Why are Certiport and ETS joining forces to offer iCritical Thinking powered by ETS?
Today’s students and workers are part of a technology-dependent generation. And while many might be technology-savvy, they often do not think critically and effectively to solve problems while using technology, a skill set identified as Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Literacy. As the acknowledged leaders in educational assessment and ICT certification, ETS and Certiport are joining forces to address a growing need for education administrators and teachers, workforce development program managers, and human resource managers to evaluate individual and group critical thinking skills in a technology-enabled education or work environment. The resulting solution, iCritical Thinking powered by ETS, creatively meets this need. iCritical Thinking Certification may be taken as a stand-alone certification exam, or it may be paired with other digital literacy, desktop computing, or publishing programs, such as the Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC³®), Microsoft® Certifi