Tests and Measurements

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Below are some useful resources for finding information about tests and/or measurements. In addition, here is a link to an excellent guide developed by Bernadette Lear, Penn State Library - "Is Psychological Assessment Making you 'Testy'? Frequently Asked Questions (and Answers!)"

1. Anna Library Catalog - search for information about tests and measurements in the USM Libraries collection.
• Open the Anna catalog.
• From the drop-down menu, select "Subject keyword" and type in your topic or discipline followed by the word "tests" or "testing" (see Sample Subject Headings below).
• Click "Search."

  Some Sample Subject Headings:
  
  child development testing
  educational tests and measurements
  exercise tests
  personality tests
  preschool tests
  psychological tests
  psychological tests for children
  mathematical ability testing
  readiness for school ability testing
  reading ability testing
  spelling ability testing

2. Other Resources Available in the libraries:

   Assessment for Effective Intervention: Official Journal of the Council for Educational Diagnostic Services.
   LB3050 .D53 Fall 2000-to date (Cook Reading Room)

   Assessing Kindergarten Children: A Compendium of Assessment Instruments
   ED 1.348/3:C 43/2 (Cook Reading Room Gov Doc)

   Directory of Unpublished Experimental Mental Measures
   BF431 .G625 (Cook and Gulf Coast Info Services)

   ETS Test Collection Catalog
   Z5814.P8 E37 1995 (Vol. 2) (Cook Reading Room Microfiche and Gulf Coast Info Services)

   Essentials of Psychological Assessment Series:
   Essentials of WMS-III assessment RC394.M46 L53 2002 (stacks)
   Essentials of neuropsychological assessment RC386.6.N48 H43 2002 (stacks)
   Essentials of MMPI-A assessment RJ503.7.M56 A729 2002 (stacks)
   Essentials of WISC-III and WPPSI-R assessment BF432.5.W42 K36 2000 (stacks)

   Index to Tests Used in Educational Dissertations
   LB3051 .F3 1989 (Cook Info Services)

   Mental Measurements Yearbooks
   BF176 .M46x 1938-to date (Cook and Gulf Coast Info Services)

   Tests: A Comprehensive Reference for Assessments in Psychology, Education, and Business
   BF176 .T43 1997 (Gulf Coast Info Services)

   Test Critiques Compendium
   BF176 .T4195 1987 (Cook and Gulf Coast Info Services)

   Tests in Microfiche (ETS) (Unpublished tests in a variety of fields of study)
   Z5814.P8 E37 (Cook Reading Room Microfiche)

   Tests in Print
   BF176.T4 (Cook and Gulf Coast Info Services)

If you have any questions, please e-mail Ask-a-Librarian or call the Information Services desk in Cook Library at 601.266.4249.