Guide to Sources of Information on Tests and Measurements

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M528

Reference Online

Mental measurement yearbook. 1938-.

In sixteen volumes to date, the yearbooks provide descriptive information on tests published in English-speaking countries. References to the tests and reviews are included as well as information on availability, scoring and validity. The MMY's also review major books on tests and testing and provide a bibliography of periodicals on testing. The yearbooks are indexed by test title, personal name and subject area. Volumes 9 and beyond also contain a score index.
Since publication of the 9th MMY, supplements to the Mental Measurement Yearbooks are published in an attempt to provide up-to-date information on tests that are new or which have been significantly revised.

150.287
T286

Test critiques. 1985-2005.

A comprehensive source providing descriptions, review and references for most frequently used and recommended psychological, educational and business tests. Critiques cover over three hundred titles and are written in a non-technical format. A good supplement to Tests In Print. Indexes are found in each volume. Volume XI contains the cumulative subject index.

150.287
T2891997

Tests: a comprehensive reference for assessments in psychology, education and business. 5th ed. 2003.

A quick reference guide to thousands of tests in psychology, education, and business. The tests are organized by subject. Each entry includes a statement of purpose and intended test audience, a brief description of test information for evaluating test appropriateness for particular assessment needs, and the cost, availability, and publishers. Indexed by test title, author, and publisher. Also includes out-of-print index, hearing-impaired index, physically impaired index, and foreign language availability index.

016.37126
B93t2006

Tests in print VII. 2006.

This latest edition is edited by Linda L. Murphy, James C. Impara, and Barbara S. Plake . TIP VII serves as a and master index to the contents of the 16 MMY's and provides an updated list of available published tests. Included are comprehensive bibliographies leading to references on the construction, validity, and use of the tests, as well as to reviews and reviewers. Indexes are by test title, personal name, and subject area (scanning index), which includes a description of the population for which each test is intended. A directory of commercial test publishers is also included.

371.262
Ac46
2006

The achievement test desk reference: a guide to learning disability identification. 2nd ed. 2006.

This second edition reflects the changing relationship between the concept of learning disability identification and achievement testing. Part I deals with the evaluation and identification of learning disabilities, presenting reviews of current theory, research, methods and interpretive techniques. Part II contains descriptions and reviews of achievement tests published between 1996 and 2006 (including comprehensive tests of academic achievement, brief/screening tests of academic achievement, reading tests, math tests, written language tests, oral language tests, and phonological processing tests.) Part III provides examples of how learning disability evaluations may be conducted. Appendices provide resources that may be of use to practitioners: including worksheets, percentile rank and score conversion tables, reviews of validity evidence, and graphs for summarizing test data.

616.8589
As352a

The AD/HD forms book: identification, measurement, and intervention. 1998.

This collection of forms related to AD/HD is intended to aid teachers, parents, and mental health professionals in applying concepts and procedures in work with AD/HD children. It includes forms related to problem identification, measurement and functional analysis, and interventions. Sample form titles include "Functional Analysis Questionnaire" and forms related to the "Home Environment Learning Program". Each form is preceded by a short description of the purpose and use for the form.

155.8083
G646a

Assessment and culture: psychological tests with minority populations. 2002.

This slim volume introduces the bio-cultural model of assessment for culturally diverse populations. This model aims to assist mental health professionals in the assessment of individuals from various ethnic, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds. Socio-political, ethical, and practical issues related to cross-cultural assessment are addressed, as well as implications for training, research, and policy. A list of references and an index are included.

616.89
B2921

Basic sources on the MMPI-2. 2000.

This reference book aims at making much of the extensive body of research on the MMPI-2 available in one source. Included in this work are MMPI articles describing the development of the original instrument, that are also relevant for the MMPI-2 and research providing essential information about the test and its validity and reliability. The work is divided into 8 parts. An index can be found at the end of the work.

Online

Code of fair testing practices in education. 2004.

This source states the major obligations to test takers of professionals who develop or use educational tests. It applies to the use of tests in education (admissions, educational assessment, educational diagnosis, and student placement). The Code is primarily directed at professionally developed tests, such as those which are sold by commercial test publishers or are used in formally administered testing programs. The roles of test developers and test users are approached separately. Test users are people who select tests, commission test development services, or make decisions on the basis of test scores, while test developers are those who actually construct tests, as well as those who set policies for particular testing programs. The 1988 version is also available in print (Q.371.260973J668c)

150.287
C737v.1-2

Commissioned reviews of 250 psychological tests. 2 vols. 2000.

This source is designed to provide an overview of tests developed during the 1990's. It covers several areas within psychology, including health, social psychology, personality and individual differences, developmental, occupational, educational and cognitive psychology. Commissioned reviews of 250 psychological tests covers over 300 contemporary research tools. Each review contains information regarding the variable measured, description of the test, the sample in which the test was developed, or was designed to be used with, reliability of the test including any appropriate information on internal reliability, test-retest reliability and factor structure, validity, where the test can be found, and some final evaluative comments. At the end of volume 2 there are subject and author indexes.

