Tests and Measurement: A Guide to Library ResourcesTests are key to the fields of education and psychology for diagnosis, treatment and other purposes. Wilson General Reference has a variety of important resources on this subject. Here is a listing of some of the more important tools you may find useful. For more information, consult MNCAT or the General Reference staff. Testing is covered in many collections here at the University of Minnesota Libraries. The Bio-Medical Library in Diehl Hall covers psychiatry and health sciences, biological sciences are covered in Science/Engineering Reference (Walter Library) and in libraries on the St. Paul campus. Social work is now covered by the Magrath Library on St. Paul Campus. All relevant materials should be cataloged in MNCAT for your easy access.
Library CatalogsMNCATMNCAT, the University of Minnesota Libraries' online catalog, lists over five million print volumes, 36,000 serial subscriptions, three million microforms, 3.6 million government documents, and 350,000 maps, making the University Libraries the 17th largest research library in North America. The collections are housed in five major facilities and twelve branch sites in the Twin Cities. MNCAT is free and available for use over the Web at . HELP information is available for using MNCAT. We also have a variety of guides to the literature and collections at the University of Minnesota available online or in print. For specialized help, be sure to ask at a reference desk or contact one of the subject specialists on staff. A partial listing of useful subject headings, if you choose to use the "subject" option in MNCAT, include the following:
You are also able to use subheadings such as testing or psychological testing (for example, afro-americans--psychological testing or school children--psychological testing or sex role--testing) as another way to search by subject headings in our catalog for information on this subject. National Bibliographic FilesResearch Libraries Group Catalog (RLIN) is available through LUMINA. RLIN contains information about more than 22 million books, periodicals, recordings, scores, archival collections, and other kinds of material held in major research libraries, museums, and archives. Each record describes an item or collection; most give local holdings information at other libraries and verifying citations for possible request via interlibrary loan. WorldCat is another important catalog produced by OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. WorldCat consists of over 30 million records that cite material owned by libraries around the world. Books, magazines, recordings; virtually any type of material cataloged by OCLC member libraries is included. WorldCat is updated daily. WorldCat is also useful for locating materials at other libraries and verifying citations for possible request via interlibrary loan. Other Library Catalogs Available through LUMINABIGTEN is another option in LUMINA which allows you to check the library catalogs for each of the major 'Big Ten' universities. Using the LIBRARY CATALOGS option in LUMINA you have access to the library catalogs of the public libraries and private colleges here in the metropolitan Twin Cities area. These are particularly useful when seeking information on materials not held or currently checked out from the University of Minnesota. Through the Internet, you may access the catalogs of other area libraries, as well as libraries throughout the United States and the world. Indexes to Journals and Other ResourcesDiscussions about specific tests or applications of tests may also be found in journal literature. This listing breaks databases into two categories: primary and secondary. However, you may find that for your particular subject, some other database may also be useful. For information on databases, please ask at our reference desk or click on the "About" option for all indexes listed in the Indexes option in LUMINA. Primary Databases and IndexesChild Development
Abstracts and Bibliography.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press for the Society for Research in
Child Development, 1927-. "Publishes abstracts from professional periodicals
and reviews books related to the growth and development of children."
A publication of the Society for Research in Child Development, the
index is organized by subject, with author and subject indexes. Education Abstracts.
Contains citations, with abstracts (from August 1994), to 400 core international
English-language periodicals, yearbooks, and monographic series covering
all levels of education -- from preschool to postgraduate. Updated monthly.
Covers all aspects of education, including: school administration; preschool,
elementary, secondary, higher, and adult education; counseling and personnel
services; teacher and vocational education; and teaching methods. Also
covers a wide variety of individual curriculum areas, including the
arts, comparative and international education, health and physical education,
language and linguistics, library and information science, multi-cultural
and ethnic education, psychology and mental health, religious education,
science and mathematics, social studies, special education and rehabilitation,
and educational research. Corresponds to the printed Education Index,
which is also available in Wilson Reference. Subjects covered include:
educational administration and supervision, teaching methods, curriculum,
classroom computers, teacher-parent relations, physical and special
education and rehabilitation, religious education, sex education, trends
in government funding, physical education and athletics, teacher evaluation,
prayer in public schools, literacy standards, multicultural/ethnic education,
comparative education, educational technology, language and linguistics,
psychology, science and mathematics, social studies, and vocational
education. Database updated monthly with approximately 3000 new records
each month. ERIC. Provides
nearly one million citations, with abstracts, to both the journal and
report literature in the field of education and education-related areas.
