Listed below are professional standards, codes and guidelines that address testing and assessment practices in the profession. You can sort this list by different headings to find a source that might best apply to your need.
| Audience | Title | Organization(s) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Measurement Professionals | Code of Professional Responsibilities in Educational Measurement | National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) | 1995 |
| Educational & Psychological Professionals | The Code of Fair Testing Practices in Education | Joint Committee on Testing Practice (ACA, AERA, APA, NASP, NATD, & NCME) | 2004 |
| Test Users | Responsibilities of Users of Standardized Tests (RUST) (3rd Edition) | Association for Assessment in Counseling (AAC) | 2003 |
| School Psychologists | Professional Conduct Manual for School Psychology | National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) | 2000 |
| Test Users | International Guidelines for Test Use (Version 2000) | International Test Commission (ITC) | 2000 |
| Psychologists | Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct (Standard 9: Assessments ) | American Psychological Association's (APA) | 2010 |
| Industrial/Organizational Psychologists | Principles for the Validation and Use of Personnel Selection Procedures (Fourth Edition) | Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (Division 14 of the APA) | 2003 |
| Counseling Professionals | American Counseling Association (ACA) Code of Ethics | American Counseling Association (ACA) | 2005 |
| Educational Diagnosticians | Nationally Certified Educational Diagnostician (NCED) Code of Ethics | Nationally Certified Educational Diagnostician (NCED) | N/A |
| Test Users | Task Force on Test User Qualifications (TFTUQ) | American Psychological Association (APA) | 2000 |
| Educational & Psychological Professionals | Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing | American Educational Research Association (AERA), American Psychological Association (APA) & National Council for Measurement in Education (NCME) | 1999 |
| Educational & Psychological Professionals | Rights and Responsibilities of Test Takers: Guidelines and Expectations | Joint Committee on Testing Practice (ACA, AERA, APA, NASP, NATD, & NCME) | 1998 |
| Teachers | Standards for Teacher Competence in Educational Assessment of Students | American Federation of Teachers, National Council on Measurement in Education, & National Education Association | 1990 |
| Educational Administrators | Competency Standards in Student Assessment for Educational Administrators | American Association of School Administrators, National Association of Elementary School Principals, National Association of Secondary School Principals, & National Council on Measurement in Education | 1997 |