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 Health
and Psychosocial Instruments (HAPI) |
A database of health and psychosocial instruments
including questionnaires, rating scales, index measures, scenarios,
vignettes, observations, checklists, manuals, coding schemes, and projective
techniques. Database may also be searched by keyword using important
words from a title of an instrument. HAPI uses controlled vocabulary
descriptors from APAs Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms and the
National Library of Medicine's Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). Contains
15,000 instruments. USE FOR: 1) Finding tests which appear in journals but never become commercially available 2) For searching using reliability and validity as keywords to find instruments with tested psychometric properties |
PsycINFO |
Covers both journal and book literature on psychology and material relevant to psychology in the related disciplines of education, medicine, business, sociology and psychiatry. Use "Advanced Search" and select "Form/Content Type : test/survey appended" to find actual instruments included in the article appendix. Coverage starts from 1887- . USE FOR: 1) Finding articles in journals or book chapters that use test measures |
Indexes journal articles, government publications and unpublished materials such as conference papers, reports, theses and more. Can find items by conducting a keyword search. Unpublished documents (indicated by and ED#) are available on microfiche in the Graduate Library. USE FOR:1) Finding articles in journals or book chapters that use test measures. 2) Finding reviews on tests |
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Product of Buros Institute of Mental Measurements. See description of the book version for information on the content. The online version will allow searching of many years simultaneously. Available online from 1978- USE FOR: 1) Finding test reviews, 2) Finding information on an instruments validity and reliability, 3) Finding a description of a test |
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| ISI
Web of Knowledge |
(Select Web of Science product.) Index to the journal literature in science and social science disciplines. Includes citations, abstracts, and cited references. Allows you to search for articles which cite an author or an article that you specify. Includes cited literature from 1945-present, updated weekly. USE FOR: Finding articles which cite a published test or instrument |
Government Accountability Office (Previously
called the General Accounting Office) |
As the independent Congressional watchdog, GAO provides reports and audits for Congressional committees to evaluate various agency programs. Search by key word, report title, report identifier and date. USE FOR: Finding full-text program evaluations and cost-benefit studies of various services and interventions of interest to Congressional committees. |
Indexing and authors' abstracts of all dissertations in all subjects accepted at all accredited institutions in the U.S. and Canada, and from selected institutions in other countries. USE FOR: 1) Finding newly created instruments, 2) Finding information on the application of an instrument |
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Helpful medical subject headings for tests include: questionnaires, psychological tests, psychometrics outcome, and process assessment (health care). Database may be searched using important words from the title of a particular instrument. USE FOR: 1) Finding a description of a test, 2) Finding tests that may be underreported in social gerontology, but are applied to the elderly in assisted living facilities or nursing homes. |
| Books | Description and Use |
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Mental Measurements Yearbook
(MMY) Published by Buros Institute of Mental Measurements |
Tests are included in MMY if they are new and revised since the previous yearbook or are widely generated and have 20 or more references in literature. In the MMY, tests are listed alphabetically by title. Each entry provides descriptive information, such as the test name, intended population, publication dates, forms and prices, test author, and publisher. It also contains additional information on the extent to which reliability, validity, norming data, scoring and reporting services, and foreign language versions are available. Most entries also include one or more reviews of the test and testing materials (e.g., manuals) by qualified psychologists. The index in each MMY will identify the appropriate edition for the information you need. USE: 1) Finding test reviews by title, acronym, classified subject, publisher author or reviewer's name and score 2) Finding information on an instruments validity and reliability, 3) Finding a description of a test |
Tests in Print
V (TIP) Published by Buros Institute of Mental Measurements |
Tests in Print was created to serve as a master index to the whole Buros Institute reference series on tests, including the 11 MMYs. It is an encyclopedia of information on every published (and commercially available) test in print in the fields of psychology, education, and achievement. Each entry consists of the test title, intended population, publication date, acronym (if applicable), author, publisher, foreign adaptations, and references. There are no critical reviews or psychometric information on the tests. Tests are listed alphabetically, so if you know a test title, page through the listings to find it. There are four indexes: test title, classified subject, publisher, and name (of authors and reviewers), and a publishers directory. USE: 1) Finding tests which are currently in print, 2) Finding information on purchasing/locating the test, 3) Finding tests which are in Mental Measurements Yearbooks or other Buros Institute books |
Tests: A Comprehensive
Reference for Assessments in Psychology, Education & Business Published by Pro-Ed, Inc |
Tests, like TIP, is a bibliography containing information on thousands of testing instruments in psychology, education, and business available in the English language. It provides concise descriptions of tests, with each entry including test title, author, intended population, test's purpose, major features, administration time, scoring method, cost and availability, primary publisher and whether the test is self- or examiner-administered. There are seven indexes: test title, author, foreign language availability, publisher/distributor index, recently out-of-print tests, and tests suitable for special populations (hearing impaired, visually impaired, and physically impaired). Tests does not contain evaluative critiques or data on reliability, validity, or norms; this information can be found for selected instruments in Test Critiques. USE: 1) Finding published tests 2) Finding tests for special populations and foreign language availability |
