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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test Developers, Psychometricians, Test Users, and Test Administrators | ITC/ATP Guidelines for Technology-Based Assessment | International Test Commission (ITC) & Association of Test Publishers (ATP) | 2022 |
| Clinical/Counseling Psychologists | Guidance on psychological tele-assessment during the COVID-19 crisis. | American Psychological Association (APA) | 2020 |
| PK-12 Educators | Social-Emotional Learning Assessment Technical Guidebook | Buros Center for Testing/Spencer Foundation | 2020 |
| Clinical/Counseling Psychologists | How to do psychological testing via telehealth (6 principles) | American Psychological Association (APA) | 2020 |
| Clinical Neuropsychologists | Remote Neuropsychological Assessment Models and Tools | Inter Organizational Practice Committee | 2020 |
| Test Users | FAQs: Disclosure of Test Data and Test Materials | American Psychological Association (APA) | 2019 |
| Industrial/Organizational Psychologists | Principles for the Validation and Use of Personnel Selection Procedures (Fifth Edition) | Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (Division 14 of the APA) | 2018 |
| Test Users | FAQ: Maintaining test security in the age of technology | APA Committee on Psychological Tests and Assessments | 2018 |
| Test Developers, Psychometricians, Test Users, and Test Administrators | ITC Guidelines for the Large-Scale Assessment of Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Populations | International Test Commission (ITC) | 2018 |
| Test Publishers/Developers/Researchers | ITC Guidelines on Adapting Tests (Second Edition – Version 2.4) | International Test Commission (ITC) | 2017 |
| Psychologists | Testing and assessment with persons & communities of color. American Psychological Association. | Council of National Psychological Associations for the Advancement of Ethnic Minority Interests (CNPAAEMI) | 2016 |
| Test Users | ITC Guidelines on Test Disposal | International Test Commission (ITC) | 2015 |
| Counseling Professionals | American Counseling Association (ACA) Code of Ethics | American Counseling Association (ACA) | 2014 |
| Educational & Psychological Professionals | Open Access: Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing Print Version: Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing | American Educational Research Association (AERA), American Psychological Association (APA) & National Council for Measurement in Education (NCME) | 2014 |
| Educational & Psychological Professionals | Estándares para Pruebas Educativas y Psicológicas | American Educational Research Association (AERA) | 2014 |
| Test Users | ITC Guidelines on Test Security | International Test Commission (ITC) | 2014 |
| Test Users | ITC Statement on Using Tests for Research | International Test Commission (ITC) | 2014 |
| Test Users | ITC Guidelines on Quality Control | International Test Commission (ITC) | 2013 |
| Test Users | ITC Guidelines on Test Use | International Test Commission (ITC) | 2013 |
| Test Users | A Guide to Computer Adaptive Testing Systems | Educational Testing Service (ETS) | 2011 |
| Test Users | ITC Test-Taker's Guide to Technology Based Testing | International Test Commission (ITC) | 2010 |
| Psychologists | Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct (Standard 9: Assessment) | American Psychological Association (APA) | 2010/2016 |
| School Psychologists | Principles for Professional Ethics | National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) | 2020 |
| Test Users & Test Publishers/Developers/Researchers | ITC Guidelines on Computer-Based Testing | International Test Commission (ITC) | 2005 |
| 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 |
| Test Users | Task Force on Test User Qualifications (TFTUQ) | American Psychological Association (APA) | 2000 |
| Educational & Psychological Professionals | Rights and Responsibilities of Test Takers: Guidelines and Expectations | Joint Committee on Testing Practice (ACA, AERA, APA, NASP, NATD, & NCME) | 1998 |
| 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 |
| Educational & Psychological Professionals | Statement on the Use of Secure Psychological Tests in the Education of Graduate and Undergraduate Psychology Students | APA Committee on Psychological Tests and Assessment | 1994 |
| Teachers | Standards for Teacher Competence in Educational Assessment of Students | American Federation of Teachers, National Council on Measurement in Education, & National Education Association | 1990 |