TESTING STANDARDS

The new edition of the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing (the Testing Standards) was released in July 2014. The Testing Standards is a joint product of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), the American Psychological Association (APA) and the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME). Published collaboratively by the three organizations since 1966, it represents the gold standard in guidance on testing in the United States and many other parts of the world. The previous edition of the Testing Standards was published in 1999... In the past 15 years, important developments have occurred in the field of testing, requiring significant revision to the Testing Standards... Examining accountability issues associated with the uses of tests in educational policy