Is it feasible to develop and administer a computer-based assessment of ICT literacy? And, given the cost and time commitments required, is a computer-based ICT test worth doing? That is, can we learn things from such an assessment that are important and that cannot be learned from other types of assessments? While many questions remain to be studied, the considerable amount that was learned with respect to both of these questions would lead us to answer yes, such a test is both feasible and worth doing.

This report presents the findings of a study conducted to explore the feasibility of developing and delivering an assessment of information and communication technology (ICT) literacy for the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). The study was conducted at the request of an expert panel convened by Network A and was funded in large part by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) with some support from Statistics Canada. The project reflects the collaboration of three organisations: the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) in Australia, the National Institute for Educational Policy Research (NIER) of Japan, and Educational Testing Service (ETS) in the United States.