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Computer Literacy Assessment for
The College of Education One of the criteria for admission to the College of Education is basic computer literacy. The Computer Literacy Assessment is offered in Zook Hall Room 435. No appointment is necessary. If you have questions about the test, please call (330) 972-5316 between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday.
When you come to take the assessment, bring a valid photo ID with you. You must have your own working e-mail address for this assessment (hotmail, aol, uakron, yahoo, etc.). The assessment takes approximately 30 minutes to complete, but its length depends on how comfortable and capable you are on a computer. You may choose to take the assessment on either a Macintosh or PC. Be certain to indicate this to the test administrator upon your arrival.
If you have taken any of the following courses with a grade of B" or better, you will be waived from this requirement:
5100:205 (1) Fundamental Educational Computer Skills
2440:103 (2) Software Fundamentals
3460:125 (2) Descriptive Computer Science
7400:485 (3) Computer Applications in Family & Consumer Sciences
7500:298 (2) Technologies of Music Education (first offered Spring 2002) Skills Tested
It is suggested that you familiarize yourself with Windows Vista or Macintosh OS X operating systems prior to attempting the assessment, as those systems are used in the testing lab.
Computer competencies that are tested include (but are not limited to):
File Manipulation- Make basic file edits from Windows
- Create new files or change existing files’ locations
Word Processing Skills
- Set font face, style, and size
- Change individual paragraph and entire document’s settings and margins
- Edit a Word file’s contents to change content or errors
Excel Skills- Delete existing and create new content in a pre-existing excel file
- Use excel functions to change or create data
- Use formatting tools to change appearance of data
- Create and edit charts or graphs for use in Excel and other programs
Power Point Skills- Add new slides and content to a new PowerPoint presentation
- Change the background of existing slides
- Add content from other programs to a PowerPoint presentation
Internet Skills- Perform a search and use results in other programs
- Download content from the internet to a specified folder
E-Mail Skills- Use any existing e-mail address to compose and send a message
- Attach content from the Computer Literacy Test to a message
- Reply to an email outside of the test time and area
- Save files to desired locations with specific names
Testing Hours - Fall/Spring Semesters
Monday-Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Summer Hours
Monday-Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 pm
Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Closed Saturday and Sunday Scoring of the test is "Pass" or "Fail." You may miss up to 4 items on the assessment and still pass. The test administrators may clarify instructions but are not permitted to answer any questions that would tell the student how to complete a task. There is no charge for the assessment. You are permitted to retake the assessment one time if you fail it on the first attempt. If you should fail the test, you will need to pass one of the above-named courses in computer literacy, finishing with a grade of "C" or better.
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