Finding Test Information
This page provides resources that can help you find test information. Although a lot of test information is available on Google or Wikipedia, it can be hard to tell if those resources are trustworthy. The following library resources have trustworthy resources to find test information. These resources can help you with the following sections of your paper:
- Name of the test
- Purpose of the test
- The Manual
- The Development of the Test
- Test Administration
- Norm Information
Mental Measurements Yearbook provides all of the above information, including reliability and validity information.
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Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print This link opens in a new windowProvides information about English-language standardized tests covering educational skills, personality, vocational aptitude, psychology, and related areas as included in the print Mental Measurements Yearbooks. This database also includes the complete Tests in Print database, which serves as a bibliography to all known commercially available tests in the English language. EBSCO
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APA PsycINFO This link opens in a new windowProvides access to international literature in psychology, the behavioral sciences, and related disciplines from professional journals, book chapters, books, reports, and dissertations. Most citations include abstracts.Also included are millions of cited references in journal articles, books, and chapters. EBSCO
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ERIC This link opens in a new windowIndex of journal literature in education, as well as education-related material such as books, conference papers, technical reports, policy papers, curriculum materials, and theses. Links to available full-text. EBSCO
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ETS Online Research LibraryETS develops and administers many major tests - including TOEFL, GRE, and the PRAXIS series. They also conduct and publish research on assessment and testing. Their database captures in one place research published by ETS and ETS Staff members, including that published in:
•Research Reports
•Policy Reports
•Books
•Book Chapters
•Journal Articles
•Published Conference Papers
The database is primarily bibliographical, but links to full-text.
The Buros Institute
The Buros Institute was established in 1938 by Oscar K. Buros. Its mission is to improve tests and testing practices by providing thorough and objective reviews of psychometric tests and measurements.
The Institute publishes two main publications - The Mental Measurements Yearbook and Tests in Print (access to these resources is found elsewhere on this page.)