Test security is vitally important because Insight
Assessment measurement tools are used for a variety of high stakes
projects. Purchaser qualifications and restrictions on the use of
Insight Assessment testing tools have been established to protect
the integrity of the performance funding, personnel evaluation, outcomes
assessment, program evaluation and research projects relying on the
Insight Assessment testing instruments. The capacity of the user to
correctly administer the testing instruments and to correctly interpret
the data and scale scores is equally important for the quality of
the results. Thus Insight Assessment reserves the right to discontinue
services in the event that there is reason to be concerned that doing
otherwise would compromise the security of a measurement tool.
By purchasing measurement tools the user/purchaser
agrees that:
- Provisions will be made to guarantee test security.
All copies of measurement tools will be kept in secure locations before
and after testing.
- Damaged or unusable test instruments will be shredded
or disposed of in ways that do not compromise instrument security.
- Copyrights will not be violated; no copies of the test,
in whole or in part, will be made. No test questions will be duplicated
or distributed or published in any way that has the potential to compromise
the security of the testing instrument.
- Neither the tests nor the test results are sold or
made available for sale.
- Tests will be administered in accord with the procedures
specified in their User Manuals.
- Test data will be analyzed and interpreted in accord
with the test's User Manual.
- If the test data to be used have been purchased from
or collected by some other Insight Assessment client, evidence will
be provided that the original client has granted permission for said
use.
- Test data interpretation
and use is the sole responsibility of the client and end-user.
- Tests and test results will be used in accord with
accepted ethical standards for testing.
In keeping with industry standards and practices, all
the testing products offered for sale, or for resale, by Insight Assessment
have been classified into one of two levels: Level A or Level
B. Increasingly restrictive conditions and qualifications apply to
persons or agencies seeking to purchase or to use tools that are classified
at each level. Please note that for test security
reasons, we reserve the right at our sole discretion not to honor requests
to purchase instruments.
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Level
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Purchasing
Qualifications
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Use
Restrictions
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IA
Tools
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A
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Contact
Name, organizational affiliation, full mailing address, phone number,
e-mail address.
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All
users must agree to follow the instructions for the administration
and interpretation of the tool and observe the precautions on the
use of the tool as indicated in the tool's instructions for use or
test manual. All users must agree to observe the principles and practices
of the ethical use of educational assessment instruments. |
The
Professional Judgment Rating Form
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B
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All
Level A requirements AND satisfaction of any one of the following
three options
(1a)
Verification of educational preparation (Ph.D. or terminal degree)
in a discipline that uses social and behavioral sciences methodology,
or (1b) verification of an earned Masters Degree and training or
experience in assessment or human resources.
OR
(1b)
Verification that the purchaser is a K-12 teacher, or a faculty
member in an accredited college or university, with training, experience,
or employment in the area of assessment and evaluation or human
resources.
OR
(1.c).
Verification of membership in good standing in a professional association
that requires its members to be trained and experienced in assessment.
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Follow
instructions for the administration and interpretation of the tool
and observe the precautions on the use of the tool as indicated in
the tool's instructions for use or test manual. Observe the principles
and practices of the ethical use of educational assessment instruments.
AND
If
required by the policies applicable to the sites at which data is
to be collected, review and approval of the assessment or research
proposal by the relevant IRBs (Institutional Review Boards) for
the protection of human subjects.
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BAI
BCTST
BRT
CCTST
CCTDI
CM3
HSRT
LSRP
Part 1 & Part 2
TER
Quant-Q
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Current Clients: If you have
previously ordered assessment tools from Insight Assessment / The California
Academic Press and have met the relevant qualifications, your existing
account in good standing allows you to purchase additional tools. To order,
you need only to obtain a purchase order number from your purchasing department.
Or you can prepay for your order using a check or credit card. Please
provide a shipping address and a billing address with your order. By purchasing
the assessment tools published by California Academic Press LLC, the purchaser
is stating that she or he is familiar with assessment standards and ethical
assessment practices.
Professors, Teachers, and Academic Administrators:
College and universities faculty members may purchase all the assessment
tools published by Insight Assessment / California Academic Press LLC
using the normal purchase order process. K-12 teachers may purchase all
of the tools currently published by Insight Assessment / California Academic
Press LLC (for use in their classroom) using the normal purchase order
process. By purchasing the assessment tools published by Insight Assessment
/ California Academic Press, the purchaser is stating that she or he is
familiar with assessment standards and ethical assessment practice and
will abide by the agreement specified above.
Libraries, Bookstores, and Resellers: For reasons of instrument
security Insight Assessment respectfully declines to sell any of its tests
to libraries, bookstores, or other such agencies where open access to
these materials would be permitted. We sell only to end users or their
authorized agents.
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