Test Critiques Ref BF 176 .T4191 Published by Pro-Ed, Inc |
Test Critiques is designed to be
a companion to Tests . It contains supplemental information
for selected test. Tests are selected by those most frequently used. Test
Critiques includes psychometric information such as reliability,
validity, and norm development. Each test entry includes information
on: authors, publisher, purpose of the test, intended population, administration,
scoring, interpretation procedures, citations from reliability and
validity studies, and opinions from experts regarding the technical
adequacy of the test. This is a user-friendly resource for students,
teachers, or persons unfamiliar with test terminology. This text is
updated annually, with a cumulative index keyed to correspond to Tests
(3rd ed.).Each volume also contains cumulative indexes organized
by test title, test publisher, test author and reviewer, USE: 1) Finding psychometric information for popular tests, 2) Getting citations for particular tests |
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Index to Tests in Microfiche LB 3051 .T452 Graduate Serials/Microforms Tests in Microfiche: An annotated index LB 3051 .T451 Graduate Serials/Microforms |
These are indexes to find tests in the Test in Microfiche collection which consists of tests that are noncommercial, never published or out-of-print. Cumulative Index to Tests in Microfiche starts at the beginning (1975) and goes to 1987. Tests in Microfiche picks up in 1988. It is is an annotated index for Tests in Microfiche. There is one volume for each set of the tests. Tests in Microfiche is available at the Grad. USE: Index for finding tests that are noncommercial, never published, or out-of-print in the Tests in Microfiche collection |
| Directory of Unpublished
Experimental Mental Measures Ref LB 1131 .A1 D59 Social Work Library has vol. 1-7; Grad has vol. 1-8 |
This directory provides easy access to recently developed experimental mental measures, tests, and surveys that are not commercially available. The tests are arranged in a 24-category system and are grouped according to function and content, noting purpose, format, psychometric information (where available), and related research. USE: Finding noncommercial tests |
Measures
for Clinical Practice: A Sourcebook |
Contains actual instruments for clinical practice with couples, families, children and adults (volume 2). USE: Finding tests that are easy to score and to administer |
Measures
of Personality & Social Psychological Attitudes BF 698.4 .M381 1991 Social Work and Grad |
This purports to be a "comprehensive guide to useful measures of important social science concepts." Developed by U-M ISR, it includes scale items and scoring instructions, as well as descriptions, reliability, validity, and bibliographies. USE: Finding social psychology tests |
| Assessment of
Substance Abuse RC 564 .B87 1996 Social Work |
Extracted from Mental Measurements Yearbook, these test reviews focus on "the assessment and treatment of substance abuse." USE: Finding reviews of tests used by clinicians in substance abuse field |
| Psychological
Assessment in the Schools BF 722 .B876 1994 Social Work and Undergrad |
Pulled out of the Mental Measurements Yearbook, this volume compiles "instruments widely used in schools." USE: Finding appropriate tests for school-aged population |
| The Compendium
of Quality of Life Instruments (Five volume set plus CD-ROM) RA 407 .C651 Public Health and Grad |
The Compendium contains over
150 questionnaires and translations covering a wide range of disorders,
divided into four parts: |
| Rating Scales
in Mental Health RC 473 .P78 S357 2001 Social Work and Taubman |
This book contains 88 rating scales used in psychiatry. Entries include an overview, general applications of scale, source or provider, references. If the scale is not copyrighted, the scale is reproduced. USE: Finding scales frequently used by psychiatrists |
| Guide
to Tests and Measurement Instruments (Taubman Medical Library) |
A web page describing sources similar to those in this guide except that the sources are more specialized tools in the areas of medicine, nursing, and allied health. USE: Finding sources on measurement of quality of life, and scales for neurosurgery, neuropsychology, mental health, etc., both online and at the Health Cluster Libraries (Taubman Medical, Public Health & Infomatics, and Dentistry). |
Tests in Microfiche (TIM),
This an annual series of unpublished research instruments that have been cited
in the educational and psychological literature and which the authors have
agreed to make available in microfiche format through the Test Collection
at Educational Testing Service. Each set consists of approximately 20-25
instruments. Older sets (pre 1988) contain more than 100 titles. Each set
covers a wide variety of topics and subjects, including such areas as self
concept, attitudes, personality traits. Sets include instruments appropriate
for diverse populations, such as infants, adults, Spanish speakers, and physically
challenged people. Tests can be reproduced for educational or research purposes.
For any other purpose or if you wish to modify the instrument, the author
must grant permission. For each set of TIM, there is an annotated index (post
1988) or a cumulative index (pre 1988). (see above).
The entire set (from 1975-) is available in the Serials Room of the Hatcher
Graduate Library.
| WEB SITES |
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| Buros Institute - Publisher of Mental Measurements Yearbook and Tests in Print. |
| Practical assessment,
research and evaluation A peer-reviewed online journal about educational assessment with full text articles indexed in ERIC. Vol. 1 (1988)- now. |
| OTHER TEST GUIDES |
| University of Connecticut Libraries Tests and Measures Research Guide (.PDF file) |
| The Test Maze: Problem for Users; Problem for Librarians by Nancy O'Brien (.doc file) |
| Tests and Measures in the Social Sciences: Tests Available in Compilation Volumes by Helen Hough |
| APA's FAQ/Finding Information about Psychological Tests |
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