Journal literature corresponds to the printed Current Index to Journals
in Education (CIJE). Report literature corresponds to the printed index
Resources in Education (RIE). Also contains the complete text of more
than 1500 ERIC Digests, two-page documents prepared by ERIC specialists
and designed to provide an overview of information and citations to
more detailed information on a specific topic for use by teachers, administrators,
and other educational practitioners. Includes the complete Thesaurus
of ERIC Descriptors. Corresponds to the online ERIC database available
through FirstSearch through the INDEXES option in LUMINA. Subjects covered
include all aspects of educational research and resources, including
career, adult, vocational, technical, and teacher education; education
of the disabled, disadvantaged, and the gifted; early childhood education;
junior colleges and higher education; comparative education; reading
and communication skills; languages and linguistics; education management;
counseling and personnel services; library and information science;
information resources; urban education; rural education and small schools;
science, mathematics and environment; social studies and social sciences;
and tests, measurement, and evaluation. Database covers 1966 to the
present and is updated (online) monthly. Further Note: Wilson Government
Publications has the entire 'ED' document collection on microfiche available
for use in the library. Wilson Reference has the printed edition of
ERIC. Health and Psychosocial
Instruments (HaPI). Contains descriptions of information on instruments
of use in assessing the health and behavior of infants, children, adolescents,
adults, and the elderly. Topics covered include public health, communication,
psychology, nursing, rganizational behavior, medicine, sociology, physical
education, psychiatry, human resources, gerontology and dental medicine.
Covers questionnaires, interview schedules, observation checklists and
manuals, index measures, coding schemes, scenarios and vignettes, rating
scales, projective techniques and tests. Includes title, author, publication
resource, development date, publication date, subjects, description
and reliability and validity information. International coverage. Database
covers 1985 to the present, although some earlier materials are included.
Updated semi-annually. International
ERIC CD-ROM. Contains over 200,000 citations to published materials
relating to the field of education which are not included in the U.S.
ERIC database. Covers 1976 to the present. Updated quarterly. Database
is composed of three databases or files: Australian Education Index
(AEI) provides citations to published and unpublished Australian literature,
including journal articles, monographs, research reports, theses, conference
papers, and other materials. Corresponds to Australian Education Index
and Bibliography of Education Theses in Australia, and the online Australian
Education Index database. Produced by the Australian Council for Educational
Research (ACER). Education Index (BEI) provides citations to periodical
literature dealing with all aspects of primary, secondary, and higher
education as well as theses on education and related topics accepted
at British and Irish universities and polytechnics. Corresponds to British
Education Index and British Education Theses Index, and the online British
Education Index Data Base. Produced by University of Leeds, Brotherton
Library. Canadian Education Index (CEI) provides citations to Canadian
literature on preschool, elementary, secondary, higher, and adult education.
Corresponds to Canadian Education Index and the online Canadian Education
Index database. Topics covered include all aspects of education - preschool,
elementary, secondary, higher, and adult education, educational psychology,
cognitive development, educational policy, curriculum development, multicultural
education, special education, vocational education, language acquisition,
teaching profession, educational administration, educational management,
and educational policy. Further Note: This database does not include
the U.S. ERIC index. MEDLINE.
Contains nearly seven million citations to the world's journal literature
covering biomedicine, including research, clinical practice, administration,
policy issues, and health care services. Author abstracts are available
for approximately 60 percent of the citations; English-language abstracts
are provided when possible. Sources include some 3900 journals published
in the United States and approximately 70 other countries as well as
chapters and articles from selected monographs from 1976 through 1981.