Q.152
Sp78c
2006

A compendium of neuropsychological tests: administration, norms, and commentary. 2006.

Describes approximately 80 tests in eight broad categories: cognitive, achievement, attention/memory, language, visual/auditory, tactile, motor, and adaptive behavior/personality. Indexed by name, test title, and subject.

614.42
C738v.1-5

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Compendium of quality of life instruments. 5 vols. 1998.

This five-volume set serves as a sourcebook of over 150 original questionnaires regarding health-related quality of life. It is designed to meet the needs of clinical investigators who are actively involved in Quality of Life assessments. The questionnaires and translations cover a broad spectrum of disorders, with sections devoted specifically to caregivers, children, the elderly, women and economic measures. The Compendium is a comprehensive, yet simple resource that is useful to those interested in clinical evaluation of medical treatments. Each instrument has a data sheet of information with a bibliography of relevant references followed by the questionnaire. Volume 1 contains a Contents List and volume 5 contains an index which will assists readers in locating the appropriate instrument.

Q.150.287
C738
v. 1-4

Comprehensive handbook of psychological assessment. 2004.

This four-volume set provides an overview of psychological assessment including neuropsychological assessment, personality assessment, behavioral assessment, and organizational assessment. It is aimed at researchers, clinicians, and students. Introductory chapters for each volume present historical reviews and discussions of the range of tests. Chapters on individual assessments provide more detailed analysis (including information on reliability and validity), as well as descriptions of the tests and their development. Also included are conceptual chapters that explore specific theoretical issues. Each chapter concludes with a list of references, each volume with subject and author indexes.

371.26
H183c1992

A consumer's guide to tests in print. 1992.

The main purpose of this guide is to aid individuals in the selection of tests appropriate to their research needs. Rates tests according to the adequacy of their statistical properties. Only norm-referenced tests are included. The pool of tests rated in this guide include the 50 most cited tests in Tests in Print (1983), as well as "promising new tests" and those nominated by the panel of reviewers. Tests receive overall ratings of: A (Highly Recommended), B (Recommended), or F (Not Recommended). Every score that a test generates is also rated. These ratings are presented in tabular form for quick reference.

150.287
D561
2002

Dictionary of behavioral assessment techniques. 2002.

Quick reference guide for researchers and clinicians on assessment devices used in widely diverse problems and disorders in children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly. Each entry for the over 200 behavioral assessment techniques includes a section on description, purpose, development, psychometric characteristics, clinical use, and future directions. Provides a user's guide arranged by focus of assessment, an author index, and a series list.

371.2602573
D6282

Directory of test collections in academic, professional and research libraries. 2001.

This reference source provides a list and description of test collections at 203 institutions. It offers comprehensive information, such as location, contact information, budgets, physical space, collection size, staff size, and hours of operation. It contains two appendices which include charts and graphs. The indexes are grouped by multiple criteria: alphabetical list of institutions; institutions with searchable catalogs/indexes for their test collections; institutions that own some or all of the ETS tests in microfiche collection; institutions reporting historical tests in their collections; size of collections; access to tests; local restrictions; strengths of test collections.

151.22
G56d v. 1-8

Directory of unpublished experimental mental measures. 1974-.

Provides descriptive and source information for a wide range of measures that are not commercially available. Designed to supplement the Mental Measurement Yearbooks, this work provides information as to the title and date/issue of the journal in which the test appeared. Arranged by categories such as achievement, attitude, perception, and indexed by subject.

370.78
Ed8355
1997

Educational research, methodology, and measurement: an international handbook. 2nd ed. 1997.

Provides an up-to-date overview of methods of inquiry employed in the investigation of problems which arise in the field of education. Divided into 4 sections: general research processes, including the major approaches to research of humanistic perspective and scientific perspective; creation, diffusion, and utilization of knowledge; measurement for educational research; and research techniques and statistical analysis. Includes contributors, name, and subject indexes.

371.26
Ed839

Educators' handbook on effective testing. 2003.

The purpose of this handbook is to aid educators in choosing, using, and interpreting tests, as well in defending their use of specific tests. The handbook provides valuable technical knowledge about the psychometric aspects of tests and testing, and only analyzes tests used by educators. It contains reviews of over 100 tests organized by category (e.g. early childhood education, placement tests), suggests criteria for evaluating educational practices, and provides separate indexes for test titles, acronyms, test characteristics, a test classification, test authors, and reference authors. A directory of educational test publishers, guidelines for defending tests and testing, a glossary of key testing terms, and analyses of current testing issues such as accountability are also included.

