The National Assessment Governing Board has announced plans to develop a standardized test to gauge the technological literacy of K-12 students, according to a BusinessWeek article. They plan to deploy the test to a sample of students in grades 4, 8, and 12. The article doesn’t say what, exactly, is going to be on the test. But, interestingly, there are some hints in the article that the test will include mechanical and scientific concepts under the umbrella of “technology”. (Lest we forget, there are all kinds of technology out there besides cell phones and MySpace pages, and being really skilled in technology has to mean more than just the ability to twiddle buttons on a gadget.)

I’m not sure what the K-12 system in this country needs right now is one more standardized test. But on the other hand, it would be awfully nice — for once — to have a standard means of gathering…

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