Important information for both schools and homeschools!
Achievement tests are designed to measure students' skills as accurately as possible. In order to do that, there must be no access to test materials except during the actual testing process. Any student access to tests before testing, any academic "prepping" for the test, and any item-solving assistance during the test will spoil the accuracy of those measurements. In testing terminology, such activity invalidates the test results.
Access to test results after testing must also be controlled. Most achievement test scores are not intuitively understood, and scores such as percentiles and grade equivalents are easily misinterpreted. Test results must therefore be secured and only released with proper restrictions and explanations.
By clicking on "I agree" when placing your web order, or by signing at the bottom of the order form, you agree to the following:
1. That all testing materials and answer sheets be kept securely in a locked facility with access only by authorized personnel, that they be released only for appropriate use, and, after such use, that all materials be returned to the secured area.
2. That tests be administered fully in accord with the directions given and that there be no prior inspection of testing materials in order to prepare students for specific questions on the tests.
3. That test results be reported only to those qualified to interpret them correctly or accompanied with sufficient explanation to allow correct interpretation by those unfamiliar with the tests.
4. That the confidentiality of test results be protected at all times. We do not recommend that students be given copies of their test results.