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Purchasing Qualifications
and Security Restrictions
Why:
For reasons of test security and to protect the integrity of
the performance funding, personnel evaluation, outcomes assessment,
program evaluation, and research projects relying on Insight Assessment
testing instruments, there are qualifications on the purchase and
restrictions on the use of the testing tools published by Insight
Assessment (California Academic Press LLC). 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 three levels: Level A, Level B, and Level C. Increasingly
restrictive conditions and qualifications apply to persons or agencies
seeking to purchase or to use tools that are classified at each
of the three levels.
For the Level A, B,
and C classifications and their restrictions and use conditions
click here.
Current
clients of Insight Assessment or the California Academic Press click
here.
College
or university professors, a K-12 teacher, or an administrator at
an educational institution click here.
Doctoral
students, masters students, and their individual faculty advisors
click here.
Libraries,
Bookstores, and Resellers, click here.
User's
and purchaser's please note: Use, administration, and interpretation
of the assessment tools published by Insight Assessment (The California
Academic Press LLC) is the sole responsibility of the purchaser
and user. The California Academic Press LLC strongly recommends
that persons using the assessment instruments published by the Insight
Assessment (The California Academic Press LLC) or other educational
testing tools should observe ethical, academic, and professional
standards in the use, administration, scoring, and interpretation
of those instruments. Many professional associations publish guidelines
regarding ethical practices in educational testing. One might consult
"Principles of Good Practice for Assessing Student Learning,"
issued in December 1992 under the auspices of the American Association
of Higher Education, One Dupont Circle, Suite 360, Washington DC,
20036; "Ethical Standards of the American Educational Research
Association," issued in October 1992, AERA, 1230 17th Street,
NW, Washington DC 20036; and "Standards for Educational and
Psychological Testing," issued in 1985 by the American Psychological
Association Inc., also at 1200 17th Street, NW, Washington DC, 20036..
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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 address, phone number,
purchase order number.
If no PO, prepayment using a check or credit card is acceptable,
however additional confirmation of institutional affiliation may
be required. |
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. 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 an earned Masters Degree in a discipline that
uses social and behavioral sciences methodology, or (1b) verification
of an earned Masters Degree in another discipline and training
or experience in assessment
OR
(2a)
Verification that the purchaser is a K-12 teacher, or a faculty
member in an accredited college or university, with training
and experience in assessment and evaluation.
OR
3.
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).
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BCTST
CCTST
CCTDI
CM3
HSRT
CRA
TER
Quant-Q
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C
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All
level A and Level B requirements
Verification
of a Ph.D. degree in Psychology, Education, Statistics, or equivalent
in a related field with additional training and experience in
assessment.
OR
Verification
of certification by a professional agency to perform assessment
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All
Level B restrictions and such additional restrictions as may be
specified by the appropriate and professionally responsible use
of diagnostic psychological or psychometric tools. |
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Current
Clients: If you have previously ordered assessment tools from
The California Academic Press (CAP) or from Insight Assessment 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 practice.
Professors, Teachers, and Academic Administrators:
Colleges and universities faculty members may purchase all the assessment
tools published by California Academic Press LLC using the normal
purchase order process. K-12 teachers may purchase all of the tools
currently published by California Academic Press LLC (for use in
their classroom) using the normal purchase order process. By purchasing
the assessment tools published by California Academic Press, the
purchaser is stating that she or he is familiar with assessment
standards and ethical assessment practice.
Graduate
students conducting research under supervision of a faculty
member, including thesis and dissertation research wishing to use
the assessment tools published by California Academic Press LLC
must first submit a letter briefly explaining their research project.
We would appreciate receiving a summary or a courtesy copy of the
final research report. Doctoral students: Insight Assessment
will sell directly to doctoral students engaged in dissertation
research. Masters degree students, however, should make arrangements
with their sponsoring faculty advisor to purchase Level B (see
table above) tools. All graduate students must
also have their sponsoring faculty member submit a letter to Insight
Assessment stating that she or he takes responsibility for the student's
use of the assessment tools including assuring test security. Further
Restrictions: We do not sell or supply tests to graduate students
for purposes of classroom psychometric or educational analysis,
evaluation, or critique. Insight Assessment reserves the right
not to sell to students in programs which use its tools for high
stakes assessment.
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. Certain materials are available
free of charge as downloadable PDF files, for example the HSRT and
certain Test Manuals. These may be downloaded by libraries or bookstores
provided copyright restrictions and non-resale provisions associated
therewith are followed.
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