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Tests, Measures, and Assessments

Core Journals

The following journals are devoted exclusively educational and psychological measurement and evaluation. Please note, however, that many other journals not listed here may contain articles about these subjects; thus the need to consult a journal database.
 
Presents cutting-edge methodologies and related empirical research on educational, organizational, industrial, and clinical applications.
 
Publishes articles for the professional on problems in the field of measurement of individual differences, research on the development and use of tests and measurements in education, descriptions of testing prpograms, and reports pertinent to the measurement field.
 
Publishes seminal information on both theoretical and applied developments in this field and articles reporting the construction of new measures or an advancement of an existing measure.
 
Published by the National Council on Measurement with the purpose of promotong "greater understanding and improved use of measurement techniques." Includes a review section for books, software, and published tests and measurements.
 
Provides current information on psychological and educational assessment practices and instrumentation. JPA is known internationally for quality of assessment-related research, theory and position papers, practice applications, and book and test reviews.
 
Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development (1990+)
Online versions (1990+)
Main Library ARC General Collection LB 1027.5 .M38 (1983/1984-2008/2009)
Contains articles dealing with the theoretical and practical problems of measurement and evaluation that are aimed at the administrator, counselor, or personnel worker in schools and colleges, public and private agencies, business, industry, or government.
 
According to the homepage of this journal, its purpose is "to provide access to refereed articles that can have a positive impact on assessment, research, evaluation, and teaching practice.... Manuscripts published ... are scholarly syntheses of research and ideas about methodological issues and practices."
 
Concerned mainly with empirical research relevant to assessments conducted in the broad field of clinical psychology. Includes integrative reviews of research in this area.
 
Publishes four types of articles: empirical evaluation studies representing evaluation practice in educational systems around the world; theoretical reflections and empirical studies related issues involved in the evaluation of educational programs, educational institutions, educational personnel, and student assessment; articles summarizing the state-of-the-art concerning specific topics in evaluation in general or in a particular country or group of countries; and book reviews and brief abstracts of evaluation studies.

Journal Locations

The vast majority of the UCF Libraries' journals are available full-text online. Sometimes, however, the complete run of back issues of journals will not be online, but may nonetheless be available in the Libraries. The location in the Main Library, Orlando, of the following formats of back issues, as well the current issues of some journal titles, are indicated below:

> Bound Volumes: shelved by call number in General Collection.

> Microfilm/Microfiche Volumes: shelved in cabinets by call number on 3rd Floor.

> Current Issues: shelved by title on 3rd Floor.

Scholarly or "Peer-Reviewed" Articles

Many journal databases have the capability to limit searches so that only scholarly or "peer-reviewed" articles are in the results list. Many instructors specify that only these types of articles (as opposed to articles that appear in popular magazines) may be used in students' papers and presentations. Scholarly or peer-reviewed journal articles have the following characteristics:

> Reviewed by a panel of experts before they are accepted for publication

> Written by a scholar or specialist in the field

> Contain footnotes and/or references

> Frequently contain diagrams and charts but few glossy pictures

> Report on original research or experimentation

> Published by professional associations

> Employ terminology associated with the discipline

Journal Directories

DOAJ contains a list of approximately 1,300 journals that are freely available on the Internet. It aims to be comprehensive and cover all open access scientific and scholarly journals that use a quality control system to guarantee the content.
 
A unique and comprehensive tool providing bibliometric analysis of more than 5,900 journals in the areas of science and technology and of 1,700 journals in the social sciences, including communication. Coverage is international and includes journals published by over 3,300 publishers in 60 countries. The aim of the JCR is to provide a systematic and objective means of determining the relative importance of science and social sciences journals within their subject categories.
 
Magazines for Libraries, 15th ed.
Main Library Reference PN 4832 .K32
Annotates and evaluates over 6,500 periodicals. Arrangement by subject with title and subject indexes.
 
https://www.scimagojr.com
A publicly-available portal that includes the journals and country scientific indicators developed from the information contained in the Scopus® database. Journals can be grouped by subject area (27 thematic areas) and subject category (313 specific subject categories; e.g., history, music, philosophy).
 
A comprehensive directory of  journals, listing periodicals from many countries, arranged by category or subject focus. Entries usually include title, subtitle, sponsoring organization or publisher, editorial emphasis, date of origin, frequency, price, circulation, editors, place of publication, and where the title is indexed or abstracted.