In 2017, the National Association of School Psychologists described tele-assessment as the least researched area of telehealth. This became problematic in 2020 when COVID-19 curtailed the administration of face-to-face assessments. Publishers began to offer computer-adapted tele-assessment methods for tests that had only previously been administered in person. Recommendations for adapted tele-assessment practice had to be developed with little empirical data. The current study analyzed recommendations from entities including professional organizations, test publishers, and governmental offices. The samples for each were small, but the findings were noteworthy. Test publishers were unanimous in recommending the use of their face-to-face assessments through adapted tele-assessment methods (either with or without caution). Governmental agencies were more likely to recommend not using adapted tele-assessment methods or to use these methods with caution. Finally, professional organizations were almost unanimous in their recommendations to use adapted tele-assessment but to do so with caution. In addition to deviations in the types of recommendations provided, entities varied in how the information was distributed. About one-fifth (23.5%) of all entities surveyed provided no recommendations at all. About 45% of the remaining entities provided recommendations on their Web sites. The rest provided information through shared documents, online toolkits, peer-reviewed journals, and emails. Implications for the field of psychology’s future crisis management planning are discussed in response to these findings.

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在世界关闭时测试我们的孩子：分析 COVID-19 期间自适应远程评估的建议

2017 年，全国学校心理学家协会将远程评估描述为远程医疗研究最少的领域。这在 2020 年成为问题，当时 COVID-19 限制了面对面评估的管理。出版商开始为以前只能亲自进行的测试提供适应计算机的远程评估方法。必须在几乎没有经验数据的情况下制定适用于远程评估实践的建议。当前的研究分析了包括专业组织、考试出版商和政府部门在内的实体的建议。每个样本都很小，但结果值得注意。测试出版商一致建议通过适应的远程评估方法（谨慎或不谨慎）使用他们的面对面评估。政府机构更有可能建议不要使用经过调整的远程评估方法或谨慎使用这些方法。最后，专业组织几乎一致建议使用经过调整的远程评估，但要谨慎使用。除了提供的建议类型存在偏差外，实体在信息分发方式上也各不相同。在接受调查的所有实体中，约有五分之一 (23.5%) 根本没有提供任何建议。大约 45% 的剩余实体在其网站上提供了建议。其余的则通过共享文档、在线工具包、同行评审期刊和电子邮件提供信息。针对这些发现，讨论了对心理学未来危机管理规划领域的影响。