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Tests & Measures

Finding Tests & Measures

Finding tests and measures is a difficult task because there are many different places they might be published.

  • Many tests are commercially owned, and require paying fees to view/administer their tests.
  • Some tests are published in journal articles, containing the full text of the test.
  • Other tests are discussed in journal articles, but not discoverable without contacting the author.

REMEMBER: Finding the full text of the test does NOT necessarily give you permission to administer it!

Finding Full Texts of Assessments

If you know which test you are looking for, Google is a good place to start looking for the full text. If you trying to find a test on a subject, try using APA PsycTests first.

After trying APA PsycTests, Dissertations, and Google, if you cannot find the full text of the test, you might need to contact the author.

Finding Information About an Assessment

If you don't need to administer the test, or are looking for infomation and reviews of commercially available tests, these are places where you can find reputable and critical reviews, and test descriptions.

Permission to Administer

It is essential to get permission to use an assessment tool! This may take time and perseverance. 

Commercially available tools may require professional credentials or supervision to administer. Information about these requirements will be provided by the publisher. Contact the Chicago Assessment Center or Vancouver Assessment Library for help with commercially available tests and measures. 

Permission to use freely available or unpublished tests and measures should be sought from the author/creator of the tool. Use APA PsycTests, Mental Measurement Yearbook, or Google to try to find author contact information. 

Finding Permission

Use PsycTest to find the permissions needed to administer the test.

Test description from PsycTests highlighting permissions Test description from PsycTests highlighting permissions