Research Guides: Psychological, Health, and Educational Tests: Additional Web-based Resources

Additional Web-based Resources

This section provides links to resources on the Internet that are concerned with tests and measures. Many of these resources are profit-based and offer a venue to purchase tests, while others are informational in nature. See the following subsections:

Guidelines for Test Use

Code of Fair Testing Practices in Education (PDF). The Joint Committee on Testing Practices. Washington, DC: Joint Committee on Testing Practices, 1988.

Unlike the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing, the Code is meant to be understood by the general public, is limited to educational tests, and primarily focuses on those issues that affect the proper use of tests. The full-text of the Code accompanied by commentary can be found at the American Psychological Association Web site (PDF).

Test Publishers

Educational Testing Service (ETS) - Test Collection
Educational Testing Service is the world's largest private educational testing and measurement organization and a leader in educational research. A nonprofit company dedicated to serving the needs of individuals, of educational institutions & agencies, and of governmental bodies in 181 countries, ETS develops and annually administers more than 11 million tests worldwide.
PRO-ED, Inc.
PRO-ED, Inc.'s products are designed for use by professionals, parents, and students. PRO-ED has more than 700 active titles, with more than 100 distributors worldwide and affiliate companies in Monterrey, Mexico and Queensland, Australia. PRO-ED allows users to request the following catalogs: Assessment, Speech and Language, Special Needs, and Occupational Therapy.
Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc.
PAR is a leading publisher of assessment instruments, software, books, and other related resources specifically developed to meet the needs of professionals in psychology, personality/counseling, neuropsychology, education, business and industry, forensics, human resources, and career counseling.
Western Psychological Services
Western Psychological Services publishes assessment tools for clinical and school psychology; neuropsychology; special education; family therapy; speech, language, hearing; occupational therapy; substance abuse treatment; and human resource development.

Behavioral Measurement Database Services (BMDS)

For selected resources located using HaPI, BMDS allows you to order more information or instruments via email. For more information about this, see the description and instructions in the listing for HaPI on the Databases page. email: bmdshapi@aol.com

Associations and Organizations

American Psychological Association (on Testing and Assessment)
Includes information on locating and using published and non-published tests, standards for educational and psychological testing, the rights and responsibilities of test takers, a good FAQ page, and other test-related information.
American Counseling Association
American Educational Research Association
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Association of Test Publishers
Buros Institute of Mental Measurements
Practical Assessment Research and Evaluation (PARE)
National Academy of Science's Board on Testing and Assessment
National Association of Test Directors
National Association of School Psychologists
IUPUI Testing Center
Neuropsychology Central Assessment Links
Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology