ABSTRACT
After mixed results in emergency virtual and remote learning during the 2020 COVID pandemic, content assessment may have felt the greatest negative impacts. Even for in-person classroom settings, digital application literacy provides the opportunity for teachers to orient students to the nuances of digital applications so that novice experiences do not impact test performance. Digital Application Literacy (DAppLit) refers to the nimble use of a web-based app or software-based application for academic purposes, including assessment. Steps of DAppLit include: 1) Identifying goals and consequences outside the testing environment;2) Modeling assessment to build digital application literacy skills;3) Providing low-stakes experience before a high-stakes assessment;and 4) Reflecting and diagnosing the process for improvement. With impacts on assessment of virtual and remote learning, digital comprehension skills, and challenges to adaptive assessment, digital application literacy is a standard needed to properly equip all students for success in the assessment process. © 2021, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.