Tests and Measurements Resource Guide
Test Critique | General Reference | Databases | Websites | Journals
Test Collection Access Policy
Educational and psychological testing - the use of standardized and non-standardized tests to measure or assess particular individual characteristics or assess academic or clinical issues - is a very important part of education and psychology, as well as other fields. The Ward E.Barnes Library maintains an extensive collection of tests such as the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Strong Interest Inventory, and Wechsler Individual Achievement Test.
The Ward E. Barnes Library
Test Collection Access Policy states:
"Materials will only be released to students who need them to meet course
requirements, and upon prior written approval of the appropriate faculty member.
Each semester, the faculty member must provide the Ward E. Barnes Library with
a printed listing indicating the course name, course number, student name, and
student number for all students enrolled in the class. Students requesting use
of the Test Collection materials may be denied access if their name and student
number have not been provided to the Barnes Library for the appropriate course.”
A valid UM-St. Louis ID is required for checkout of all testing materials. One test per patron may be checked out at a time, for two hours at a time. These materials are for LIBRARY USE ONLY and may not be removed from the building. PHOTOCOPYING of the tests, including booklets, manuals, answer keys, and administrative materials is NOT ALLOWED and VIOLATES COPYRIGHT LAW.
Guidelines on test use, protection of materials, and other issues can be found in Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing, (APA; AERA, 1999) from the American Psychological Association and the American Educational Research Association and are provided below:
Access to psychological test materials (test booklets, protocols, administration materials, scoring keys and manuals) should be granted only to qualified psychologists or other professionals who use the material in their research or clinical practice. Students who use the materials in the course of their research or clinical practice or as learners should be directly supervised by a psychologist or other appropriate supervisors. For example, when testing materials are stored in a library, access must be limited to appropriate personnel and to students in training, only with the permission of the appropriate faculty member. Test materials sold for the purposes of student training must not be available to the casual purchaser in college and university bookstores. (APA, AERA, 1999)
Safety of the materials, copyright law, and the preservation of technical data (norms, validity, reliability) are the major reasons behind these substantial limitations.
| Test Critique Reference Works |
Mental Measurements Yearbook
Buros Institute of Mental Measures
BARNES Ref Desk
BF698.5 .B88 1941-
Tests in Print:
An Index to Tests, Test Reviews,
and the Literature on Specific Tests
ed. Linda L. Murphy...[et al]
BARNES Ref Desk
BF698.5 .B89 2002
Tests: A Comprehensive Reference for Assessments
in Psychology, Education and Business, 5th edition
ed. Taddy Maddox
BARNES Ref Desk
BF176 .T43 2003
Test Critiques
Test Corp. of America
BARNES Ref Desk
BF176 .T419
v.1 (1984) - v.11 (2005)
Directory of Unpublished Experimental Mental
Measures
American Psychological Association
BARNES Ref Desk
BF431 .G625
v.1 (1974) - v.8 (2003)
ETS Test Collection Catalog
Educational Testing Service
BARNES Ref Desk
LB3051 .E79
v.1-6 (1986),
v.1-2 (1993)
| General Reference Works |
Assessment of Family Violence: a Handbook for
Researchers and Practioners
Eva L. Feindler, Jill H. Rathus,
Laura Beth Silver
BARNES Ref
HV6626 .F45 2003
Classroom Assessment: issues and practices
Steven R. Banks
BARNES Ref
LB3051 .L545 2005
A Counselor's Guide to Career Assessment Instruments
ed. Jerome T. Kapes, Edwin A.
Whitfield
BARNES Ref Desk
HF5381.7 .C68 2002
Educational Measurement
ed. Robert L. Linn
BARNES Ref
LB3051 .E266 1989
Essentials of Assessment with Brief Intelligence
Tests
ed. Susan R. Homack and Cecil
R. Reynolds
BARNES Ref
BF 431 .H573 2007
Handbook of Family Measurement Techniques v.1-3
ed. John Touliatos, Barry F.
Perlmutter, Murray A. Straus
BARNES Ref Desk
HQ728 .H267 2001
Handbook of Psychiatric Measures
A. John Rush, Jr. ... [et al.]
BARNES Ref Desk
RC473.P78 A46 2000
Handbook of Psychological Testing
Paul Kline
BARNES Ref
BF176 .K575 2000
Handbook of test development
edited by Steven M. Downing, Thomas M. Haladyna
BARNES Ref
LB3051 .H31987 2006
Measurement and Assessment in Education
Cecil R. Reynolds, Ronald B.
Livingston, Victor Willson
BARNES
LB3051 .R45 2006
Measurement and Assessment in Teaching
Robert L. Linn, M. David Miller
BARNES
LB3051 .L545 2005
Measurement and Evaluation in Psychology and
Education
Robert M. Thorndike
BARNES
LB1131 .M433 2005
Measures for Clinical Practice: a Sourcebook
v.1: Couples, Families, and Children
v.2: Adults
Kevin Corcoran, Joel Fischer
BARNES Ref Desk
BF176 .C66 2000
Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing
American Educational Research
Association, American Psychological Association, National Council on Measurement
in Education
BARNES Ref Desk
LB3051 .A693 1999
The Student Evaluation Standards: Facilitator's
Guide
Lori A. Wingate
BARNES
LB3051 .W49974 2004
The Student Evaluation Standards: How to Improve
Evaluations of Students
sponsored by American Association
of School Administrators ... [et al.]
