proficiency testing

Of particular concern for practitioners of digital literacy, however, is another statement ACT makes about the uses of the CAAP test. Under the heading “Some General Considerations in Using Test Scores,” ACT notes that "Before deciding to use test scores in outcomes assessment, institutions must determine whether test scores will provide them with the information they are seeking. Test scores can be useful in outcomes assessment, provided that they are appropriate measures of the outcomes of interest. For example, if an institution is interested in measuring a student’s performance in mathematics, then there should be a sufficient match between the content of its mathematics curriculum and the content of the selected test." (2) Choosing to administer such tests suggests that there should be a sufficient match between curricula and the content of the exam.