The purposes of the Guidelines for Technology-Based Assessment are to provide information about the key factors and issues to consider when designing, delivering, and scoring tests via digital platforms and to provide guidance to test developers, test administrators, and test users on how best to ensure fair and valid assessment in a digital environment . The goal of these Guidelines is to promote best practices in test development, administration, and scoring to facilitate fair and valid measurement of the knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics (KSAOs) targeted by contemporary assessments used by professionals around the world. As a guidelines document, the purpose is not to specify mandatory practices but rather to inform users about issues and considerations in applying technology-based assessment (TBA). Thus, it may not be possible or necessary for testing agencies and others to adhere to all suggested guidelines in this document.