This set of policy statements is intended to provide guidance to those who evaluate and select assessments, prepare students for those assessments, administer and score the tests, and interpret and use assessment results to make decisions about students and schools. The focus is on large-scale assessments that have consequences for students and schools. The fundamental principles of appropriate and ethical assessment practice are reviewed. They center around the fundamental reason for assessment, promoting the education of students through accurate measurement of their learning. Guidelines for evaluating and selecting assessments take into account the importance of choosing an assessment that is appropriate for its intended purposes and then ensuring that its use will be fair. The preparation of students for an assessment is the source of many testing problems. Guidelines for this area center on appropriate test preparation that does not give unfair advantages or compromise the validit

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