(2014 Edition)
The Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing is a set of testing standards developed jointly by the American Educational Research Association (AERA), American Psychological Association (APA), and the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME).[1] The most recent edition, the 7th, is available in a printed form as well as freely downloadable as PDFs in English and Spanish. ePub and PDF eBook formats are also available at [2].
Sometimes referred to as "the Bible"[1] of psychometricians and testing industry professionals, these standards represent operational best practice is validity, fairness, reliability, design, delivery, scoring, and use of tests. In addition, these standards are required knowledge for licensed psychologists and are included on the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP) (see Domain 8, KN62).[2]
The current edition of The Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing was released in July 2014. Five areas received particular attention in the 2014 revision:
1. Examining accountability issues associated with the uses of tests in educational policy
2. Broadening the concept of accessibility of tests for all examinees
3. Representing more comprehensively the role of tests in the workplace
4. Taking into account the expanding role of technology in testing
5. Improving the structure of the book for better communication of the standards
The Standards is written for the professional and for the educated layperson and addresses professional and technical issues of test development and use in education, psychology and employment.
- ^ Catherine, Gewertz. "Thousands of Scorers Take On the Common-Core Tests". www.edweek.com. EdWeek. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
- ^ EPPP Candidate Handbook Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (PDF) (May, 2024 ed.). ASPPB – Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards. p. 24.