Testing and Assessment

APA responds to a large number of testing questions each day, ranging from "What guidelines or standards govern testing and assessment?" to "What is APA's stand or viewpoint on a particular testing issue?"

To obtain information about purchasing a copy of the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing (2014), visit the Standards webpage.

To learn about the kinds of activities in which APA is involved in order to facilitate appropriate test use, visit the Testing Governance in APA webpage.

APA's Testing Office does not maintain, sell or endorse any tests. However, we do try to assist the public by directing people to the available resources to help them find what they need. In addition to the material provided on this site, additional testing-related resources are available through the page of links to other testing-related sites.

• Currenly under revision: Recent Developments Affecting the Disclosure of Test Data and Materials: Comments Regarding the 1996 Statement on the Disclosure of Test Data (PDF, 142 KB) 

• Currently under revision: Statement on Third Party Observers in Psychological Testing and Assessment: A Framework for Decision Making (PDF, 140 KB) 

• The Report of the Task Force on Test User Qualifications (PDF, 418 KB) 

• APA's Guidelines for Test User Qualifications: Executive Summary

• Statement on the Use of Secure Psychological Tests in the Education of Graduate and Undergraduate Psychology Students

Still can't find what you're looking for? Contact the Testing Office of the APA Science Directorate at (202) 336-6000 or via email.