Psychological and Educational Measurement Instruments Guide

PsycTESTS - EBSCO

Try this database first when searching for tests. PsycTESTS provides full-text copies of many tests as well as supporting documentation.

• NOTE: PsycTESTS contains a small collection of tests. You may need to use other resources to find the best test for your study.

You may find the following APA blog articles on PsycTESTS helpful:

Getting Started with APA PsycTESTS: What is it and how can it help me?

Getting Started with APA PsycTESTS: FAQ's - Using a Test You've Found

PsycINFO

You can use PsycINFO to find information about tests and sometimes the tests themselves.

• Do a search for your test topic (e.g., stress)
• View the full record for the article. Look at the "Tests and measures" field in the record to see what tests/measures were used.

Once you have identified some tests/measures, you can search to see what studies have used these.

• Search for the test name in the search box and choose Tests & Measures from the dropdown box. You will get a list of studies that have used this test.

You can also search for tests that are included in an article:

• Do a search for the word "appended" and select Tests & Measures in the dropdown box. You will see a list of articles that should have the test appended/attached at the end of the article. Warning - the tests are not always appended.

Or you can search for a test name AND the word appended to see if any articles have the test included with the article.

• You may be immediately led to the full text of the article with the test included. If not, try to find the article online ("Find It @ Emory" button) or in print by searching discoverE.
• If you get stuck, contact Jennifer.J.Elder@emory.edu or a librarian at the reference desk.
• Note: Even if a test is not appended in the PsycINFO database, searching PsycINFO is a good way to find the names of tests, which you can then look for in books or other databases.

TestLink

• Maintained by the Educational Testing Service (ETS)
• Contains descriptions of over 25,000 published and unpublished tests and measurements
• Simple seach interface
• The "Availability" field will tell you where to find the actual test:
  • If there is an article citation, you will find it in that article
  • If it says "Tests in Microfiche" we will have it in the library in our microfiche collection (drawer #1198)
  • If it has a person's name or the name of a company (publisher), most likely it will be available only for purchase

Health and PsychoSocial Instruments (HaPI)

• Search by title (test name), keyword, or hrase describing the attribute(s) you wish to measure.
• Results will contain information about tests on your topic and studies in which they were used.

• Limit your search by checking the box for "primary source." In HaPI, a primary source is either the original article where the instrument was first used or a resource that contains the full-text of the instrument.