Tests and Assessments Research Guide
Tests and other measures fall into two categories:
1) "Unpublished" tests, scales, questionnaires, and measures are those accessible to anyone, which makes them ideal for student use.
Some of the most common sources of these measures include: test compendia and compilation volumes, journal articles and other formats such as ERIC documents, which can be identified using databases such as Health and Psychosocial Instruments, ERIC, and PsycINFO), and the Educational Testing Service (ETS) Tests in Microform collection, described below.
2) Tests that are copyrighted -- "published" -- are described and reviewed in
the Mental Measurements Yearbook
(the online database version covers the 9th -16th edition; find the print version editions 2-15 in PCL Stacks
LB 1131 B9755). These published tests are also briefly listed on the Buros Institute of Mental Measurements site for quick reference.
IF the test appears in the MMY, one will need to meet criteria for qualification prior to purchasing and administering a test (contact information is included in the MMY entry on each test).
For example CPP, Inc., provider of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®),
outline various levels of qualification on their site.
Tests available in the UT Libraries
A limited collection of tests and/or test manuals (primarily dealing with education and special education) are available for special checkout at the Circulation/Reserves Desk. Request a particular test by call number at the Reserves Desk. Circulation staff retrieve the test and provide the reader with a reading area behind the Reserves Desk. Because the library must comply with publisher restrictions, there is NO PHOTOCOPYING of these works.
To determine whether a particular test is available :
• Search for the title of the test/measure in the library catalog or search by advanced kewyword and limit to location PCPT;
• Download a list of test and test manuals by title and call numbers.
Databases for Tests and Measures:
- Mental Measurements Yearbook
- Use the MMY for finding information about and reviews of PUBLISHED measures.
From the Buros Institute of Mental Measurements, the MMY database is a directory/review resource covering the most recent information and critical reviews of new a nd revised tests from the Buros Institute's 9th-15th Mental Measurements Yearbooks. The database describes more than 2,000 commercially available educational, personality, aptitude, neuropsychological, achievement and intelligence standardized tests. Each entry includes test name and classification; author(s); publisher, publication date; price; time requirements; score descriptions; levels; and intended populations. It does not contain tests!
- Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HaPI)
- Use HaPI for finding UNPUBLISHED measures.
HAPI is a database which assists researchers in locating instruments used in the health fields, psychosocial sciences, organizational behavior, and library and information science. It can be used to find scales, questionnaires, tests and other measures that are in articles, books and compendia as well as articles about the use and development of these measures. Limit search results to sources containing the test or measure by selecting the limiter to: PRIMARY SOURCE. This database should be used to supplement PsycINFO, ERIC or CINAHL when searching for references to measures.
- PsycINFO
- Use PsycINFO to find articles about published and unpublished measures as well as actual measures included in articles and compendia sources. PsycINFO covers 1887 - present, indexing and abstracting the professional and academic literature of psychology and related disciplines. Its coverage is worldwide and includes references and abstracts of journals in 20+ languages, books, book chapters, and dissertations.
Use the thesaurus feature to search for articles on various types of types, for example:
- Aptitude measures
- Attitude measures
- Performance tests
- Personality measures
- Employment tests
- Intelligence tests
- Inventories
- Test construction
- Find examples of assessments in journal articles by including the keyword APPENDED along with your keywords or subject descriptors describing the type of measure you seek, for example:
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test OR assessment OR scale OR questionnaire OR measure OR survey
AND eating disorders [thesaurus headings of keywords describing your topic]
AND appended
- CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health)
- Use CINAHL to find articles in journals or book chapters that use or describe specific tests or measures in Nursing and Health.
CINAHL covers 1937 - present and contains indexing for over 3001 journals.
Find examples of assessments in journal articles by including the keyword APPENDED along with your keywords or subject descriptors describing the type of measure you seek, for example:
test OR assessment OR scale OR questionnaire OR measure OR survey
AND palliative care [your topic]
AND appended
- To increase your search results, try broadening your topic term and change the default fields to TX (ALL TEXT) using the drop down field limiters.