155.283
B971e
2000

Essentials of MMPI-2 and MMPI-A interpretation. 2nd ed. 2000.

This revised edition comprises the most recent research in the area of Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, including new information on ethnic background and cultural setting, as they relate to assessment. The main focus is on studies of profile validity and external correlates. It also includes interpretive guidelines for several scales which have been newly introduced into the MMPI tests. An appendix, glossary, list of references and an index can be found at the end of the volume.

616.89075
Ar24e

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Essentials of MMPI-A assessment. 2002.

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Adolescent (MMPI-A) represents the most widely used objective personality assessment instrument with adolescents. This reference book is aiming at providing an authoritative source of information and guidance in order to maximize the clinical information that is collected by means of this instrument. The information in this reference source refers to procedures necessary to administer, score, interpret, and report findings from the MMPI-A. Essentials of MMPI-A assessment gives an overview of the relative strengths and weaknesses of MMPI-A, while providing a broad depiction of the MMPI-A Structural Summary approach to test interpretation. At the end, there are a list of references, an annotated bibliography, and an index.

371.264
C739g1990

A guide to 100 tests for special education. 1996.

Provides descriptive and source information as well as critical reviews for a wide range of published tests for special education. Tests for intelligence, achievement, motor skills, speech and language, perception and memory and others are included, as well as a section on preschool and kindergarten tests. It features expanded coverage of ADD/ADHD. A glossary of testing terms is also quite helpful.

Q. 306.85
H191
2001
v.1-3

Handbook of family measurement techniques. 3 vols. 2001.

This handbook abstracts 976 instruments representing the development of measurement within the family field over the past 70 years. More than half of them have been used in published reports since 1975. The more recent active instruments are given relatively detailed treatment, while those for which evidence of recent published activity was not uncovered are included in an abbreviated form. Abstracts are grouped into chapters according to five general areas (dimensions of marital and family interaction, intimacy and family values, parenthood, roles and power, adjustment), with historical overviews introducing each chapter. Includes author, title, and subject indexes.

616.80476
H191h
2005

Handbook of normative data for neuropsychological assessment. 2nd ed. 2005.

Evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of commonly used neuropsychological tests and provides the accompanying normative data for researchers, clinicians or graduate students. Additionally, chapters cover statistical methods, the philosophy of nueropsychology as a clinical discipline, and critical issues within the field. The appendices contain subject instructions, data tables and purchasing information for each of the tests. An extensive reference list and an index are included.

150.287
G915h
2003

Handbook of psychological assessment. 4th ed. 2003.

With an emphasis on practice and some discussion of theory, this volume provides an overview of psychological assessment settings and practices, summarizing major tests such as the Wechsler scales and the MMPI. It serves as an aid for test selection as well as a guide for students learning to conduct and evaluate psychological assessments. The handbook includes chapters on writing various kinds of reports (samples are provided), including integrating assessment results into psychological reports. Each chapter recommends readings for further study. Author and subject indices are also included.

155.40287
H191
2003
v.1-2

Handbook of psychological & educational assessment of children. 2nd ed. 2003.

This two-volume handbook serves as a broad-based resource for scholars, students, and practitioners of assessment. The first volume, Intelligence, Aptitude, and Achievement, details the components (theory, structure, materials, administration, scaling, etc.) of popular tests in these areas, such as the Wechsler Intelligence Scale and the Kaufman Intelligence Test. The second volume, Personality, Behavior, and Context, covers specific projective methods, interviewing, specific syndromes and symptoms, objective methods, and assessment of adaptive behaviors. Each chapter contains a reference list, and each volume provides an index.

301.072
M613h2002

Reserves

Handbook of research design and social measurement. 6th ed. 2002.

Covers how to design research, collect data, analyze statistics, and report results. Describes tests and scales related to social measurement, e.g. sociometric, psychometric, demographic, etc., and refers to research studies which used the instruments. Contains information to help social scientists get books or articles published, including lists of major sources of funding and guides to journals in sociology and other social sciences. New sections include guides to applied and evaluative research and a bibliography of computer resources.

371.26
L5672h
2000

Handbook of tests and measurement in education and the social sciences. 2nd ed. 2000.

This source is primarily intended for teachers and guidance counselors in need of an accessible reference guide. It is a revision of the 1997 handbook that included 70 tests and instruments and, as an expanded and improved edition, brings together 120 instruments which have been developed to measure constructs in education and the social sciences. There are references to both published and unpublished measures (scales, questionnaires, surveys, indices, and inventories) which would be hard to locate otherwise. This reference source includes specific psychometric information and bibliographic references related to the instrument, and the actual instrument (either published or unpublished). Includes author and title indexes.

153.9
H1915

Handbook of understanding and measuring intelligence. 2005.

