Locating Assessment Resources & Tests

MAJOR REFERENCE RESOURCES

The ETS Test Collection and Tests in Microfiche

The ETS Test Collection is an extensive library of approximately 20,000 tests and other measurement devices, established to provide information and access to tests and assessment materials. The ETS Test Collection Catalog includes information on hard-to-locate research instruments as well as on commercially available, standardized tests. Tests in the collection may be located in the microfiche set, Tests in Microfiche, in ERIC, in journal articles, or may be obtained directly from the publisher depending on the specific test.

Jennings Library has a complete collection of Tests in Microfiche, which is a subset of The ETS Test Collection. Tests in Microfiche is located in the Microforms Room at the back of the Reference Room. There are two recommended methods to identify and locate specific tests in the Tests in Microfiche set.

  1. TestLink The ETS Test Collection Database.
  2. The ETS Test Collection Catalog – Located in the Reference Room
    Ref 371.26016 E79

Volume 1: Achievement Tests and Measurement Devices
Volume 2: Vocational Tests and Measurement Devices
Volume 3: Tests for Special Populations
Volume 4: Cognitive Aptitude and Intelligence Tests
Volume 5: Attitude Tests
Volume 6: Affective Measures and Personality Tests

This is a great place to browse for tests. Note that the tests included predate the copyright of the specific volume and the volumes have not been updated.

Mental Measurements Yearbook - A complete collection of the Mental Measurements Yearbooks and its supplements are available in the Reference Room. Mental Measurements Yearbooks provide descriptive information, references, and critical reviews of commercially published tests. Additional information is available from the Buros Institute of Mental Measurements.

Tests in Print - Tests in Print is a comprehensive bibliography of commercially available tests currently in print. It also functions as an index to the Mental Measurements Yearbooks. Additional information is available from the Buros Institute of Mental Measurements.

Tests: A Comprehensive Reference for Assessments in Psychology, Education, and Business - Tests: A Comprehensive Reference for Assessments in Psychology, Education, and Business is available in the Reference Room. It is a quick reference guide to useful assessment instruments.

Test Critiques - The multi volume set, Test Critiques, provides further information and reviews of the assessment instruments included in Tests: A Comprehensive Reference for Assessments in Psychology, Education, and Business.

OTHER LIBRARY RESOURCES

CALCAT

Use CALCAT to identify other useful resources. These will include books about assessment as well as books that include assessment instruments. Some recommended subject headings are:

  • Behavioral assessment of children
  • Child development—testing
  • Educational tests and measurements
  • Mathematical ability—testing
  • Personality tests
  • Preschool children—psychological testing
  • Psychological tests
  • Psychological tests for children
  • Reading—ability testing

Online Assessment & Evaluation Resources

There is a considerable amount of information on assessment and tests available on the Internet. To get started, here are a few suggestions: