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This is a guide to selected sources of information related to tests and measures. Although many of the resources provide sample instruments, test packets are not available in the library and must be obtained from the publishers. The current issue of Tests in Print will provide the most up-to-date information on test availability, including the publisher's address and price data, where available.

To find additional information, conduct a Subject Search in the HELIN Catalog using Subject Headings such as PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS, PSYCHOMETRICS, and PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT.

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URI Ref  Z5814 .P8 B932 (1941- )

CCE Ref  Z5814 .P8 B932 (1941- )

The Mental Measurements Yearbook

Comprehensive resource for test and assessment tools, each edition supplements the last and contains descriptions, critical reviews and references to tests that are new or have been significantly revised since the last edition. Indexed by title, classified subject, authors and reviewers, and score.

URI Ref Z5814 .E9 T47 (1961- )

CCE Re . Z5814 .E9 T47 (1961-1983)

Tests in Print 

Comprehensive listing of currently available, commercially published tests, TIP also serves as an index to the Mental Measurements Yearbook. TIP describes, but does not review tests. Each volume supersedes the last. Tests are indexed by title, subject, publisher's directory and recently-out-of-print tests.

URI Ref  BF698.5 .B87

Personality Tests and Reviews; Including an Index to The Mental Measurements Yearbooks.  Edited by Oscar Krisen Buros.

Index to the first six editions of the Mental Measurements Yearbook, as well as providing test reviews, standards, publishers directory and index, title and name indexes.

URI Ref  BF176 .T419 1984

Test Critiques.  Edited by Daniel Keyser, Richard C. Sweetland, et al. 10 vols.

Critical essays on the most frequently used psychological, educational and business tests.

URI Ref  BF176 .T4195 1987

Test Critiques Compendium: Review of Major Tests from the Test Critiques Series.  Edited by Daniel Keyser, Richard C. Sweetland, et al.

Compilation of reviews of 60 major tests originally published in the Test Critiques series.

URI Ref  BF176 .T43 1991

Sweetland, Richard C. and Daniel J. Keyser, gen. eds. Tests: A Comprehensive Reference for Assessments in Psychology, Education and Business.  Edited by Richard C. Sweetland, Daniel J. Keyser, et al. 5th ed.

Concise descriptions of over 3,000 tests covering a broad range of subject areas, designed especially for psychologists, educators and human resource personnel. Organized by a system of primary classification and cross-referencing. Provides the basic information necessary to decide the appropriateness of the test for an assessment need. Indexes include title, author, and publisher. Descriptions include purpose, cost,  and scoring method, but no evaluations or reviews.

URI Ref  BF176 .C66 1987

Corcoran, Kevin and Joel Fischer. Measures for Clinical Practice: A Sourcebook. 3rd ed. 2 vols. 2000.

Provides practitioners and students sample instruments that measure most of the common problems seen in clinical practice. Tests are short, easy to score and administer. Part I provides an introduction and overview of measurement and practice. Part II covers instruments for adults, children and couples and families with information on purpose, description, norms, scoring, validity, reliability, primary reference and availability.

URI Ref  BF698.5 .C45

Chun, Ki-Taek. Measures for Psychological Assessment: A Guide to 3,000 Original Sources and Their Applications.

Consists of two sections: Primary References, which lists journal articles in which the measures were first described; and, Applications, listing the instances where the references have been used. Indexed by author and descriptor.

URI Ref  Z5814 .E9 O18 1988

Test Construction: A Bibliography of Selected Resources. Compiled by Nancy Patricia O'Brien.

Includes material about the development, design and construction of specific tests, such as the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory. Does not include questionnaires or surveys. Organized by subject area and includes subject and author indexes.

URI Ref  BF176 .H37 1996

Jones, Reginald L. Handbook of Tests and Measurements for Black Populations. 2 vols.

Compilation of over 1,000 tests and measures developed or modified for use with African-Americans, emphasizing the psychological characteristics and dynamics of African-Americans, believed to be free of many of the biases that plague tests and measures used with African-Americans.

URI Ref  BF176 .D57 1990

Directory of Psychological Tests in the Sport and Exercise Sciences.  Edited by Andrew C. Ostrow.

Instruments specific to sports psychology, covering subjects such as aggression, anxiety, attitudes, body image, cognitive strategies, etc. Indexed by subject, author and title, instrument summaries include source, purpose, description, construction, reliability, validity, norms and publisher information.

URI Ref  GV436 .C58 2001

Collins, D. Ray. A Comprehensive Guide to Sports Skills Tests and Measurement. 2nd ed.

Skills tests for 28 sports (86 tests) at junior high through college levels.

URI Ref  LB3051 .L4543 2000

Lester, Paula E. Handbook of Tests and Measurements in Education and the Social Sciences. 2nd ed.

15 chapters in four sections: Ability assessment, Achievement assessment, Behavior assessment, Recent advances in psychological and educational assessment.

URI Ref  LB3063 .L4 1984

Levy, Philip and Harvey Goldstein. Tests in Education: A Book of Critical Reviews.

Provides critical commentary and descriptions, emphasizing principles and issues. Covers tests in early development, language, mathematics, general abilities, personality and counseling, composite attainments, etc. Reviews include content and purpose of tests, general evaluation and references.

LB3051 .E79 1993

The ETS Test Collection Catalog. 2nd ed.  2 vols.

Educational Testing Service's series covers achievement and vocational tests. The annotated lists of over 2,000 tests and measurement devices are indexed by title, author and subject, using ERIC descriptor terms.

URI Ref  HQ1061 .R44 1982

Mangen, David J. and Warren A. Peterson. Research Instruments in Social Gerontology. 3 vols.

