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ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center)
LOCATION: Library Databases

ERIC is the premier U.S. national bibliographic database of education literature. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, ERIC consists of two files: Resources in Education, covering unpublished document literature; and Current Index to Journals in Education, covering published journal literature from more than 775 periodicals. ERIC is not a full-text database, except for ERIC digest records. Abstracts (summaries) are provided for each reference. Covers 1966-present.

Education Full Text
LOCATION: Library Databases

Electronic index to the 427 periodicals included in Education Index. Full text is available for more than 133 of the most important journals from 1996 forward. Covers 1983-present.

Other electronic indexes which may contain measures, instruments, and test critiques are available via Library Databases from the Library's home page on the Web and on computers in the Reference Room, Morris Library. They include Sociological Abstracts, PsycINFO, and ProQuest Digital Dissertations. Ask for more information at the Reference Desk.

Mental MeasurementsYearbook. Ed. Oscar K. Buros. Highland Park, NJ: Gryphon Press.
LOCATION: Library Databases
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref BF431 .A1B B86)

Published since 1938, these yearbooks provide information, references, and critical reviews of commercially published English language tests. Tests in Print (Ref BF431 .T4235) serves as an index to this set. Library has 1st ed. (1938) - 13th ed. (1998) in print. The electronic version contains yearbook editions 10th - 14th.

Cookson, Peter W. Parent's Guide to Standardized Tests. New York: Learning Express, 1998.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref LB3051 .C638 1998)

Provides information about standardized tests for parents.

The ETS Test Collection Catalog. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1986 - 1992. 6 vols.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref LB3051 .E79 1986)

Vol. 1:. Achievement tests and measurement devices. Vol.2: Vocational tests and measurement devices. Vol. 3: Tests for special populations. Vol. 4: Cognitive aptitude and intelligence tests. Vol. 5: Attitude tests. Vol. 6: Affective measures and personality tests.

These catalogs provide access to the collection of published and unpublished tests maintained by the Educational Testing Service in Princeton, NJ. More than 18,000 current and older assessment devices are included. The series is on-going.

Fabiano, Emily. Index to Tests Used in Educational Dissertations. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1989.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref LB3051 .F3 1989)

Provides access to more than 50,000 test title occurrences in educational dissertations found in Dissertation Abstracts International (DAI) from 1938-1980. Location in DAI, test population, and author are given. (For access after 1980, use ProQuest Digital Dissertations on Library Databases).

Goldman, Bert A. Directory of Unpublished Experimental Mental Measures. 6 vols. New York: Behavioral Publications.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref BF431 .G625)

Hammill, Donald D. A Consumer's Guide to Tests in Print. Austin, TX: Pro-Ed., 1992.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref LB3060.32 .N67 H36 1992)

Provides basic information about norm-referenced tests used with students in grades K-12 and some other populations.

Levy, Philip. Tests in Education: a book of critical reviews. Orlando, FL: Academic Press, 1984.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref LB3063 .L488 1984)

Evaluates approximately 200 tests, grouped by such subjects as: early development, language, mathematics, personality and counselling, etc.

Other Sources

Education Resource Center, Willard Hall (http://www.udel.edu/erc/)

The University of Delaware Library provides a variety of electronic information resources. Most of these sources are available to University students, faculty, and staff via the Library's home page on the Web (http://www.lib.udel.edu), though some are available only in the Library. University students, faculty, and staff may obtain University of Delaware computing accounts from Information Technologies/IT to gain access to Library databases from outside the Library (call 831-6000). Additional information is included in the section "How to Connect" on the Library Web.

For more information on available databases, recommended Internet resources, and electronic journals in this subject area, refer to the Subjects A-Z section on the Library's Web site. Both Education and Psychology subject pages will be useful. Reference staff will be glad to assist you if you have any questions about the availability or location of a particular source.

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