Corresponds to Index Medicus and in part to Index to Dental Literature
and International Nursing Index. Subjects covered include: Medicine
(preclinical and clinical sciences), life sciences, psychology, human
sexuality, child development and other health-sciences topics. All abstracts
and citations are in English. Coverage is international from 1964 to
the present. The database is made through the Bio-Medical Library's
OVID interface. Psychological
Abstracts/PsycLIT. Includes over 700,000 citations, with abstracts,
to the worldwide serial literature dealing with psychology and the behavioral
sciences. Also contains more than 80,000 citations to books and relevant
book chapters. Covers both human and animal aspects in most of these
fields: animal psychology; applied psychology; communication and language;
cultural influences and social issues; developmental psychology; education;
neurology and physiology; perception and motor performance; personality;
physical and psychological disorders; psychometrics and statistics;
treatment and prevention; and personnel and professional issues. Also
covers the psychology and behavior of groups and organizations in addition
to that of individuals. Sources include more than 1300 periodicals,
book chapters and books. Corresponds in part to Psychological Abstracts
printed index and the online PsycINFO database. All areas of psychology
are covered, including experimental psychology, developmental psychology,
communications, social processes and issues, personality, physical and
psychological disorders, professional issues, applied psychology, and
educational psychology; and behavioral literature in such related fields
as law, business, and medicine. Useful DatabasesBIOETHICSLINE
covers
the ethical, legal and public policy issues surrounding health care
and biomedical research. Topics include euthanasia and other end-of-life
issues, organ donation and transplantation, allocation of health care
resources, patient rights, professional ethics, new reproductive technologies,
genetic intervention, abortion, behavior control and other mental health
issues, AIDS, human experimentation, and animal experimentation. Citations
are derived from the literature of law, religion, the social sciences,
philosophy, and the popular media as well as the health sciences. Abstracts
are included for most entries. Database covers 1973 to present, updated
quarterly. Dissertation
Abstracts Online. Contains over one million citations, with abstracts
(since 1980), to dissertations accepted for doctoral degrees by accredited
North American educational institutions and more than 200 institutions
elsewhere. Corresponds to the coverage in Dissertation Abstracts International
(DAI), American Doctoral Dissertations (ADD), and Comprehensive Dissertation
Index (CDI). The database also contains citations, with abstracts (since
1988), to masters' theses corresponding to the coverage in Masters Abstracts
International (MAI). Subjects include any topic of a doctoral dissertation
accepted at accredited American institutions in approximately 3000 subject
areas; also masters theses and some dissertations from Canadian and
overseas institutions. Citations and abstracts are in English. Each
month, an additional 3500 records are added to DAI, each year an additional
3000 records to ADD and 1000 records added quarterly to MAI. Dates of
coverage are 1861 to date for DAI and ADD; 1962 to date for MAI. HealthSTAR
focuses on both the clinical (emphasizing the evaluation of patient
outcomes and the effectiveness of procedures, programs, products, services,
and processes) and the non-clinical (emphasizing health care administration,
economics, planning, and policy) aspects of health care delivery. It
includes relevant bibliographic records from MEDLINE and CATLINE (the
National Library of Medicine's book catalog), and additional, unique
records from several sources including materials with an emphasis on
health care administration, selected and indexed on an ongoing basis
by the American Hospital Association (AHA) and materials on health services
research, clinical practice guidelines, and health care technology assessment
selected and indexed on an ongoing basis through the National Library
of Medicine's National Information Center on Health Services Research
and Health Care Technology (NICHSR). Database consists of bibliographic
citations with author abstracts. Database covers 1975 to present, updated
monthly. ISSHP: Index
to Social Sciences and Humanities Proceedings . Produced by the
Institute for Scientific Information (ISI). This database contains the
complete bibliographic information on the world's most recently published
social sciences and humanities conference proceedings. Each update adds
approximately 6000 papers from 800 recently published conference proceedings.
Includes retrospective data from 1990 plus quarterly cumulative updates
for multiple years on one disc. Corresponds to Index to Social Sciences
& Humanities Proceedings. The database is international in scope
and covers 1990 to the present. The database is updated quarterly. LLBA (Linguistics
and Language Behavior Abstracts). Contains over 200,000 citations
with abstracts to the world's published literature on the nature, use
and teaching of language as well as linguistics, speech, communication
and related topics. Includes citations to book reviews appearing in
serials abstracted for Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts.