- Limit the search using the REFINE Search Tab and select Publication Type: "Questionnaire/Scale", "Research Instrument", or "Research Instrument Utilization", or "Research Instrument Validation".
- ERIC (Choose the EBSCO version for the instructions below, there is also a freely available version from the U.S. Government)
- Use ERIC to find articles in journals and books as well as specific Eric Documents (designated with an ED#) that use or describe specific tests or measures in Education and Educational Psychology.
ERIC covers 1966 - present and is updated monthly. It contains over 700,000 citations covering research documents, journal articles, technical reports, program descriptions and evaluations, and curricular materials in the field of education. Find examples of assessments by including the keyword APPENDED along with your keywords or subject descriptors describing the type of measure you seek, for example:
test OR assessment OR scale OR questionnaire OR measure OR survey
AND reading [your topic]
AND appended
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To increase your search results, try broadening your topic term and change the default fields to TX (ALL TEXT) using the drop down field limiters.
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Limit a search with the REFINE Search Tab, selecting Publication Type: "Tests/Evaluation Instruments" as well as an
Education Level limiter if desired.
- See also a list of ERIC Documents containing assessment instruments authored by Helen Hough (UT Arlington). ERIC Documents are filed by
ED Number (such as "ED413095") in the ERIC Documents Microfiche cabinet, PCL Level 1.
- HINT: To search across PsycINFO, CINAHL and ERIC simultaneously click the CHOOSE DATABASE tab at the top any of the three and click the boxes to select the others. .
- Shared subject headings in ERIC and PSYCINFO include: Inventories, Questionnaires, Rating Scales, Surveys, Psychological Assessment, Measurement, Test Reliability, Test Validity, Test Construction, Test Forms, Attitude Measures, Self Report, and many others.
- Testing and Education Reference Center
- Test and Education Reference Center offers the latest college and graduate entrance exams, as well as college and vocational school information, financial aid sources, and requirements. Users can prepare for specialized tests using online practice exams for college, graduate school, the military, or trade school. Includes test preparation for: ACT, American Foreign Service Officer, AP, ASVAB, Civil Service, CLEP, Clerical, DSST, EMT, Firefighter, GED, GMAT, GRE, Law Enforcement, LSAT, MCAT, Military Flight Aptitude, NCLEX-PN, Officer Candidate, Postal, SAT, State Trooper, and TOEFL. The database is updated regularly.
Other Education-related tests collections:
ETS Tests in Microfiche [Education / Psychology] Tests in Microfiche is an annual series of unpublished research instruments that have been cited in the educational and psychological
literature. They are located in PCL Level 1 microfiche and shelved by call number MCFICHE 2285 [test number], for example:
"MCFICHE 2285 TCO20387"
Test numbers can be obtained from any of the following sources:
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More about the ETS Test Collection:
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. The entire set of test fiche(from 1975-) is available at:
MCFICHE 2285 Microforms PCL Level 1
- Testing and Education Reference Center
- Test and Education Reference Center offers the latest college and graduate entrance exams, as well as college and vocational school information, financial aid sources, and requirements. Users can prepare for specialized tests using online practice exams for college, graduate school, the military, or trade school. Includes test preparation for: ACT, American Foreign Service Officer, AP, ASVAB, Civil Service, CLEP, Clerical, DSST, EMT, Firefighter, GED, GMAT, GRE, Law Enforcement, LSAT, MCAT, Military Flight Aptitude, NCLEX-PN, Officer Candidate, Postal, SAT, State Trooper, and TOEFL. The database is updated regularly.
Other sources for researching and identifying tests, scales, measures, and other instruments:
- Tests : a comprehensive reference for assessments in psychology, education, and business.
edited by Taddy Maddox. 5th ed. Austin, Tex. : Pro-Ed, c2003.
