Personality and Educational Tests
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Reference Books

The resources listed below are located in the Reference Room, 4th floor, LRC. Search by test title, type of test, author, or reviewer. Publisher information for purchasing the test is also available. If you need assistance inquire at the reference desk.

  • The Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY) – Call number Z5814.P8 B932 LRC-R
    MMY ‘s can be used to locate reviews and descriptions of English language tests. “Guides” for use are taped inside the front covers. MMY can also be searched on the Internet. (See below.)
  • Tests in Print (TIP)- Call number Z5814 .E9 B82 LRC-R. Comprehensive indexes.
    TIP lists all tests that are currently available from publishers. Some listings have cross-references to MMY reviews. TIP can be used as an index to the contents of Mental Measurements Yearbooks. “Guides” for use taped inside the front covers.
  • Dictionary of Behavioral Assessment Techniques – Call number BF176.5.D53 LRC-R
  • Handbook of Psychological Assessment – Call number BF176.G76 LRC-R
  • Handbook of Psychological Testing - BF176.k575 LRC-R
  • Measures of Religiosity - Call numberBR110.M43
    Includes measures and scales in the psychology of religion such as the "Faith Maturity Scale" (pp. 171-) and "Spiritual Leadership Qualities Inventory" (p. 255).
  • Tests: A Comprehensive Reference for Assessments in Psychology, Education, and Business – Call number BF176.T43 LRC-R
    Provides current information on assessment instruments. Does not review or evaluate tests; provides concise, easy-to-read descriptions.
  • Tests in Counseling Practice – Call number BF176.T425 LRC-R
    “Demonstrate[s] how tests can be used effectively for counseling healthy or well functioning clients.” Knowledge of test and measurement concepts is necessary for use.

 

Online Test Locator
Mental Measurements Yearbook: Test Reviews Online Star
http://buros.unl.edu/buros/jsp/search.jsp
Search for free information on "almost 4,000 commercially available tests."
Educational Testing Service (ETS) Database
Includes ETS/ERIC Test File, Test Review Locator, CEE/ERIC Test Database and, Buros/ERI Publisher Locator. The reviews are not at this site but in the MMY’s or Test Critiques. This is merely a means of searching. Search for publisher, address, phone numbers, and sometimes URL’s. Tests may be purchased from the publisher but usually through a licensed psychologist/psychiatrist only. Some tests are in the CMC and Behavioral Science departments.

 

Find Articles
 
Test reviews, articles, and books about tests are often found by searching the periodical databases in the subject area of the test. On occasion the actual test instrument is found in these resources. Try searching by the test name.
Suggested ORU Databases
Academic Search Premier    
Education  
Education Research Complete  

TIP: Browse the index using some of the following keywords:
    Personality Tests
    Psychological Test
    Test-
    Testing-

ERIC EBSCOhost
ERIC FirstSearch

 
TIP: Try the subject headings listed below.
Clinical Diagnosis
College Students
Comparative Analysis
Diagnostic Tests Educational Assessment
Evaluation Methods
Intelligence Tests
Personality Measurements Psychological Testing Student Evaluation
Test Construction
Test Reliability Test Use
Test Validity
Testing Problems

 

PsycArticles  
PsycInfo  
TIP: Click "Thesaurus." Browse for: Personality Measures. Click a term in the list to display details or sub-categories.