This volume is separated into two major areas of research - cognition and methods. Part I (cognition), explores theoretical views on intelligence and Part II (methods) addresses statistical and other problems in measuring intelligence. Many of the contributors are experts from the United States, but recent European and Australian studies on intelligence are also represented. Each chapter includes bibliographic references. Author and subject indexes are provided.

616.89075
C811m2000
v. 1-2

Measures for clinical practice: a sourcebook. 3rd ed. 2000.

Provides psychological instruments used to evaluate clinical practice. Divided into two volumes, the first contains measurements for use with couples, families, and children, while the second is for use with adults outside of families. Introductory material covers the selection and use of measurements. Purpose, scoring, reliability and validity information are provided for each instrument, as well as a copy of the measure. Although no index is provided, instruments are arranged alphabetically

155.28
M463

Reference and Reserves

Measures of personality and social psychological attitudes. 1991.

A comprehensive guide to attitude and personality scales. Entries for tests include a description, discussions of the sample studies, the test's reliability and validity, and a section for results and comments. In cases where copyright permission was obtained, all or some of the test is reprinted. Focus is on attitude and personality scales rather than single attitude items. Chapters are devoted to life satisfaction and happiness, self-esteem, social anxiety, depression and loneliness, alienation, locus of control, authoritarianism, androgyny and general measures of value.

291.4
M463

Measures of religiosity. 1999.

This reference work provides a ready reference source for existing measures in the psychology of religion. The chapters are not mutually exclusive, since in many instances a measure properly belongs under several chapter headings. The book is intended as a useful tool for the researchers in the psychology of religion, as well as other scholars. The major scales in psychology of religion are reproduced and described, for ready access and use by investigators.

616.89022
Ar24m
2005

Reserves

MMPI-A: assessing adolescent psychopathology. 3rd ed. 2005.

This version updates information and expansion of MMPI-A literature. The book is divided into specialized chapters focusing on different issues involving the MMPI-A such as scoring issues, validity and clinical scales, and its use in forensic evaluations. Some chapters include an accompanying appendix or summary. References and author and subject index are featured at the end of the book.

Q. 137.82
H284M

Reserves and Education stacks

MMPI-2, Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2, Manual for administration and scoring. 1989.

Provides a general introduction to the MMPI-2, its purpose, development, and restandardization. Summarizes qualifications for users of the MMPI, procedures for administering and scoring the test, and guidelines for interpreting results. Includes appendixes containing T- score tables, reliability data, scale correlates, characteristics of the normative sample, itemmetric data, and other related tables.

658.31125
H675p

Psychological testing at work: how to use, interpret, and get the most out of the newest tests in personality, learning styles, aptitudes, interests and more. 2002.

In this guide are explanations of the purpose, construction, validity, and usefulness of 42 of today's most popular assessment tools. Interpreting and getting the most out of tests of personality, learning style, aptitudes and interests are the major focus points. This book offers in-depth, practical coverage of numerous well-established means of personality assessment to identify successful workers, aid in management and leadership training, as well as team building, and determining an employee's level of job satisfaction and likelihood of burnout. It contains a glossary, bibliography, index of psychological tests and general index.

155.30287
B392s

Sex and gender issues: a handbook of tests and measures. (3-5 years). 1990.

Describes close to 200 scales in detail, providing reliability, validity, and availability information. Tests are organized into eleven chapters on topics such as hetero-social relations and sexuality. Four indexes are included: scale titles, authors, variables measured, and scale users.

371.260973
St244

Standards for educational and psychological testing. 1999.

This publication assists professionals in promoting the sound and ethical use of tests and provides a basis for evaluating the quality of test practices. Provides criteria for the evaluation of tests, testing practices, and the effects of test use as well as a frame of reference to assure that relevant issues are addressed. Sections include: test construction, evaluation, and documentation; fairness in testing; and testing applications. Includes a glossary and index.

136.702
J62t1976

Tests and measurements in child development: handbook II. 1976.

An update of the first handbook, in this work the age range is increased from 12 to 18. Included in this 2 volume set are over 1,000 tests on child development. Indexed by author, title and subject.

016.150287
J246t

Title index of unpublished experimental mental measures. 2001.

Cumulative title index of the first seven volumes of the Directory of Unpublished Experimental Mental Measures. Entries are listed alphabetically by title and provide the entry number of the instruments as they are cited in the Directory. This index supplements the pre-existing author and subject indexes contained within the volumes of the Directory.

Q.371.2605
FA

Periodical EDX, STX

Fair test examiner. 1987-.

A quarterly publication by the National Center for Fair current issues and Open Testing, the newsletter attempts to provide a significant oversight service to the community of educators issues in and concerned citizens dealing with tests and measurement with a strong emphasis on test bias. The newsletter also covers test standards, test fairness, and current issues in testing as related to standardized tests.