- BF 176 T43 2003 PCL Stacks Non-Circ
Tests 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, below.
- Test Critiques. Kansas City, Mo. : Test Corporation of America, c1984-
- BF 176 T418 Volumes 1-10. PCL Stacks Non-Circ
Test Critiques is designed to be a companion to Tests . It contains supplemental
information for selected tests most frequently
used, including 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. Each volume contains cumulative indexes
organized by test title, test publisher, test author and reviewer,
and subject.
- Commissioned reviews of 250 psychological tests.edited by John Maltby, Christopher Alan Lewis, Andrew Hill.
Lewiston, N.Y. : E. Mellen Press, c2000.
- BF 176 C65 2000 Vols. 1-2 PCL Stacks
- Directory
of Unpublished Experimental Mental Measures. by Bert A. Goldman and John L. Saunders.
New York, Behavioral Publications, 1974-
- BF 431 G624 Vols.1-8 PCL Stacks USE IN LIBRARY ONLY.
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.
First published in 1974, each volume has a cumulative index arranged by
author and subject.
See also the: Title index for the Directory of unpublished experimental mental measures : volumes 1-7. Martin Jamison.
Chicago : Association of College and Research Libraries, 2001.
BF 431 J29 2001 PCL Stacks
A selected list of general works on testing (These are representative works that can be found using the subject headings below).
- The achievement test desk reference (ATDR) : comprehensive assessment and learning disabilities.
- LB 3060.3 A28 2002 PCL Stacks
- Adapting educational and psychological tests for cross-cultural assessment.
- LB 3060.65 A33 2005 PCL Stacks
- Advances in cross-cultural assessment.
- LB 3051 A538 1998 PCL Stacks
- Appraisal procedures for counselors and helping professionals.
- BF 176 D78 2004 PCL Stacks
- Assessing students with special needs.
- LC 4031 V46 2004 PCL Stacks
- Assessment and culture : psychological tests with minority populations.
- RC 473 P79 G673 2002 PCL Stacks
- Assessment of children and youth with special needs.
- BF 722 C638 2003 PCL Stacks
- Assessment of children: behavioral and clinical applications.
- BF 722.3 S38 2002 PCL Stacks
- Assessment : problems, developments, and statistical issues : a volume of expert contributions.
- LB 3051 A7666 1996 PCL Stacks
Also available to users with UT Austin EID as a netLibrary ebook
- Assessment strategies for individuals with disabilities.
- LC 4031 A695 2002 PCL Stacks
- Behavioral, social, and emotional assessment of children and adolescents.
- BF 722 M45 2003 PCL Stacks
Also available to users with UT Austin EID as a netLibrary ebook
- Bibliography on psychological tests used in research and practice in sport and exercise psychology.
- GV 706.4 P79 L48 2002 PCL Stacks
- The black-white test score gap.
- LC 212.2 B53 1998 PCL Stacks
- Buros desk reference : Assessment of substance abuse.
- RC 564 A875 1996 PCL Stacks
RC 564 A875 1996 PCL Stacks Non-Circ
Contains test reviews from the MMY Series, as well as descriptive information, current pricing, and publisher addresses
for many of the instruments used most frequently for assessing substance abuse.
- Buros desk reference : psychological assessment in the schools.
- BF 722 B8 1994 PCL Stacks USE IN LIBRARY ONLY
Contains test reviews from the MMY Series, as well as descriptive information, current pricing, and publisher addresses
for many of the instruments used most frequently for psychological assessment in the schools.
- The case against standardized testing : raising the scores, ruining the schools.
- LB 3060.3 K64 2000 PCL Stacks
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Comprehensive handbook of psychological assessment.
- BF 176 C654 2004 V.1 -4 PCL Stacks
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Computerized adaptive testing : a primer .
