Assessment Technology - Eppp Knowledge

1. What ethical requirement applies when a vendor uses cloud storage for test data?

   Ensure confidentiality and security consistent with law and ethics. Ethical codes require protecting data privacy and security regardless of storage method to prevent breaches and comply with regulations.

2. What is the primary ethical standard when using technology-based psychological tests?

   Competence with the test, platform, scoring, and interpretation. APA Ethical Standards mandate psychologists maintain competence in all aspects of test use to ensure accurate and ethical practice.

3. What term describes whether scores have the same meaning across paper and computer formats?

   Score equivalence. Equivalence ensures scores from different formats are interchangeable and maintain consistent psychometric meaning.

4. What is the best practice for reporting results from technology-based tests to reduce misinterpretation?

   Report limits, administration mode, and any threats to validity. Transparent reporting contextualizes results, mitigating misinterpretation by highlighting potential validity issues.

5. Identify the ethical problem if a clinician shares a test link that allows item review after testing.

   Test security breach that can compromise validity and future use. Sharing links exposes items, violating security standards and potentially invalidating the test for future administrations.

6. What is the best action if you learn a client used a second person off-camera during teleassessment?

   Invalidate results and document; consider retesting under secure conditions. Assistance invalidates responses, requiring invalidation and potential retesting to maintain assessment integrity.

7. Identify the best response when an online test auto-scores but the algorithm is proprietary and opaque.

   Use only with adequate validity evidence and interpretability; otherwise avoid. Opaque scoring lacks transparency, limiting validity assessment and ethical use unless evidence supports interpretability.

8. What is the ethical requirement regarding third-party apps that collect metadata during testing?

   Assess and limit collection; disclose risks; protect confidentiality. Ethics require minimizing data risks through assessment, disclosure, and safeguards to uphold privacy principles.

9. Identify the best response if remote testing conditions include frequent audio dropouts.

   Pause or reschedule; conditions invalidate standardized administration. Technical disruptions compromise standardization, necessitating interruption to uphold assessment validity and ethics.

10. What is the key validity concern when a paper test is converted to computer administration?

    Measurement equivalence between modes of administration. Converting tests risks mode effects that alter measurement properties, requiring evidence of equivalence for valid interpretations.

11. What should you document when you deviate from standardized digital administration procedures?

    Nature of deviation, rationale, and impact on score interpretation. Documentation provides transparency on changes, allowing evaluation of their effects on validity and reliability.

12. Which validity threat is most directly increased by unproctored remote testing?

    Invalid responding due to identity or assistance threats. Unproctored settings heighten risks of impersonation or unauthorized help, undermining response authenticity and validity.

13. Which option is most appropriate if a vendor refuses to disclose data retention and deletion policies?

    Do not use the vendor for client testing data. Non-disclosure prevents ensuring ethical data practices, requiring avoidance to protect client confidentiality and rights.

14. What should you do if a test manual lacks norms for remote administration but you must test?

    Do not use for that purpose; select an appropriate instrument. Using unnormed tests violates validity standards, necessitating selection of validated alternatives for ethical assessment.

15. Which validity evidence is most relevant for computer adaptive testing score interpretation?

    Evidence that the algorithm yields comparable trait estimates across forms. CAT validity hinges on algorithms producing equivalent estimates, ensuring adaptive forms measure traits reliably.

16. What term describes performance differences caused by computer skills rather than the trait tested?

    Construct-irrelevant variance from digital literacy demands. Digital demands can confound scores, as low literacy affects responses independently of the measured psychological trait.

17. Which option best defines informed consent for teleassessment with digital recording?

    Explicit permission for recording, storage, access, and limits of confidentiality. Informed consent must detail recording processes and confidentiality boundaries to respect client autonomy and rights.

18. What is the best single method to verify examinee identity in remote high-stakes testing?

    Secure remote proctoring with identity verification. Proctoring with verification mitigates cheating and identity fraud, preserving test integrity in remote environments.

19. What is the main fairness concern when a test requires high-speed internet or new hardware?

    Construct-irrelevant variance due to differential technology access. Unequal access introduces bias, as performance may reflect resource disparities rather than the intended construct.

20. What is the ethical issue with using consumer videoconferencing for test administration?

    Potential inadequate encryption, privacy controls, and data handling. Consumer platforms often lack professional-grade security, risking data breaches and ethical violations in confidential testing.

21. What is the most appropriate action when a platform update changes item presentation timing?

    Treat as a new condition; verify equivalence before interpreting scores. Updates may introduce mode effects, treating them as new requires equivalence checks to maintain score validity.

22. Which action best addresses accessibility for examinees using screen readers in digital testing?

    Use validated accessible versions and document accommodations. Validated adaptations ensure equitable access, with documentation supporting ethical and valid score interpretations.

23. What is the best practice regarding test security when administering tests on a shared device?

    Prevent access to items and stored data; use secure, controlled accounts. Security protocols prevent unauthorized access, maintaining test integrity and confidentiality on multi-user devices.

24. Which option best addresses cross-jurisdiction teleassessment when client is in another state?

    Confirm legal authority to practice and test in that jurisdiction. Interjurisdictional practice demands verifying licensure to comply with legal and ethical standards across locations.

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