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The CPA document, Guidelines for Educational and Psychological Testing, was published in 1987 and is no longer current. Until such time as this document is updated, the Board of Directors recommends that the following publication be used in its place.

American Educational Research Association, American Psychological Association, National Council on Measurement in Education (1999). Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing. Washington, DC, American Psychological Association.

To order this publication contact the American Educational Research Association (800-628-4094). Other related CPA documents that may be of interest are:

The Canadian Code of Ethics for Psychologists

Companion Manual to the Canadian Code of Ethics for Psychologists

Guidelines for Professional Practice for School Psychologists

Practice Guidelines for Providers of Psychological Services

Guidelines for Advertising Preschool Screening Tests

Standards for Employment of Para-Professionals and Psychological Assistants

Recommendations from the Canadian Psychological Association for Improving the North American Safeguards that Help Protect the Public Against Test Misuse

Use of the TOEFL as a Standard for University Admission: A Position Statement by the Canadian Psychological Association *

Postscript to the Canadian Psychological Association's Position Statement on the TOEFL *

* Documents available in hard copy only, contact CPA Head Office at (613) 237-2144 ext. 21.