Topic
ETHICAL VIOLATIONS OF ONLINE TESTING
Instructions
This week’s opinion paper focuses on the potential ethical violations present in the use of online testing. To complete the paper, please visit Queendom.com and complete an online test of your choice. Describe the testing experience and the test’s intended purpose. Using what is discussed in chapter three of the textbook, identify and explain at least two ethical violations evident in your testing experience.
Paper submission requirements:
- Your submission should be 2-3 pages in length
- Use correct APA formatting for in-text citations
- Title page with running head and references page
Answer Preview
Psychological and intelligence tests are meant to be administered by professionals, normally referred to as psychometrists. These people understand how the environment surrounding intelligence testing should be. Online tests provide an easy method of intelligence testing, but it is unauthorized. The first ethical violation present in online intelligence tests is the privacy issue (Salehnia, 2002). Intelligence tests are meant to be private information, they are not meant to be divulged to any other individual for any purpose. The problems with online tests are that they do not guarantee the safety of the test results that they get in their custody. The online sites are one open field that anybody can access with a click of a mouse.
Word Count: 1000