LibGuides: Tests & Measures: Finding Unpublished Tests

Finding Unpublished Tests

Authors sometimes make their instruments accessible to others. When shared, they are often appended to journal articles and dissertations, but they might also be found in books and on web sites.

Freely Available Tests

Buss Lab Research Instruments
Evolutionary Psychology lab (UT Austin)
Gosling Lab Tests
Research instruments in personality and other areas (UT Austin)
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Questionnaires
Health-related telephone surveys that collect state data about U.S. residents regarding their health-related risk behaviors, chronic health conditions, and use of preventive services (CDC)
CHIPTS Surveys and Scales
Tests relating to alcohol/drug use, HIV-AIDS, and other community health issues (Center for HIV Identification, Prevention, and Treatment Services, UCLA)
National Survey of Children’s Health Questionnaires, Datasets, and Supporting Documents
Questions used for an annual survey (Health Resources & Services Administration)
Questionnaires for Students, Teachers, and School Administrators
Survey questionnaires are voluntarily completed by students, teachers, and school administrators who participate in a NAEP assessment (National Assessment of Educational Progress)
Positive Psychology Questionnaires
(University of Pennsylvania)
Health-related Surveys
(RAND Corporation)

Some information adapted from this Tests and Measurements guide (PennState)

TMdb

Tests and Measures in the Social Sciences
This site helps locate known assessment instruments. Entries include only instrument title, author, date, & pages located in a larger compilation.

ETS Tests

Test Collection at ETS
The Test Collection at ETS is a database of more than 25,000 tests and other measurement devices. It makes information on standardized tests and research instruments available to researchers, graduate students and teachers.