Mission Statement

The International Test and Evaluation Association (ITEA) is a professional association, chartered in Washington, D.C. as an educationally oriented, not-for-profit, technical society. As stated in Article III of the bylaws, its mission is to:

1. Provide an organization for individuals who have a common interest in the discipline of test and evaluation and who wish to foster, preserve, and advance the art and science of test and evaluation;
2. Provide for the exchange of ideas and information in the field of test and evaluation;
3. Conduct professional meetings, including symposia, seminars, workshops, and courses on the technology and management involved in the field of test and evaluation;
4. Promote education in the field of test and evaluation by conducting symposia, seminars, workshops, and courses in the theory and practice of test and evaluation;
5. Support and promote the development and advancement of the state of the art in test and evaluation in allied branches of science, technology, and management;
6. Promote in related organizations, including government, industry, academia, and professional societies, the development of the state of the art in test and evaluation;
7. Recognize advances in, and contributions to, testing and evaluation;
8. Document the history of test and evaluation;
9. Fittingly commemorate the achievements of persons who have made substantial contributions to the field of test and evaluation; and
10. Sponsor publications concerning test and evaluation.

To accomplish this mission, the association provides an ongoing program of workshops, symposia, short courses, awards, and scholarships and produces a quarterly publication, The ITEA Journal of Test and Evaluation.