Sources include journals, books, monographs and technical reports as
well as dissertations from Dissertation Abstracts International. Subjects
covered include: Linguistics and language behavior, including psycholinguistics,
applied linguistics, phonology, syntax, semantics, morphology, discourse
analysis and text linguistics, theory of linguistics, history of linguistics,
anthropological linguistics, structural linguistics, descriptive linguistics,
lexicography, orthography and writing systems, typology, interpersonal
behavior and communication sociolinguistics, poetics and stylistics,
nonverbal communications, semiotics, philosophy of language, phonetics,
hearing and speech physiology, hearing (pathological and normal), language
(pathological and normal), learning disabilities, mental retardation,
psychopathology, special education and psychometrics. Covers 1973 to
the present. Updated quarterly. Social Work
Abstracts Plus. Produced by the National Association of Social Workers
(NASW). The database contains over 33,000 citations, with abstracts,
to journal articles, doctoral dissertations, and other materials on
social work and related fields. Subjects covered include: Aging and
the aged, child and family welfare, crime and delinquency, developmental
disabilities, education/schools, employment/poverty, health and health
care, mental health, occupational/industrial services, substance and
alcohol use and abuse, social policy and social work service methodology,
as well as issues from such related disciplines as psychology, psychiatry,
economics, and sociology. The database is international in scope and
covers July 1997 to the present. About 600 new records are added quarterly.
Sociological
Abstracts. Contains information on sociology and social policy from
1963 to the present. Comprises the following 2 files: Social Planning,
Policy & Development Abstracts (SOPODA)--contains citations, with
abstracts, to articles from more than 2000 journals and serials covering
the social sciences, including social welfare, planning and policy,
and development, as applied to specific settings and situations. Corresponds
in part to the printed index Social Planning, Policy & Development
Abstracts. Sociological Abstracts--contains citations, with abstracts,
to articles from more than 2000 journals and serial publications in
the field of sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral
sciences. Covers original research, reviews, monographic publications,
and dissertations from Dissertation Abstracts International and conference
reports in several areas. Corresponds in part to the printed index Sociological
Abstracts. Also includes the International Review of Publications in
Sociology (IRPS), which contains some 80,000 citations to book reviews
appearing in serials abstracted for Sociological Abstracts, as well
as several hundred book abstracts, including an outline of each chapter.
Subjects covered include: Sociology, including methodology and research
technology, history and technology of sociology, social psychology,
culture and social structure, education, group interactions, management
and complex organizations, mass phenomena, social change and economic
development, political interactions, social differentiation, rural sociology
and agricultural economics, urban structures and ecology, sociology
of the arts, sociology of education, sociology of religion, sociology
of science, sociology of health and medicine, social problems and social
welfare, sociology of knowledge, social control, demography and human
biology, community development, policy, planning, and forecasting, studies
in poverty, studies in violence, feminist studies, Marxist studies,
and clinical sociology. All citations and abstracts are in English.
Coverage is international and began in 1963. Updated bimonthly. Social Sciences
Abstracts. Contains nearly 500,000 citations to over 400 English-language
periodicals in such areas as anthropology, criminology, economics, education,
law, geography, policy studies, psychology, sociology, social work,
and urban studies. Abstracts published after March 1994 are included.