Reviews of over 400 measures aid researchers in the field of aging. Volume 1 covers Clinical and Social Psychology; Volume 2 covers Social Roles and Social Participation; and, Volume 3, Health Program Evaluation and Demography. Chapters organized by research domain and composed of three parts: reviews of theoretical concerns within the domain; abstracts with descriptions of the instruments; and, the instrument, if available.

URI Ref  BF722 .J643

Johnson, Orval G. Tests and Measurements in Child Development: Handbook II. 2 vols.

Unpublished measures in child development, covering 1966 through 1974. Includes description and source of measures. Extension of Handbook I published in 1971, includes classifications such as cognition, personality and emotional characteristics, self-concept, physical attributes, etc. Indexed by authors, measures and subjects.

URI Ref  BF698.4 M38 1991

Measures of Personality and Social Psychological Attitudes. Edited by John P. Robinson, Phillip R. Shaver, and Lawrence S. Wrightsman.

Reviews and evaluations of 150 scales of personality and social psychological attitudes, including measures of self-esteem, social anxiety, depression and loneliness, trust and alienation.

URI Ref  RT120 .L64 B43 1998

Beaton, Sarah R. and Susan A. Voge. Measurements for Long-Term Care: A Guidebook for Nurses.

A collaboration between a nurse and a librarian, this book is intended for nurses' and students' identification of appropriate instruments for research and study. Each instrument description includes author, psychometric properties, procedure, sample item, scoring, source and references. Includes a glossary and indexes by nursing diagnoses, subject terms, instrument titles and authors.

URI Ref  RT73 .C53 1989

Clayton, Gloria M. and Marion Broome. Instruments for Use in Nursing Education Research.

Categorizes, describes and evaluates instruments used in nursing education research, with examples of studies where the instruments were used.

URI Ref  RT81.5 .C636 1991

Clamp, Cynthia G. L.  Resources for Nursing Research: An Annotated Bibliography.

Designed to assist in the location of nursing research literature. The section on measurement provides annotated sources of instruments by topic, such as health-related instruments, nursing instruments, physiological instruments, and others.

URI Ref  BF698.8 .P6 R6 1973

Robinson, John P. and Philip R. Shaver. Measures of Social Psychological Attitudes.  Rev. ed.

Descriptions and critiques of instruments organized by topic, such as measures of self-esteem, general attitudes towards people, religious attitudes, with sample items and references.

URI Ref  HQ1180 .B43

Beere, Carole A. Women and Women's Issues: A Handbook of Tests and Measures.

Describes instruments used in the study of women's issues. Instruments organized by area of research, such as sex roles, stereotypes, marital and parental roles, somatic and sexual issues.

URI Ref  HQ728 .H267 2001

Handbook of Family Measurement Techniques. 3 vols.

Contains descriptions of 976 instruments organized in five categories: family relations, marital relations, parent-child relations; family adjustment health and well-being; and, family problems. Volume 3 includes samples of 168 instruments. Indexed by subject, author and title.

URI Ref  BF176 .K575 1993

Kline, Paul.  The Handbook of Psychological Testing.

Comprehensive account of modern psychometric theory and practice. Four sections cover methods of psychological testing, types of instruments; use and interpretation of tests, and descriptions and evaluations of the author's choices of the best tests, including critical reviews of their reliability, validity and suitability for application.

URI Ref  RC488.5 .F73 1987

Fredman, Norman and Robert Sherman. Handbook of Measurements for Marriage and Family Therapy.

Designed as a quick reference to instruments suited to the needs of practitioners, researchers and students. Includes "4 observational techniques and 31 paper-and-pencil instruments," and an introduction to marriage and family testing.

URI Ref  BF176.5 .D53 1988

Dictionary of Behavioral Assessment Techniques. Edited by Michel Hersen and Alan S. Bellack.

Quick reference to descriptions of assessment devices for children, adolescents, adults and the geriatric population. Includes purpose of tool, clinical use and references.

URI Ref  BF176.5 .C654 2004

Dictionary of Behavioral Assessment Techniques. Edited by Michel Hersen, et al.  4 vols.

Volumes cover four assessments: Intellectual and neurol-psychological, personality, behavioral and industrial and organizational. Sections cover methods of psychological testing, types of instruments, use and interpretation of tests, descriptions, developments and evaluations, including critical reviews of their reliability, validity and suitability for application.

Journal articles on the subject of tests and measurements may be found in the following databases, using the terms "tests," "measures," "instruments," and/or "measurements."

 

http://www.uri.edu/library/reference_databases/title.html

CINAHL (OVID)

Indexing and abstracts of journal articles and other materials in nursing and allied health. 1982-. Updated monthly. 1956-1995 at Ref. Z6675 .N7 C8.

http://www.uri.edu/library/reference_databases/title.html

PsycINFO (CSA)

Indexing and abstracts of journal articles, book chapters, and books in psychology. 1872-. Updated monthly.

http://www.uri.edu/library/reference_databases/title.html

ERIC

Indexing and abstracts of journals and other materials in education. 1966-. Updated monthly.

http://www.apa.org/science/faq-findtests.html

American Psychological Association

FAQ-finding information about psychological tests. Includes published and unpublished psychological tests.

http://www.unl.edu/buros

Buros Institute of Mental Measurements

Site for the publisher of the Mental Measurements Yearbook provides information on the Buros Institute, their publications, tests, etc.

http://www.ericae.net/

ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation

Online gateway to ERIC's resources on assessment and evaluation.

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B. Kenney 6/01; rev. MJ Keefe, 12/02, C. Whitney 11/05.