- LB 3060.32 C65 W25 2000 PCL Stacks
- Computerized adaptive testing : theory and practice.
- LB 3060.32 C65 C66 2000 PCL Stacks
- Contemporary intellectual assessment : theories, tests, and issues. 2nd edition.
- BF 431 C66 1997 PCL Stacks
- Criterion-referenced language testing .
- LB 3060.32 C74 B76 2002 PCL Stacks
- The cult of personality : how personality tests are leading us to miseducate our children, mismanage our companies,
and misunderstand ourselves.
- BF 698.5 P38 2004 PCL Stacks
- Curriculum-based measurement.
- LB 3060.3 C87 1993 PCL Stacks
- Dictionary of behavioral assessment techniques.
- BF 176.5 D53 2002 PCL Stacks
- Dictionary of psychological testing, assessment and treatment :
includes key terms in statistics, psychological testing, experimental methods and therapeutic treatments.
- BF 176 S78 1995 PCL Reference Dept
- Early childhood assessment.
- BF 722.3 L53 2003 PCL Stacks
Also available to users with UT Austin EID as a netLibrary ebook
- Encyclopedia of human behavior. editor-in-chief, V.S. Ramachandran.
San Diego, CA : Academic Press, c1994.
- BF 31 E5 1994 Vols. 1-4 PCL Reference Dept
- Encyclopedia of psychological assessment. edited by Rocio Fernandez-Ballesteros ; editorial board, Dave Bartram ... (et al.).
London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 2003.
- BF 176 E53 2003 Vols. 1-2 PCL Reference Dept
- Encyclopedia of social measurement. edited by Kimberly Kempf-Leonard.
San Diego, Calif. ; London : Academic, 2005.
- H 62 E53 2005 Vols. 1-3 PCL Reference Dept
- Essentials of career interest assessment.
- HF 5381.5 P75 2000 PCL Stacks
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Essentials of individual achievement assessment .
- LB 3060.3 S62 2001 PCL Stacks
- Essentials of Psychological Testing. Urbina, Susana. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2004
- BF 176 U73 2004 PCL Stacks
Chapters include:
- Introduction to Psychological Tests and Their Uses
- Essential Statistics for Testing
- Essentials of Test Score Interpretation
- Essentials of Reliability
- Essentials of Validity
- Essentials Test Item Consideration
- Essentials of Test Use
Appendices include: Commercially Available Tests, Addresses of Test Publishers and Distributors, and Table of Areas and
Ordinates of the Normal Curve.
- Family assessment.
- HQ 518 F328 1995 PCL Stacks
- Family assessment : effective uses of personality tests with couples and families.
- RC 488.53 N87 1999 PCL Stacks
- Handbook of family measurement techniques.
- HQ 728 T68 2001 Vols. 1-3 PCL Stacks
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Handbook of psychological assessment.
- BF 176 G76 2003 PCL Stacks
Also available to users with UT Austin EID as a netLibrary ebook
- Introduction to measurement theory.
- BF 176 A495 2002 PCL Stacks
- Introduction to test construction in the social and behavioral sciences : a practical guide.
- BF 176 F57 2003 PCL Stacks
- Issues in the measurement of metacognition.
- BF 311 I87 2000 PCL Stacks
- Measurement instruments in clinical ethics.
- R 725.5 R43 2002 PCL Stacks
- Measuring psychopathology.
- RC 469 F37 2002 PCL Stacks
- Measuring suicidal behavior and risk in children and adolescents.
- RJ 506 S9 G65 2003 PCL Stacks
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Measuring up : challenges minorities face in educational assessment.
- LB 3051 M4627 1999 PCL Stacks
- Measuring up : standards, assessment, and school reform.
- LB 3060.3 R68 1995 PCL Stacks
- Methods for identifying biased test items.
- LB 3060.62 C36 1994 PCL Stacks
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Minority report : how African Americans and Hispanics can increase their test scores.
