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Evaluation Tests

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Following are sources of information about psychological or educational evaluation:

• NLM PubMed/MEDLINE articles (articles may only refer to a test)
  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/services/usemedline.html
  
  
• NLM Health Services/Sciences Research Resources (HSRR)
  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nichsr/hsrr_search
  
  
• American Psychological Association FAQ: Finding Information About Psychological Tests is old; but contains some good information
  http://www.apa.org/science/faq-findtests.html
  
  
• Buros Institute Mental Measurements products
  http://www.unl.edu/buros/
  
  
• Educational Testing Service ETS Test Collection Database
  http://www.ets.org/testcoll/index.html
  
  
• Cumulative Index for Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) Information
  Systems CINAHL database
  http://www.cinahl.com
  
  
• American Psychological Association PsycINFO PsycINFO
  http://psycinfo.apa.org/psycinfo/
  
  
• Behavioral Measurement Database Services HAPI (Health Assessment and Psychological Instruments)
  http://www.ovid.com/site/products/ovidguide/hapidb.htm
  
  
• Tests and Measures in the Social Sciences: Tests available in compilation volumes http://libraries.uta.edu/helen/test&meas/testmainframe.htm
  
  

The following print sources of test information may also be helpful:

• Mental Measurements Yearbook
• Tests in Print IV: An Index to Tests, Test Reviews, and the Literature on Specific Tests
• Tests: A Comprehensive Reference for Assessments in Psychology, Education, and Business

Talk to the librarian at your local public, medical or university library for help in finding these or other sources.

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http://www.nlm.nih.gov/services/evaltest.html

Last reviewed: 23 February 2008
Last updated: 23 February 2008
First published: 01 January 1998
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