STATEMENT ON TELE-ASSESSMENT

 

Our role as a test publisher is to support practitioners while balancing the need to ensure the integrity and security of our tests. It is important for practitioners considering tele-assessment services to review the characteristics of the test used in these services, the service delivery method, and the provisions for test security and integrity to ensure compliance with legal and ethical standards. Practitioners should also continue to consider the qualifications needed for each test and follow the guidelines given in the test manual, including standardized administration procedures, scoring, and interpretation, as well as upholding copyright standards.

Tele-assessment might be an option to consider when the practitioner can support that the integrity of the test administration is preserved within this adapted format. Most of our current individually administered assessments (“performance tests”) were standardized using in-person administration. For these tests, tele-assessment methods would be considered an adaptation of the standardized administration and should be considered when reporting and interpreting the results of a remote administration.

To search for and purchase online assessments, please use this link to visit our Online Assessment Search

 

For more information about telepractice and product updates, visit wpspublish.com/telepractice-101.

 

WPS also provides many digital assessments that are available using our Online Evaluation System™(OES). Digital products can be purchased on the product pages listed below. To log into the OES platform and use previously purchased online forms, please visit platform.wpspublish.com. 

 

Rating Scales


Performance Tests

  • Arizona Articulation and Phonology Scale, Fourth Revision (Arizona™-4) 
  • Clinical Assessment of Pragmatics (CAPs)**
  • Comprehensive Assessment of Spoken Language, Second Edition (CASL®-2)*
  • Oral Passage Understanding Scale (OPUS™)*
  • Oral and Written Language Scales, Second Edition (OWLS™-II)
  • Phonological and Print Awareness Scale (PPA Scale™)*
  • Tests of Dyslexia (TOD™)*  **

Please see our video on How to Use the New WPS Digital Easels and our Remote Assessment Guidelines

* Free Online Scoring Available for the Arizona-4, CASL-2, OPUS, PPA Scale, and TOD (print record forms are needed for administration)

**Online administration and scoring are available for the TOD-S and CAPs.  

Additionally, please review your local laws and regulations regarding this type of assessment, including any changes resulting from a current state of emergency. Practitioners should also review relevant national or state guidelines for basic standards of practice and information. 

 

Here are important links to some of the larger professional organizations:

American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT):

American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA):

American Psychological Association (APA):

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA):

National Association of School Psychologists (NASP):

National Association of Social Workers (NASW):