Psychological
and Educational Tests Research Guide
[Printed volumes in the Castleton State College Library are in
brown type.
Blue entries are links to electronic resources.
Dictionaries
Dictionary
of Psychological Testing, Assessment and Treatment
(REF 150.287 St919d)
Evaluation Thesaurus
(REF 371.26 Scr39)
Handbooks and Directories Test
Critiques (REF 150.28
K523t) Indexes are cumulative: use only the index in
most recent volume. Comprehensive
Handbook of Psychological Assessment
(REF 150.287 C738) Four volumes with separate indexes.
Directory
of Unpublished Experimental Mental Measures
(REF 150.287 G569d) Guide to locating psychological
tests, surveys, and other measurement tools that have not been commercially
published, but have been described in published journal articles.
To determine if the complete test appears, see the "Format" field
in the test entry. The phrase " All items are presented" indicates
that the complete test is included. Subject index in last volume
covers all volumes. Major
Psychological Assessment Instruments
(REF 150.287 M288 1996) Analysis of 11 widely used
tests. Tests:
A Comprehensive Reference for Assessments in Psychology, Education,
and Business (REF
150.287 Sw35t) Concise descriptions. No reviews
or sample items.
A Compendium of Neuropsychological
Tests: Administration, Norms, and Commentary (REF
152 Sp78c) Mental
Measurements Yearbook (REF
153.9 B937) The bible of testing, and the first source
to use for test reviews or to identify a test that measures a specific
variable. Indexes are not cumulative, but rather cover only the edition
in hand. Use "Score Index" to identify tests that measure a
specific variable. See below for electronic indexing of all
volumes. Mental
Measurements Yearbook Search (http://buros.unl.edu/buros/jsp/search.jsp)
Tests
in Print (REF 153.9
M694) Includes cross-references to entries in Mental
Measurements Yearbook. Contemporary
Intellectual Assessment: Theories, Tests, and Issues
(REF 153.93 C767)
The Intelligence Test Desk Reference
(REF 153.93 M178i) Measures
of Personality and Social Psychological Attitudes
(REF 155.28 M463) Handbook
of Psychological and Educational Assessment of Children
(REF 155.4 R333h) Two volumes.
Tests and
Measurements in Child Development: Handbook II
(REF 155.41 J635t2) Gender
Roles: A Handbook of Tests and Measures
(REF 305.3072 B392g) Handbook
of Scales for Research in Crime and Delinquency
(REF 364.072 B785h) A
Guide to 100 Tests for Special Education
(REF 371.26 C739 1996) ETS
Test Collection Catalog (http://www.ets.org/testcoll/index.html)
Handbook of
Tests and Measurements in Education and the Social Sciences
(REF 371.26 L567h) Contains the full text
for most of 80 instruments. Assessment
in Mental Handicap: A Guide to Assessment Practices, Tests and
Checklists (REF 616.85
M679a) Assessment
of Partner Violence: A Handbook for Researchers and Practitioners
(REF 616.85822 R188a) Measures
for Clinical Practice: A Sourcebook
(REF 616.89 C811m) Handbook
of Psychiatric Measures
(REF 616.89075 Am357h) Accompanying CD (CD
#1286) contains full text of the printed volume plus full text of
over 100 measures. Handbook
of Measurements for Marriage and Family Therapy
(REF 616.8916 F874h)
Directory of Psychological Tests
in the Sport and Exercise Sciences (REF 796.01
D628 1996)
Finding Other Books
Use the Vermont State Colleges Online Catalog to locate books.
Official subject headings that may be useful include--but are not
limited to--the following:
Broad subject headings include:
Educational tests and measurements
Psychological tests
Psychological tests for children
The list of more specific subject headings is long. Examples
include:
Intelligence tests
Personality assessment
Interest inventories
Social maturity scales
--------and many more
Or, try using the subdivision "testing" following an
official subject heading (i.e. "Mathematical ability--testing").
Also, do a subject search for entire books on a particular test
(i.e. "Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory").
*Research Databases and Indexes for Finding
Journal Articles
General
Academic
Search Premier
Expanded Academic ASAP
Subject Specific
ERIC
Education Full Text
PsycINFO
National Criminal
Justice Reference Service Abstracts Database (http://www.ncjrs.gov/abstractdb/search.asp)
*Note: Links to full text of some articles will be available immediately.
If there is NO link to full text, check Castleton's Journal
Holdings List for availability.
Standards
Standards
for Educational and Psychological Testing
(REF 371.27 Am353s) From the American Educational
Research Association, American Psychological Association, and National
Council on Measurement in Education.
Code of Fair
Testing Practices in Education (http://www.apa.org/science/fairtestcode.html)
FAQ/Finding
Information About Psychological Tests (http://www.apa.org/science/faq-findtests.html)
Citing Sources MLA Handbook
for Writers of Research Papers
(REF 808.02 G25m)
"How Do I
Document Sources From the World Wide Web. . . " from the Modern
Language Association Homepage.
Publication Manual of the American Psychological
Association (REF 808.02 P96)
Web Extension to
American Psychological Association Style
Scott Foresman Handbook for Writers
(REF 808.042 H127s)
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