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Tests, Measures, and Assessments

Basic Reference Sources

The following sources are useful for locating information on general concepts and definitions in the field of tests and mesurements and also may contain helpful insights on test development.
 
APA Handbook of Testing and Assessment in Psychology
Main Library ARC General Collection BF 176 .A63 2013
"This three-volume handbook is a comprehensive presentation of the theory and application of tests in psychology and education. It begins with an in-depth portrayal of psychometrics: the quantitative underpinning of testing. It then provides thorough, up-to-date and informative chapters related to five general application areas of testing: industrial/organizational psychology; clinical psychology (including health psychology); counseling psychology; school psychology; and educational testing" (publisher's description).
  • Volume 1: Test theory and testing and assessment in industrial and organizational psychology
  • Volume 2: Testing and assessment in clinical and counseling psychology
  • Volume 3: Testing and assessment in school psychology and education
 
Educational Measurement, 4th ed.
Main Library ARC General Collection LB 3051 .E266 2006
Published under the auspices of the National Council on Measurement in Education and American Council on Education. Provides in-depth treatments of critical measurement topics, such as validation, reliability, scaling and norming, and item response theory. Each chapter is written by an expert in the field.
 
Encyclopedia of Psychological Assessment
Main Library Reference BF 176 .E53 2003
Contains 234 entries arranged alphabetically and covering a variety of topics, from "Achievement Testing" to "Work Performance." A fairly extensive list of references is appended to each entry.
 
Entries on a broad range of measurement topics, including measurement models and research design.
 
Handbook of Customer Satisfaction Measurement
Main Library ARC General Collection HF 5415.335 .H55 1996
Heavily oriented toward marketing, but it does contain information on how to design samples and questionnaires. Also has a few examples.
 
The Handbook of Psychological Testing
Main Library ARC General Collection BF 176 .K575 2000
A comprehensive overview of psychometrics.
 
Sometimes referred to as "Miller," after the author, Delbert Miller. A standard sourcebook covering basic, applied, and evaluation research. The chapter on "Selected Sociometric Scales and Indexes" includes many scales that have been tested for a high degree of reliability, validity, and utility.
 
International Handbook of Educational Evaluation
Main Library Reference LB 2822.75 .I563 2003
Has chapters on evaluation theory, methodology, evaluation utilization, the evaluation profession, student and personnel evaluation, school and system evaluation.
 
Responsible Test Use: Case Studies for Assessing Human Behavior
Main Library ARC General Collection BF 176 .R475 2010 (2d ed.)
Online version (1st ed., 1993)
Consists of 85 training cases that illustrate a variety of problems related to test use.
 
A cross-media platform, home to an expansive range of SAGE books, business cases, reference, and video titles within the social sciences. In addition, links to related to SAGE journals and SAGE research methods content. 3,500 titles are from the SAGE eBook collection, including scholarly and reference works, handbooks, series, professional development titles, and more.
 
Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing
Main Library ARC General Collection LB 3051 .A693 2014
Curriculum Materials Center 371.260973 Ame (1999 ed.)
Supplies standards for test construction and use.

About Reference Sources

Reference sources such as encyclopedias, dictionaries, and handbooks, provide summary and factual information. These sources generally contain well established knowledge and can provide a basic understanding on which to build. Use reference sources to:

> Find basic concepts of a topic;

> Get historical context and relationships to other topics;

> Identify and define special terms used to discuss the topic; or

> Find or verify data, facts, formulas, etc.