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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Directory of Unpublished Experimental Mental Measures  (REF  150.287  G569d)  Guide to locating psychological tests, surveys, and other measurement tools that have not been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)

NoodleBib An electronic citation management system. Access limited to CSC students, faculty, staff.


Getting Help

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1/11/2007