Tests and measures can include any type of instruments (quantitative or qualitative) that can be used in research. We have multiple search tools, databases, books, and reference materials that can aid you in finding the best instrument for your research.
Terms that can be used to search for tests and measures
- Survey
- Inventory
- Questionnaire
- Testing instrument
- Evaluation methods
- Data collection
- Research
- Investigations
Virginia Tech offers a lot of options to find tests and measures. Books, databases, and reference tools being the most common and useful places to look. Materials are kept up to date. Materials that we don't have can be obtained through ILLiad. Dissertations are also a great place to look for copies of various tests and instruments. Note that most tests and measurements are owned (copyrighted) by various companies and groups.
Not all tests, inventories, measurements, surveys, and questionnaires are available for free. Some you do have to pay for. But if you contact the providers of the instruments, and let them know that you are a student, they might be willing to let you have a copy for free. This is something that the library will not do for you, but a recommendation to you, the researcher/
Test databases
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Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print from EBSCOhostThe Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY), produced by the Buros Institute at the University of Nebraska, provides descriptive information and critical reviews of commercially available tests in areas such as personality, developmental, behavioral assessment, neuropsychology, achievement, intelligence, aptitude, education, and speech and hearing. Each entry includes details such as test purpose, publisher, pricing, and expert reviews, but does not include the actual tests. Coverage spans the 1st through 20th Yearbooks, with information essential for evaluating test products in psychology, education, business, and related fields.
Tests in Print (TIP), also produced by the Buros Institute, serves as a comprehensive bibliography of all known commercially available tests currently in print in English. TIP provides information such as test purpose, publisher, in-print status, price, acronym, intended population, administration time, publication date, and author. -
TestLinkThe Test Collection at ETS is a database of more than 25,000 tests and measurement instruments, most created by authors outside ETS. It provides information on standardized tests and research tools from the early 1900s to the present. The collection includes materials from U.S. publishers as well as tests from Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia.
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APA PsycTESTS from EBSCOhostPsycTESTS indexes psychological tests, with the full text of the test available in most cases. Test instruments available in HTML and PDF.
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ERIC via EBSCOhostERIC indexes citations, abstracts, and full text from journal articles, conference and meeting papers, government documents, theses and dissertations, reports, A/V materials, books, and more on all aspects of education. Many documents are available in full text (HTML and PDF). You can limit to peer-reviewed sources for documents published since 2004. 1966-present.
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SAGE Research Methods OnlineMany of the SAGE handbooks will include testing instruments as part of the overview of research methods.
Subject specific databases
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Education Research Complete from EBSCOhostSearch for instrument needed as well as the area of study. Articles where the instruments have been used will be given. Sometimes there are copies of the instruments.
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APA PsycINFO from EBSCOhostSearch for instrument needed as well as area of study. Use limiting options such as Publication Type, Classification Codes, Document Type, and Methodology.
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Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection from EBSCOhostSearch for instrument needed as well as area of study. The Subject browse link at the top of the search screen could be useful for location test instruments.
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APA PsycARTICLES from EBSCOhostAllows full text searching of included articles, so search for instrument name.