International Test Commission

The International Test Commission (ITC) is an association of national psychological associations, test commissions, organizations and individuals, who promote “the proper development, evaluation and uses” of educational and psychological tests. The ITC is a non-profit organization, affiliated to the International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP) and the International Union of Psychological Science (IUPsyS). ITC stimulates international cooperation on research projects relevant to a scientifically and ethically sound use of tests. ITC develops guidelines on the use of tests; holds a biennial international conference; publishes a peer-reviewed journal (International Journal of Testing) and a newsletter (Testing International).

The founding of the ITC was due to the efforts of Jean Cardinet (Switzerland), who presented his concerns with the ethical use of psychological tests to the General Assembly of the Swiss Psychological Society in 1968. In 1971, the Swiss Professional Association of Applied Psychology published a set of regulations to promote the quality and prevent the abuse of tests. Cardinet initiated a project to create national Test Commissions in all countries using psychological tests. His idea was approved by the International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP) in 1971; and by 1974, at least 15 national test commissions existed.

In 1975, an advisory Council of the emerging ITC met to draft a constitution and agree on first initiatives, including a public survey of test attitudes. The ITC was officially “born” in 1976, during the Congress of the International Union of Psychological Sciences (IUPsyS), where its constitution was provisionally approved.

The draft Constitution defined two membership categories: (a) full members, consisting of national test commissions recognized by the psychological association in their respective country, and (b) affiliate members, who were either international associations with an interest in testing, or national associations from countries not full members of the ITC2. The membership structure was amended several times: first in 1998, when affiliate membership was opened to any organization interested in testing (including test publishers or universities, who had not been accepted previously), and then in 2000, when the individual membership category was created.

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