Technology Skills Assessment (TSA)

As part of the education program, you must possess certain basic technology skills. Follow these simple steps to complete your Technology Skills Assessments.

Step 1: Prepare for the Assesment

Clicking on the links below will provide you with a list of skills that you are required to know for each area, as well as resources to help you learn any skills that you may not have.

• Word Processing
• Spreadsheets
• Presentations
• Internet & Communication

Step 2: Print out TSA Reporting Form

When you are ready, print out your TSA Reporting Form, fill out the upper portion, and take it to the Teaching & Learning Support Center (180 MCKB).

Step 3: Complete each Assesment

At the TLSC you will be given a task to test your ability in each of the areas. Each task must be completed in under 30 minutes, but you do not have to complete all tasks at once (you may wish to complete one task per day, for example). As you successfully complete each task, your TSA Reporting Form will be stamped by a Computer Assistant.

Step 4: Bring completed form to TLSC

If you are a secondary education or special education major, you will bring your completed TSA Reporting Form to the TLSC and exchange it for a stamp in your program checklist. If you are an elementary or early childhood education major, your program has not finished creating a program checklist. In this case you should bring your completed TSA Reporting Form to the TLSC and exchange it for a Completion Certificate to give to your program.

*Students with Disabilities

If you have any disabilities which may impair your ability to complete the TSA please contact the University Accessibility Center (422-2767). Reasonable academic accommodations are provided for all students who have qualified documented disabilities.