Resources to assist in locating test instruments, some not available commercially.
Provides information on locating tests, test reviews and publishers. The site contains a subject index to assist in locating test instruments in a particular subject area.
Format: Website
Provider: Buros Institute, Inc.
Directory of Unpublished Experimental Mental Measures
Serves as a supplement to Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY) by publishing periodic surveys of tests not available commercially, using as sources those journals that carry studies and reports employing experimental instruments. Includes test name, purpose, format, reliability, validity, author, and source.
Format: Book
REF 8: BF431 B93na
This site offers guidance in using available resources to locate testing instruments.
Format: Website
Provider: American Psychological Association (APA)
Handbook of Measures for Psychological, Social and Physical Function in Cancer
A two-volume set: Volume 1 contains global and disease site-specific instruments that measure quality of life; Volume 2 contains tools for measuring cognitive impairment disorders.
Format: Book
REF 8: QZ200 H19
Provider: Kornblith, Alice B.
Handbook of Neurologic Rating Scales
Information on rating scales used in neurology and neurologic clinical trials.
Format: Book
WL141 H193
Provider: Herndon, Robert M.
Handbook of Psychiatric Measures
Designed for mental health clinicians in a primary care setting in selecting and evaluating mental health assessment tools.
Format: Book
WM141 Am352h
Provider: American Psychiatric Association (APA). Task Force for the Handbook of Psychiatric Measures.
Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HaPI)
A database that indexes unpublished (non-commercial) test instruments in the psychosocial sciences, health fields and organizational behavior. Records include some test questions, source, references and analyst. The database covers 1985 to the present and is updated quarterly.
Format: Database
Provider: Ovid Technologies
Measurement Tools in Patient Education
Contains tools for measuring beliefs and attitudes, self-efficacy; quality of life in diabetes, arthritis, asthma, etc. Each full-text instrument includes a summary, critique and references.
Format: Book
W85 M46
Provider: Redman, Barbara K.
Measuring Health: A Guide to Rating Scales
A guide to sociomedical measurements for use in clinical and research applications; includes copies of some instruments.
Format: Book
REF 8: WA900.1 M14m
Provider: McDowell, Ian
Mental Measurements Yearbook
A multi-volume comprehensive index that provides users with descriptive information, references, and critical reviews of tests. Arranged alphabetically by test name, this major work includes information on intended purpose, population, author, publisher, publication date, forms and pricing. Additional information provided on test reliability and validity.
Format: Book
REF 8: BF431 B93n
Provider: Buros Institute of Mental Measurements (BIMM)
Maintained by the Dept. of Psychology, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, this site contains a browsable list of books about psychological tests and also a list of tests with author, title, and publisher information.
Format: Website
Provider: Macquarie University. Department of Psychology.
Rating Scales in Mental Health
Provides mental health clinicians with information on assessment tools that may be used to evaluate clinical outcomes in a variety of settings. The handbook contains a mix of self-rated and clinician-rated measures.
Format: Book
REF 8: WM141 Sa28r
Provider: Sajatovic, Martha and Luis F. Ramirez
Test Measures
Other databases that contain test measures are
PsycINFO (limit to PsycArticles),
Journals@Ovid Full-Text, and
CINAHL.
Format: Database
Use of this resource is restricted to Duke faculty, staff, and students.
A bibliography of tests available in compilation volumes. Items are cross referenced by author and keyword. The collection is extensive which causes the page to load slowly.
Format: Website
Provider: University of Texas at Arlington. Central Library. Helen Hough.
Tests in Print
Bibliographic encyclopedia of information on every published and commercially available test in psychology and achievement. It serves as a comprehensive index to Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY) published to date. Information includes test title, purpose, population, publication date, author, publisher, and pricing.
Format: Book
REF 8: BF431 B93t
Provider: Buros Institute of Mental Measurements (BIMM).
Tests: A Comprehensive Reference for Assessment in Psychology, Education, and Business
A reference guide containing information on thousands of assessment instruments for psychologists, educators, and human resource personnel. Includes test name, description, population, author, publisher, timing, and pricing.
Format: Book
REF 8: BF431 T28
Provider: Maddox, Taddy
A list of test instruments published in volumes 1-7 of the Directory of Unpublished Experimental Mental Measures by Martin Jamison. Also available in print: Ref.8 BF431 B93na v.1-7.
Format: Book
Provider: Association of College and Research Libraries
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