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Tests & Measurements: Find a Test Using Databases

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General

If you still cannot locate the test you need, use a subject-specific database to locate an abstract or full-text article that mentions the test. The article might identify the publisher or source of the test, which can then be searched. The test might be in an appendix of another article, or you may need to use a search engine to find the publisher's contact information. Use OAIster and WorldCat to identify research instruments found or mentioned in dissertations or theses.

Library Databases

To identify tests and measures in PsycINFO, click on the link to the database, then click on "Advanced Search." Enter the name or type of one in the search box, then click "Search."

Unfortunately, PubMed does not have a specific way to limit a search like CINAHL, ERIC, and PsycINFO do. In PubMed, enter your keywords in the search box and then add one (or more) of the following words to your search string: assessment, interview, inventory, measure, measurement, post-test, pre-test, questionnaire, rating, scale, sub-test, survey, test, tool.

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