Research Guides: Psychological Tests &amp; Measurements: Online test directories

Non-commercial test resources

The following links provide access to online directories for finding test and measurement resources some may be available freely and others may be available commercially. Please talk to your librarian for assistance in gaining access to these resources.

Tests and Measures in the Social Sciences (TMSS)
Online index to tests and measurement resources appearing in 140 handbooks
TestLink, the Test Collection at ETS.
Search for tests and other measurement devices in education or psychology. May refer to Tests in Microfiche which is in Rod Library in Mcrofiche drawer #79.

Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Measurements Yearbook (MMY) provides users with a comprehensive guide to over 2,000 contemporary testing instruments. Designed for an audience ranging from novice test consumers to experienced professionals, the MMY series contains information essential for a complete evaluation of test products within such diverse areas as psychology, education, business, and leadership. All MMY entries contain descriptive information and edited review(s) written by leading content area experts.

Commercial Library Databases

Databases in numerous disciplines provide access to journal articles in which researchers describe assessments or use them to measure human characteristics. Only some articles provide samples of test items and a smaller percentage provide the actual test in full.

APA PsycInfo (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Contains more than one million citations & summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations & technical reports, all in the field of psychology. Includes information about the psychological aspects of related disciplines such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology, business & law. Journal coverage, 1887-present, includes international material selected from more than 1,700 periodicals in over 35 languages.
APA PsycArticles (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Full-text database of journals published by APA and other publishers in subject areas such as applied psychology, health, theory, research, social/personality, and more.
ERIC (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Gain immediate access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index with ERIC.
Education Full Text (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Education Full Text brings you coverage of an international range of English-language periodicals, monographs and yearbooks.
ABI/INFORM Collection (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
"The ABI/INFORM Collection is comprised of ABI/INFORM Global, ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry, and ABI/INFORM Dateline. The collection features thousands of full-text journals, dissertations, working papers, key business and economics periodicals such as The Economist and Sloan Management Review, country-and industry-focused reports, and major news sources like the Wall Street Journal." Several datasets are also available.

Tips for Searching APA PsycInfo

Use the following trick to find test instruments when searching APA PsycInfo.

In the first search box, add the word "appended"
- On the drop down menu to the right select "Tests and Measures"
In the second search box, add your term
- do not change the default from "select a field"

Psychological Tests & Measurements

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Non-commercial test resources

Commercial Library Databases

Tips for Searching APA PsycInfo