Assessment Standards
The standards every assessment must meet before publication, and the ongoing rules it must maintain to stay on the platform.
Standards
What must be true before publication
Not every psychological assessment belongs on Intelligences Test. We publish tools only when they can be explained honestly, interpreted responsibly, and used for education or self-reflection without pretending to replace professional assessment.
These standards help users, researchers, educators, and partners understand what we require and where our boundaries are.
Publication criteria
The criteria every assessment must meet
Research-backed construct
The trait, skill, or ability being measured must have a meaningful research basis or be clearly framed as exploratory.
Demonstrated reliability
Where a tool claims measurement strength, we look for consistency evidence such as internal consistency or test-retest reliability.
Construct validity
The assessment should relate to the construct it claims to describe, not merely produce attractive labels.
Fairness review
We review wording, cultural assumptions, accessibility, and known bias concerns.
Transparent scoring
Users should understand how answers become scores, profiles, categories, or interpretation bands.
Clear scope limits
We do not present educational assessments as diagnostic, legal, or high-stakes decision tools.
Boundaries
What we do not publish
We publish
- Educational self-assessment tools.
- Research-informed explainers.
- Transparent result pages.
- Low-risk reflection and learning tools.
We do not publish
- Clinical diagnostic tools requiring professional administration.
- High-stakes employment or forensic instruments.
- Unsupported health claims.
- Black-box scoring that cannot be explained.
Maintenance
Published assessments still need review
Standards continue after publication. We monitor feedback, update wording when users report confusion, track new research, and revise content when evidence changes.
If an assessment no longer meets the standards, we update it, reframe it, or remove it from the platform.
Monitor feedback
User reports help identify confusion, broken interactions, bias concerns, and unclear results.
Track research
New findings can change how a construct should be explained or scored.
Revise pages
We update questions, wording, scoring notes, or result context as needed.
Retire when needed
A test that no longer meets the bar should not remain unchanged.
FAQ
Assessment standards questions
How do your standards compare to professional testing organizations?
We align with principles from educational and psychological testing standards, adapted for a public, self-directed, non-clinical platform.
Can I request a review of a specific assessment?
Yes. Use the contact page to send the page URL, the concern, and any source or evidence we should review.
Do you include popular tools with mixed validation?
Sometimes, if they have educational value and are clearly framed as exploratory rather than definitive or diagnostic.
Where can I learn more about the process?
The Methodology page explains the review process in more detail.
Standards make the platform trustworthy
Continue to the methodology page to see how these rules are applied in practice.
Read Methodology