Subjects covered include: Anthropology, criminology, economics, law,
geography, policy studies, psychology, sociology, social work and urban
studies. Indexing begins with February 1983, abstracts, where available,
being with March 1994. Database is updated monthly. SPORTDiscus
is the world's most comprehensive bibliographic resource for all
aspects of sport and fitness. The database includes over 400,000 references,
16,400 dissertations and theses in over 50 different languages. The
database includes multiple documents types, including conference papers,
journal articles, unpublished papers, theses. 25% of the material is
considered 'research level material' in producer documentation. SPORTDiscus
specializes in information on sport and physical education topics, teacher
and coach training, sport skills and physical training regimens. The
multidisciplinary coverage and international scope of the database gives
important research focus to topics such as: physical education, kinesiology,
health sciences recreation, medicine, nursing, physical therapy, psychology,
law, management, economics, and engineering. Key Reference Works in PrintThere are many key publications available in print. For a good tutorial on how to use Tests in Print and other tools, check out this web site: http://www.lib.muohio.edu/edpsych/my/tip-index.html. Here are some key resources in the libraries' collections: Assessment Tools
for Adapted and Regular Physical Education. Washington, DC: ERIC,
1988. Discussion of major tests and assessment methods in this area. Buros Desk Reference:
Psychological Assessment in the Schools. Lincoln: Buros Institute
of mental Measures, 1994. A subset of the larger Mental Measurements
Yearbook this seeks to provide only those "instruments that are widely
used by school psychologists." Dictionary of
Behavioral Assessment Techniques. Edited by Michael Hersen and Alan
Bellack. New York: Pergamon Press, 1988. 300 behavioral measures are
listed with information on the purpose, psychometric characteristics,
development, clinical use, future directions for each and a bibliography
for further reference. Directory of
Psychological Tests in the Sport and Exercise Sciences. 2nd ed.
Morgantown, WV: Fitness Info. Tech, 1996. "Summarizes information on
314 psychology scales, questionnaires and inventories specific to sport
and exercise settings." Organized by general subject, book includes
indexes by subject, test author, title and acronym. Directory of
Selected National Testing Programs. Phoenix: Oryx Press, 1987. Describes
220 programs for mostly educational testing. Entries provide information
on test content, purpose and cost, dates given, registration information,
etc. Directory of
Unpublished Experimental Mental Measures. New York: Human Sciences
Press, 1974-. Irregular. 6v. "A supplement to the Mental Measurements
yearbooks by publishing periodic surveys of test not available commercially,
using as sources those journals that carry studies and reports employing
experimental instruments. Its orientation is predominately educational,
but it includes materials related to psychology, sociology, and personnel
work as well." Educational
and Psychological Tests in the Academic Library. By R. H. McGiverin
New York: Haworth Press, 1990. Basic information on the types of testing
information found in academic libraries, especially in North America. ETS Test Collection
Catalog. Compiled by Test Collection, Educational Testing Service.
2nd ed. Phoenix: Oryx, 1993 1v. (in progress); 1st ed. 1986-1992, 6v.
Lists a wide variety of educational tests and measurement devices, giving
brief annotations for thousands of tests now in use. Information given
includes the scope, audience and availability of each test. Volumes
are as follows: V.1: Achievement tests and measurement Services, 1993;
V. 2: Vocational tests and measurement devices; V. 3: Tests for special
populations; V. 4: Cognitive aptitude and intelligence tests, 1990;
V. 5: Attitude tests, 1991; V. 6 Affective measures and personality
tests, 1992. The Experience
of Work: A Compendium and Review of 249 Measures and Their Use.
New York: Academic Press, 1981. Draws upon more than 4000 research reports
to bring together and examine nearly 250 scales for measuring work attitudes,
values and perceptions. Family Assessment:
A Guide to Methods and Measures. New York: Guilford Press, 1989.
Reference manual for "family clinicians and researchers who are either
users or consumers of measures that involve the coding of family interaction,
the global rating of family processes or self reports of perceptions
of family functioning. The book focuses primarily on instruments that
concern whole-family functioning or the functioning of multiple family
relationships." Family Measurement
Techniques: Abstracts of Published Instruments, 1935-1974. Minneapolis:
University of Minnesota Press, 1978. Over 800 abstracts of measures
of techniques used to measure characteristics of the family are given.
Author, subject and test title indexes included. Gender Roles:
A Handbook of Tests and Measures. Carole Beere. New York: Greenwood
Press, 1990. 211 scales are described and organized into categories
for easy identification. References are given to sources which use each
scale. Handbook of
Family Measurement Techniques. Edited by John Touliatos, et al.
Newbury Park, CA: SAGE, 1990. Overview of the field along with detailed
information on five areas: dimensions of interactions, intimacy and
values, parenthood, roles and power, and adjustment. Each article includes
abstracts of tests used in publication since 1975 in that area. Handbook of
Measurements for Marriage and Family Therapy. New York: Brunner/Mazel,
1987. Includes four observational techniques and 31 of the "more widely
used paper-and-pencil instruments that have been published since 1975"
Organized in subject sections. No indexes. Handbook of
Multicultural Assessment: Clinical, Psychological and Educational Applications.
