Test Administration Standards

Many problems can occur during the test administration, scoring, and interpretation of tests. The administration of a test can be the difference between good test scores and bad test scores. There are numerous factors that can be taken into context including learning disabilities, testing environment, proper training in using the test materials, lack of test administration training, etc. (Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing, 2014, p. 112). Test administration is not the only part that can exhibit errors, scoring the tests can also have errors. These errors can include the testing machine can have a malfunction or may not have been updated to the proper test setting causing an inaccurate scores another error that can occur is the …show more content…
Ten standards must be abide by at all times. To make sure that there are not errors that accrues during the admiration, scoring, interpretation of any tests. The standards that I found to be related to administration of test are as followed: 5.03 Descriptions of Workshops and Non-Degree-Granting Educational Programs, 7.01 Design of Education and Training Programs, 7.04 Student Disclosure of Personal Information, 9.02 Use of Assessments, 9.03 Informed Consent in Assessments, and 9.07 Assessment by Unqualified Persons (Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct, 2010). The standards that I found related to test administration because in order to administer tests in the proper way the individuals must have the proper training and experience to avoid errors. In addition, the administrator is responsible for the consent forms that states that the participants abides by the rules of the assessment and is a willing participant in participating in this test. The standards that I found to be related to test scoring include: 9.04 Release of Test Data, 9.08 Obsolete Tests and Outdated Tests Results, 9.09 Test