Committee on Psychological Tests and Assessment: 2024 Annual Report

Chair: Bethany Bynum, PhD

• Saba Rasheed Ali, PhD
• Bryn Harris, PhD
• Giselle Hass, PsyD
• Brian Leventhal, PhD
• Maria Marquine, PhD
• Kyndra Middleton, PhD
• Adam Natoli, PhD
• Stephen Stark, PhD

Staff liaison: Marianne Ernesto

Members of CPTA continued to monitor and participate in activities related to the revision of the 2014 edition of the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing (the Standards) to include: 

• Having two members of CPTA concurrently serve as members of the Joint Committee for the Revision of the Standards. 

This activity continues to provide a significant opportunity for CPTA to proactively address the issues outlined in the APA racism resolution related to past testing-related harms. One of the primary areas identified for revision by the Standards Management Committee is fuller coverage of social justice issues and discussion of the ramifications of consequential validity.  Additionally, these activities support the following APA strategic goals:

• Utilize psychology to make a positive impact on critical societal issues.
• Prepare the discipline and profession of psychology for the future.
• Elevate the public’s understanding of, regard for, and use of psychology.
• Strengthen APA’s standing as an authoritative voice for psychology.

Members of CPTA continued participation in several educational and informational activities to include:

• Convening a CPTA-sponsored Working Group on Neuropsychological Assessment of Diverse Populations, an offshoot of the Presidential Task Force on Neuropsychological Test Norming in Diverse Populations. Activities will include the development of a public-facing document detailing best practices for the neuropsychological assessment of diverse populations.
• Collaborating with the Board of Professional Affairs (BPA) members on a BPA-sponsored resolution on test security passed by the APA Council of Representatives (COR) in February 2025. 

These activities support the following APA strategic goals:

• Utilize psychology to make a positive impact on critical societal issues.
• Prepare the discipline and profession of psychology for the future.
• Elevate the public’s understanding of, regard for, and use of psychology.
• Strengthen APA’s standing as an authoritative voice for psychology.

As a member group, CPTA continued participation in the activities of:

• The Coalition for Psychology in Schools and Education (CPSE).
• The International Test Commission (ITC).
• The Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation (JCSEE) continued the revision of two JCSEE publications, the Personnel Evaluation Standards (in Education) and the Program Evaluation Standards. 

These activities support the following APA strategic goals:

• Utilize psychology to make a positive impact on critical societal issues.
• Prepare the discipline and profession of psychology for the future.
• Elevate the public’s understanding of, regard for, and use of psychology.
• Strengthen APA’s standing as an authoritative voice for psychology.