San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1996. Useful overview of the area along
with useful information on the various tests involved. Handbook of
Psychological Assessment. Gary Groth-Marnat. 3rd ed. New York: Wiley,
1997. Covers various major instruments, includes information on the
development, administration, scoring and interpretation for each test. Handbook of
Psychological Testing. Paul Kline London: Routledge, 1993. Overview
of the subject with useful information on major tests. Handbook of
Scales for Research in Crime and Delinquency. New York: Plenum Press,
1983. 184 research instruments and scales in crime and delinquency are
given. Each entry includes references for further study. Handbook of
Sexuality-Related Measures. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage , 1998. Over
200 instruments are described which measure "sexuality-related constructs." Handbook of
Tests and Measurements for Black Populations. Hampton, VA: Cobb
& Henry Publishers, 1996. Index to Tests
Used in Educational Dissertations. Emily Fabiano. Phoenix: Oryx
Press, 1989. Access to educational tests used in doctoral research from
1938 - 1980. Kirby's Guide
to Fitness and Motor Performance Tests. Cape Girardeau, MO: BenOak,
1991. Information on tests that measure physical fitness and motor performance.
Describes and evaluates nearly 200 tests. Measures for
Clinical Practice: A Sourcebook. Joel Fischer & Kevin Corcoran.
2nd ed. New York: Maxwell Macmillan International, 1994. 2v. Volume
one covers measures for couples, families and children. Volume two contains
measures for adults outside the family context. Each entry includes
author, purpose, description, norms, scoring, reliability, validity
and references. Measures for
Psychological Assessment: A Guide to 3,000 Original Sources and Their
Applications. Ann Arbor, MI: Survey Research Center, 1975. Comprehensive
bibliography of largely unpublished mental health measures from 1960-1070.
Author and subject indexes and annotations included. Measures of
Personality and Social Psychological Attitudes. San Diego: Academic
Press, 1991. Focuses on effective instruments for measuring attitudes
and opinions. A sample (or even complete) survey instruments are included
along with descriptive and evaluative information. Measures of
Self-Concept. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1989. Measuring Human
Behavior; Tools for the Assessment of Social Functioning. New York:
teachers College Press, 1973. Covers "tools for measuring social functioning"
giving systematic reviews of 84 core instruments and a critical review
of 20 major measurement reference tools (such as Mental Measurement
Yearbook). Mental Measurements
Yearbook. Lincoln: University of Nebraska, 1985-. Irregular Standard
resource for information on standardized measurements. Each new volume
is intended to update and supplement earlier volumes. Information for
each test includes: title, intended population, author and publisher
information, any acronyms, scoring, availability, cost, time to administer
and a statement concerning validity and reliability. English-language
materials only. National Tests:
What Other Countries Expect their Studies to Know. Washington, DC:
National Endowment for the Humanities, 1991. Information on national
achievement tests in the humanities from France, Germany, England, Wales
and Japan. Scales for the
Measurement of Attitudes. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1967. "The purpose
of this volume is to bring together a number of attitude scales that
have at least minimal reliability and validity" in the area of attitude
research. Sex and Gender
Issues: A Handbook of Tests and Measures. New York: Greenwood Press,
1990. Approximately 7000 references to over 1400 measures are analyzed,
with detailed information on nearly 200 scales presented. Organized
by general subjects. Indexed by scale users, titles, authors, etc. Sourcebook of
Adult Assessment Strategies. New York: Plenum Press, 1995. "Concise
useful and essential information about measures of adult functioning." Measures are organized by DSM-IV diagnostic categories. Standards for
Educational and Psychological Testing. Washington, DC: APA, 1985.
Provides "criteria for the evaluation of tests, testing practices and
the effects of test use." Includes a glossary of technical terms and
a subject index referring to specific standards. Test Construction:
A Bibliography of Selected Resources. Nancy O'Brien. New York: Greenwood,
1987. Includes over 2700 books, reports, articles, etc., published from
1900 through 1986 on the topic. Citations are arranged by test type,
no annotations are given. Subject and author indexes are included. Test Critiques.