BARNES
LB3051 .J515 2003
Testing and Assessment in Counseling Practice
edited by C. Edward Watkins,
Jr., Vicki L. Campbell
BARNES Ref
BF176 .T423 2000
Testing and Measurement: A User-Friendly Guide
Sharon E. Robinson Kurpius,
Mary E. Stafford
BARNES
LB3051 .K87 2006
Tests & measurement for people who (think
they) hate tests & measurement
Neil J. Salkind
BARNES
LB3051 .S243 2006
| Databases |
Mental Measurements Yearbook
Buros Institute of Mental Measures
BARNES Ref Desk
BF698.5 .B88 1941-
Tests in Print:
An Index to Tests, Test Reviews,
and the Literature on Specific Tests
ed. Linda L. Murphy...[et al]
BARNES Ref Desk
BF698.5 .B89 2002
CINAHL
CINAHL is the definitive reference
tool covering the English language journal literature for nursing and
allied health disciplines. Tests and evaluation instruments can be searched,
and in some cases are provided in the particular article.
Education
Full Text
Education Full Text is a bibliographic
database that indexes and abstracts articles from English-language periodicals
and yearbooks published in the United States and elsewhere. English-language
books relating to education published in 1995 or later are also indexed.
ERIC
The premier resource for journal
and research literature in the area of Education. ERIC now has links to
many full text articles and ERIC documents. (Resources for 2004-2005 have
not been fully indexed in ERIC.
HAPI
Health and Psychological Instruments
(HAPI) is designed to provide citations to checklists, scales, and assessment
instruments used primarily in the health science fields. However, there
is considerable overlap into the areas of both psychology and education.
Journal citations given are usually for articles where the instrument
was used or described in research. HAPI is currently available at the
Barnes Library only.
PsycINFO
(American Psychological Association
- APA) This database is designed to provide authoritative coverage of
all areas of psychology, psychiatry, and counseling. Selected books and
chapters are indexed as well as journal literature--making it an outstanding
resource for research.
| Websites |
American Psychological Association (APA)
http://www.apa.org/science/testing.html
The APA website provides information
relating to the use of the tests in psychology and education, along with
important policy statements, FAQs, and links to other test and measurement
websites.
Association of Test Publishers (ATP)
http://www.testpublishers.org
The ATP is the largest association
representing the interests of publishers of standardized tests. Much of
the information is restricted to members, but you can find some good resources
available to the public. The site includes links to organizations, news
and published papers, information on public policy and copyright FAQs.
Buros Institute of Mental Measurements
http://www.unl.edu/buros
This is one of the best sites
on testing available. On the "Instructional Resources" link,
you'll find lessons to support the appropriate uses and selection of tests.
You'll also find tools such as "How to use Mental Measurements Yearbook"
and "How to use Tests In Print".
Guide to Tests and Measurement Instruments
http://www.lib.umich.edu/taubman/eres/data/about/abouttandm.html
This is a subject guide created
by the Taubman Medical Library at the University of Michigan. It includes
links to internet resources, suggested reference books and additional
resources.
National Council on Measurement in Education
(NCME)
http://www.ncme.org
The NCME is a professional
organization for individuals involved in assessment, evaluation, testing,
and other aspects of educational measurement. At this website, you can
find publications information, related internet links, and news about
the NCME.
| Journals |
- Assessment for Effective Intervention
- Council for Exceptional Children, Council for Education Diagnostic Services
- BARNES LB3050 .D53
- Educational and Psychological Measurement
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BARNES BF1 .E3
- Full text from 02/01/1995 to 12/01/1997 in Education Full Text
- from 02/01/1999 to 01/01/2005 in Sage Publications
- from Last calendar year to Current calendar year in Sage Electronic
- Full text from 02/01/1995 to 12/01/1997 in Education Full Text
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Educational Measurement, Issues and Practice
- BARNES LB3051 .E27
- Full text from 2 calendar years ago to Current calendar year in Blackwell-Synergy
- Journal of Educational Measurement
- BARNES LB1131.A1 N32
- Full text from1964-06-01 to Winter 2002 in JSTOR Arts and Sciences IV Collection
- from 2 calendar years ago to Current calendar year in Blackwell-Synergy
- Full text from1964-06-01 to Winter 2002 in JSTOR Arts and Sciences IV Collection
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Journal of School Psychology
- BARNES LB3013.6 .J6
Full text from 2003 to present in Science Direct Freedom Collection
- Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and
Development
- BARNES LB1027.5 .M38
- Full text from 01/01/1990 to 18 months ago in Academic Search Premier
- from 01/01/1990 to 18 months ago in MasterFILE Premier
- from 10/01/2000 to 18 months ago in Education Full Text
- Full text from 01/01/1990 to 18 months ago in Academic Search Premier
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Psychology in the Schools
- BARNES LB1101 .P75
- Full text from 1996 to present in Wiley InterScience Journals
- from 01/01/1997 to 1 year ago in in Academic Search Premier
- Full text from 1996 to present in Wiley InterScience Journals
- School Psychology Review
- BARNES LB1051 .S373
- Full text from 03/01/1990 to present in Academic Search Premier
- from 03/01/1990 to present in MasterFILE Premier
- from 01/01/1996 to present in Education Full Text
- Full text from 03/01/1990 to present in Academic Search Premier