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Searching for Tests and Instruments
Are you looking for tests, questionnaires, surveys, or instruments
to measure health, education, and/or behavior? Searching for tests can
be an overwhelming task if you are not sure where to begin. The following
are some facts and time-saving tips to help you get started.
There are two types of categories tests fall into:
- Unpublished tests are usually the easiest to locate.
There are many unpublished tests available which can be searched
in the journal literature, in books, or if you are lucky you can find
them online. In most cases, you will often find reviews of tests.
However, if you find an unpublished test it is sometimes necessary
to ask permission from the author(s) to administer them.
- Published
tests are copyrighted and usually available
through a commercial publisher for a fee. They are not readily available
through searching the journal literature or online resources. You
can usually find critiques or reviews of published tests in reference
sources, but to access the full instrument and administer it you
must obtain permission from the publisher.
For more information about published and unpublished
tests, see the American Psychological Association's “FAQ/Finding
Information about Psychological Tests.” http://www.apa.org/science/faq-findtests.html
Online Sources
There are journal literature databases you can search from the
UAMS Library to find instruments and reviews. For additional searching
tips, please contact the UAMS Library’s Reference Department:
686-6734 or libraryreferencedesk@uams.edu.
Select the individual database from the list of resources: http://www.library.uams.edu/resources/databases.aspx
OVID, Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HaPI) 1985-
December 2004
EBSCO, PsycINFO 1840 - present
EBSCO, Current
Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL ) 1982
- present
MEDLINE ( OVID or PubMed ) 1966 - present
EBSCO, Educational Resource Information Center (ERIC) 1966 – present
Print Reference Sources, 1 st floor,
UAMS Library
Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY) REF
MED-HBK WM 145 M528m
Tests in print REF MED-HBK WM 145 T289
Tests, a comprehensive reference
for assessments in psychology, education, and business REF MED-HBK WM
145 T287
Test critiques REF MED-HBK WM 145 T288
Directory of unpublished experimental
mental measures REF MED-HBK
WM 145 G569d
Measuring health: a guide to rating scales and
questionnaires REF
MED-HBK WA 900 M148m
Additional Online Resources
Buros Institute
http://buros.unl.edu/buros/jsp/search.jsp
Use this resource as an online index to the Mental Measurements Yearbook
(MMY).
ETS Test Collection
http://www.ets.org/testcoll/index.html
The Educational Testing Service (ETS) Collection includes an extensive
library of 20,000 tests and other measurement devices from the early
1900s to the present.
National Information Center on
Health Services Research and Health Care Technology (NICHSR)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nichsr/hsrr_search/
Browse by instrument/indices title for test information and references.
Abby Holt
Campus Outreach Liaison
  
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