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Purchaser Qualifications User / Purchaser Agreement


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.

Level
Purchasing Qualifications
Use Restrictions
IA Tools
A
Contact Name, organizational affiliation, full mailing address, phone number, e-mail address.

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

B

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.

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.

BAI

BCTST

BRT

CCTST

CCTDI

CM3

HSRT

LSRP
Part 1 & Part 2

TER

Quant-Q

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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