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Testing and Assessment in Psychology
Introduction
The origins of the use of tests and assessments have become controversial.
This controversy underscores the importance of addressing the ethical challenges in the use and application of tests and assessment in psychology.
APA Ethical Standard on Assessment
10) Test Construction
9) Release of Test Data
11) Assessment by Unqualified People
6) Confidentiality and release of information.
12) Obsolete Tests and Outdated Test Results
2) Scientific and professional bases.
(13) Maintaining Test Security
1) Bases of Assessments
14) Copyright law.
5) Nature and purpose of assessment.
8) Language and use of interpretation services.
7) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and Family Educational Rights and
Privacy Act.
4) Informed Consent in Assessments
3) Limitations of assessment results.
Professional Ethics
Ethics is a broad term that encompasses the commonly endorsed
values of professional psychology
(Groth-Marnat,2006) and is the
basis for ethics codes
—rules and guidelines on appropriate behaviors for the purpose of protecting the public and the profession (Meara, Schmidt, & Day, 1996).
3 major sources of ethics codes
Guidelines for Computer-Based Tests and Interpretations
A set of 31 guidelines aimed at both
test developers
, to ensure the development of quality CBT products and
end users of these products
, to ensure proper administration and interpretation of computer-based psychological tests
Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code
of Conduct
Standards for Education and Psychological Testing
A set of standards pertaining to professional and technical issues of test development and use in education, psychology, and employment.
The Standards is organized in 3
sections:
Fairness in Testing
Testing Applications
Test Construction, Evaluation, and Documentation