Austin, TX: Pro-Ed, 1991-. Annual. Each volume contains about 100 critical
reviews of commercial tests that are most frequently used in psychological
assessment, business and education. Arranged by title, review essays
include a description of the development and application of the test,
technical data, a critique and list of references. Testing Young
Children: A Reference Guide for Developmental, Psychoeducational and
Psychosocial Assessments. Austin: PRO-ED, 1993. "Compiled to provide
a timely comprehensive text on assessing young children and their families,
especially the child with developmental disorders." Organized by subject
in chapters written by experts. Name, test and publisher indexes. Tests: A Comprehensive
Reference for Assessments in Psychology, Education and Business.
4th ed. Austin, TX: Pro-Ed, 1997. Over 3000 published English-language
instruments are listed by general subject arrangement. Each entry includes
the purpose and a brief description of the tool, intended population,
administration and assessment information and cost/availability. No
critical evaluations are included. Indexes include title, author, population,
test publisher, etc. Tests and Measurements
in Child Development: Handbook II. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1976.
"Second of two collections designed to keep researchers, evaluators
and clinicians up-to-date on the most recent developments in unpublished
measures of child behavior." Tests in Print:
An Index to Tests, Test Reviews and the Literature on Specific Tests.
Edited by James Mitchell. Lincoln, NB: University of Nebraska, 1961-1994.
4v. A "comprehensive bibliography of commercially available tests for
use with English-speaking subjects" which includes information on reviews
of the tests. Arranged alphabetically with subject, author/name and
supplemental title indexes. For a good tutorial on how to use Tests
in Print, check out this web site: http://www.lib.muohio.edu/edpsych/my/tip-index.html. Use of Psychological
Testing for Treatment Planning and Outcome Assessment. Hillsdale,
NJ: L. Erlbaum Associates, 1994. Adult and child/adolescent psychological
tests are covered giving basic information on the uses, nature and history
of the instruments. Women and Women's
Issues: A Handbook of Tests and Measures. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass,
1979. "The first extensive and organized compilation of measuring
instruments used in research regarding women." Organized in chapters
by topic (e.g., sex roles, gender knowledge) with title/names/variable
indexes. Test File CollectionA special, locked, secure collection of tests is available in the Wilson Library Annex for limited usage. The test file includes 1,200 professional achievement, personality, aptitude or vocational interest tests. Some date back tot he early 20th century. This is a sample limited collection and the tests are not listed in MNCAT. These tests are to be used for instructional and/or research purposes only. restrictions imposed on us by the American Psychological Association and the test publishers require that we follow the following access policy. For background information on these types of collections and the guidelines that libraries must follow check out this web site: http://www.apa.org/science/coft.html . This paper is entitled "APA's Committee on Psychological Tests and Assessment (CPTA) statement on the Use of secure Psychological Tests in the Education of Graduate and Undergraduate Psychology students." Students/users must present a current student ID or other photo identification card along with a signed, dated note on official letterhead from a faculty member indicating need and duration of use. Faculty members may present a class list to the library of students needing to use the file for completing class assignments. The test file is not open to the general public and the tests may not be copied or be circulated. They are for in-room use only. For questions or more information about this collection, please contact Wilson Reference Service at (612) 626-2227. Key Web SitesERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation (http://ericae.net). The best single Internet site for information on testing; includes sections on 'Test Locator' and 'Assessment FAQs,' etc. American Psychological Association (http://www.apa.org/). Information about psychological tests. American Evaluation Association (http://www.eval.org/). Includes information relating to "the application and exploration of program evaluation, personnel evaluation, technology and many other forms of evaluation." Educational Testing Service Network (http://www.ets.org/). Includes tips on selecting tests, directories of tests and services and other helpful information. Buros Institute of Mental Measurements (http://www.unl.edu/buros). Publisher of the Mental Measurements Yearbook and Tests in Print; web site provides a searchable index of ETS tests and other information: National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards and Student Testing (http://cresst96.cse.ucla.edu/index.htm ). Funded by the U.S. government, CRESST conducts research on important issues related to K-12 educational testing: Page comments: Pat Stark | |||
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