scores on this scale demonstrate that you can use technology to communicate information effectively.
Scale: SCS Your Percentile Score: 70	Specific Computer Skills measures your understanding of computer terminology, application programs, file management, and disk management. Low scores on this scale indicate that you need training and experience to master these basic skills. With an understanding of the basics, computer skills will be transferable from one program to another and from one operating system to another. If you have mastered these basics, you will be able to adjust to and learn new technologies more quickly.
Scale: ATK Your Percentile Score: 30	Acquisition of Technical Knowledge measures your understanding of how, why, and where to acquire information about new technology. You must take responsibility to become a thoughtful learner of new technology. If you scored low on this scale, you should seek out new ways of acquiring technical knowledge. Sources include instructors, books, manuals, magazines, online services, classmates, coworkers, classes, etc.
Scale: BIK Your Percentile Score: 65	Basic Internet Knowledge measures your understanding of the basics of the Internet, including how to search for information, retrieve and download files, send e-mail, browse Web sites, and participate in online mailing lists and newsgroups. Low scores indicate deficiencies in one or all of these areas. Exercises designed to encourage searching, browsing, and communicating via e-mail will help you master the basics.
Scale: IIS Your Percentile Score: 55	Internet Information Skills measures your ability to make critical judgments about the value, reliability, and validity of the information you find on the Internet. If you scored low on this scale, you need guidance on how and why to scrutinize the information you find. Developing these skills will help you become a critical thinker and analyzer of information from a variety of sources.
Scale: ATC Your Percentile Score: 60	Adapting to Technological Change measures your level of comfort with frequent or major changes in technology. If you scored low on this scale, you are less likely to be able to adapt to changes in technology. If you are unable to adapt, you will likely cling to old technologies and may have difficulty passing a course, advancing in the workplace, or even maintaining employment. Asking questions and participating in conversations about technological change will help to overcome fears.
Scale: IOT Your Percentile Score: 55	Impact of Technology measures your understanding of how technology will impact the workplace, environment, and society now and in the future. If you scored low on this scale, you should become more involved in classroom or workplace discussions about how technology will affect your life. Knowledge of how technology will impact the future will help you be prepared and get ahead in the future.
Scale: EIT Your Percentile Score: 70	Ethics in Technology provides insight into your ability to discern ethical behavior. If you scored low on this scale, you need to be taught the value of practicing ethical behavior. You may need to learn how to recognize the difference between ethical and unethical conduct and understand why ethical behavior is beneficial. Discussions that focus on what constitutes a breach of confidentiality are important. There are a variety of resources, both printed and online, that provide guidelines for ethical use of technology.

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