Argosy University in Dallas

This guide describes major resources used to locate materials on psychological and behavioral questionnaires, surveys, measures, tools, scales, and instruments. There is sometimes no simple way to find a test or its related literature, so it will be necessary to check several different resources. These include directories, textbooks, and databases. For assistance in using a resource, please ask the library staff at the Reference Desk, or call 469-587-1403

The resources listed here may be used for three main purposes:

1. Obtain the actual test instrument.
2. Locate literature discussing the application, validity, and reliability of a particular test.
3. Find out what tests are available to measure a specific behavior or phenomenon. Top

■ Tests at Argosy University, Dallas Campus:

Testing Materials A-Z - alphabetical list of testing kits & assessment materials available for checkout in the library. Top

■ Electronic Resources:

Mental Measurement Yearbook

NOW ACCESSED THROUGH EBSCO

Full text info & reviews of all English language standardized tests covering educational skills, personality,vocational aptitude, psychology and related area as included in the printed Mental Measurements Yearbook. This database contains data from Yearbooks 9-15

ETS Test Collection - a library of more than 25,000 tests and other measurement devices that makes information on standardized tests and research instruments available to researchers, graduate students, and teachers. Collected from the early 1900s to the present, ETS Test Collection is the largest such compilation in the world. Top

■ Tests in the Journal Literature

Use PsycINFO , PsycARTICLES or the Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection (passwords needed to access) in EBSCO to find articles on testing and psychological instruments. Top

■ Other Online Resources / Guides

American Pyschological Association has an excellent FAQ webpage about finding information about psychological tests.

Helen Hough, the Health Sciences Librarian at University of Texas provides a comprehensive guide here. This site indexes 98 resources, and about 10,300 actual tests and measures. These may be ordered through interlibrary loan. Top