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Code of Professional Responsibility in Educational Measurement ✔✔As an organization dedicated to the improvement of measurement and evaluation practice in education, the National Council on Meas... urement in Education (NCME) has adopted this Code to promote professionally responsible practice in educational measurement. Professionally responsible practice is conduct that arises from either the professional standards of the field, general ethical principles, or both.Persons who engage in these activities include local educators such as classroom teachers, principals, and superintendents; professionals such as school psychologists and counselors; state and national technical, legislative, and policy staff in education; staff of research, This Code applies to any type of assessment that occurs as part of the educational process, including formal and informal, traditional and alternative techniques for gathering information used in making educational decisions at all levels. These techniques include, but are not limited to, large-scale assessments at the school, district, state, national, and international levels; standardized tests; observational measures; teacherconducted assessments; assessment support materials; and other achievement, aptitude, interest, and personality measures used in and for education. Responsibility of those who develop assesment ✔✔1.1 Ensure that assessment products and services are developed to meet applicable professional, technical, and legal standards. 1.2 Develop assessment products and services that are as free as possible from bias due to characteristics irrelevant to the construct being measured, such as gender, ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, disability, religion, age, or national origin. 1.3 Plan accommodations for groups of test takers with disabilities and other special needs when developing assessments. 1.4 Disclose to appropriate parties any actual or potential conflicts of interest that might influence the developers' judgment or performance [Show More]

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