- LB 3051 G86 2004 PCL Stacks
- More psychometric testing 1000 new ways to assess your personality, creativity, intelligence and lateral thinking.
- Available to users with UT Austin EID as a netLibrary ebook
- Multicultural assessment in counseling and clinical psychology.
- LB 3060.62 M84 1996 PCL Stacks
- Neuropsychological evaluation of the child.
- RJ 486.6 B37 2004 PCL Stacks
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Ordinal measurement in the behavioral sciences.
- BF 39 C523 2003 PCL Stacks
Also available to users with UT Austin EID as a netLibrary ebook
- Positive psychological assessment : a handbook of models and measures.
- BF 176 P67 2003 PCL Stacks
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Psychological and educational test scores : what are they?
- BF 176 S26 2002 PCL Stacks
- Psychological assessment in the workplace: a manager's guide.
- HF 5548.8 C596 2005 PCL Stacks
- Psychological testing and assessment.
- BF 176 A48 2003 PCL Stacks
- Psychological testing at work : how to use, interpret, and get the most out of the newest tests in personality, learning style,
aptitudes, interests, and more!
- Also available to users with UT Austin EID as a netLibrary ebook
- Raising standards or raising barriers? : inequality and high-stakes testing in public education.
- LB 3051 R324 2001 PCL Stacks
- Score reliability : contemporary thinking on reliability issues.
- BF 176 S376 2003 PCL Stacks
- Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing.
- LB 3051 A693 1999 PCL Stacks
From APA, this work
reflects changes in federal law and measurement trends affecting validity; testing individuals with disabilities or different
linguistic backgrounds; and new types of tests as well as new uses of existing tests.
- Systematic assessment of learning outcomes .
- LB 3060.32 M85 M33 2002 PCL Stacks
- Test-score banding in human resource selection : technical, legal, and societal issues .
- HF 5549.5 E5 T38 2004 PCL Stacks
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Testing and assessment in counseling practice.
- BF 176 T423 2000 PCL Stacks
Also available to users with UT Austin EID as a netLibrary ebook
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Teacher training in measurement and assessment skills.
- LB 3051 T32 1993 PCL Stacks
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Testing people at work: competencies in psychometric testing.
- HF 5549.5 E5 S64 2005 PCL Stacks
- The use of psychological testing for treatment planning and outcomes assessment.
- RC 473 P79 U83 2004 Vols. 1-3 PCL Stacks
Also available to users with UT Austin EID as a netLibrary ebooks :
Vol. 1 , Vol. 2, Vol. 3
- Using test data in clinical practice : a handbook for mental health professionals.
- RC 473 P79 M33 2002 PCL Stacks
- Using Web-based testing for large-scale assessment.
- LB 3060.3 H35 2000 PCL Stacks
Search by Subject in the Library Catalog
Following are suggested Library of Congress Subject Headings for use in the Library Catalog as subject searches (click to search):
Specific tests can also be searched as subjects, e.g.:
Guides and Resources from other institutions and sources:
Finding Psychological and Educational Testing Instruments
Bernadette Lear, Penn State Harrisburg
Finding Tests and Measures
Karen Hartman, Rutgers University
Guide to Sources of Information on Tests and Measurements
Nancy O’Brien, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Online tutorial for finding measurements
University of Washington Health Sciences Libraries
Tests and Measures
Miriam Joseph, St. Louis University
Tests and Measures in the Social Sciences: Tests available in compilation volumes and Tests & Measures: Obtaining for academic purposes
Helen Hough, University of Texas Arlington
CMC/EBSS Webliography
Assessment/Educational Tests
ACRL EBSS
SDSU Test Finder
Mark Stover, San Diego State University Library.
Stover has also developed a related tool which indexes complete tests and instruments found in the journal literature. It's located at http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~mstover/tests2/. It indexes articles from the psychology journal literature, journal articles from nursing, social work, sociology, education, communication, and management.
