Selected Internet Resources on Tests and Measurements

Buros Institute Test Reviews Online -- Created by the Buros Institute of Mental Measurements, this searchable database offers an index to reviews of over 4,000 commercially available tests. Each entry contains author, publisher, and test purpose information as well as citations for reviews that appeared in the Mental Measurement Yearbook (MMY) series. Print copies of the MMY are available in the reference area of the Education and Social Science Library.

ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center)-- Created and supported by the U.S. government, this site provides links to different areas and topics in the field of education, including assessment and evaluation.
ETS Test Collection Database--Designed to aid researchers, graduate students, and teachers in finding information on standardized tests and research instruments, this site contains one of the largest collections of tests in the world, including over 20,000 tests and other measurement devices from the early 1900s to the present. The test database is searchable by title, author, or descriptor, and each entry includes information on the test availability, author, abstract if available, and more.
"Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on Psychological Tests" (American Psychological Association Science Doctorate, August, 1995.)

Glossary of Testing, Measurement and Statistical Terms- A source for definitions of testing terms, such as reliability, item analysis, and norms. The site, sponsored by Riverside Publishing, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin, also provides a pdf version of the glossary for download.

Joint Committee on Testing Practices, American Psychological Association (including the 2001 draft of the Code of Fair Testing Practices in Education)

Report of the Task Force on Testing Standards--This 1995 report from the International Language Testing Association discusses international testing standards with a strong focus on language testing. General standards for educational and psychological measurement are addressed as well. Although somewhat unwieldly to use, the depth and extent of resources are valuable to those concerned about testing practices.

Tests and Measures in the Social Sciences--This site lists tests and measures found in compilation volumes such as Measures of personality and social psychological attitudes, 1991 (Call number 155.28 M463). Many of these compilation volumes can be found in the Education and Social Science Library, and several of them contain actual copies of tests. In addition to the contents of compilation books, the site indexes ERIC documents and ETS Tests in Microfiche. The database can be searched by test keyword and author name.