Principles for the Validation and Use of Personnel Selection Procedures, Division of Industrial-Organizational Psychology, American Psychological Association. Dayton, Ohio: The Industrial-Organizational Psychologist, 1975.

Respondent: An individual who provides data to a research project in a manner and for a purpose different from either examinees or subjects.

Sponsor. Educational, professional or occupational associations, federal, state
or local agencies, public or private foundations which contract with ETS for its
services. This category includes their governing boards, membership, and ap-
pointed committees or staff.

Standards for Educational and Psychological Tests, American Psychological
Association (APA), American Educational Research Association, and National
Council on Measurement in Education. Washington, D.C.: APA, 1974.

Subgroup A part of the larger population which is definable according to vari-
ous criteria as appropriate, (e.g., by sex, race or ethnic origin, training or for-
mal preparation, geographic location, income level, handicap and/or age).
Subject An individual who participates in an ETS laboratory or experimental
research project.

Testing Program: A set of arrangements under which examinees are scheduled to take a test under standardized conditions, the tests are supplied with instructions for giving and taking them, and arrangements are made for scoring the tests, reporting the scores, and providing interpretative information as part of a comprehensive ongoing service. A program is characterized by its continuing character and by the inclusiveness of the services provided.

Timeliness: The degree to which a principal product is released or delivered to its recipient within a predefined schedule.

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ETS STANDARDS FOR QUALITY AND FAIRNESS

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Educational Testing Service and its client boards voluntarily have implemented nationwide the provision for test disclosure embodied in New York state law. The summary which follows documents the scope of this voluntary action for the 21-month period from January 1, 1980 to September 30, 1981. It is tangible evidence of what has been accomplished for openness in testing without federal legislation.

Test Disclosure Requests (January 1, 1980 to September 30, 1981)

Tests Disclosed:

Scholastic Aptitude Test, Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test,
Graduate Management Admission Test, Graduate Record Aptitude Test,

Test of English as a Foreign Language

Average Response Time to Disclosure Requests: Less than 3 weeks

Note: SAT disclosed in New York only in this period; will be available nationwide beginning in 1981-82 testing year.

Law School Admissions Test not included because ETS does not handle
disclosure requests for this test.

Test Item Challenges (January 1, 1980 to September 30, 1981)

(Includes Law School Admission Test and special administrations disclosed)

Hand Scoring Requests (July 1, 1980 to September 30, 1981)

(Available nationwide for all administrations)

Number of Candidates All Administrations
(including SAT, GMAT, GRE, and TOEFL)

Number of Hand Score Requests:

2,424,000

1,241

Average Response Time to Hand Score Requests: Less than 3 weeks