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Exploring PsycTESTS®
Marta Soto
May 2017
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Intro
http://www.apa.org/pubs/databases/psyctests
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• PsycTESTS is a research database that provides information on
tests that originated in the scholarly literature.
• Resource for students learning how to construct measures
• An ideal starting point for researchers initiating new research
projects & developing their own instruments
What is PsycTESTS®?
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• Tests from articles, book chapters, dissertations, technical reports.
Some author submissions, others were “lost”
• PsycTESTS now includes 45,000 records; full or partial version
available for just over 50%
• 1896 to present. 77% are from 2000 and later
• Updated monthly
What’s In PsycTESTS®?
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• Professionally indexed, detailed records
• Most tools are not commercially available; they can be used
for non-commercial research, which includes general clinical
use
• Helps researchers avoid "reinventing the wheel" & students
find tests for assignments
• Multiple measures, research instruments, and test types in a
variety of subject areas
Why Use PsycTESTS®?
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• Descriptive summaries of the test and its development and
administration
• Citations and links to articles that discuss the development of
the test and how it can be used
• Full text and multimedia. (77% of test records contain the
actual test or test items.)
• Supporting Documentation
The PsycTESTS® Record
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Master & Child Records
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Types of PsycTESTS® Records• Test Master Record provides basic information & links to other
records:
- Development Record from an article or chapter describing the
development of the instrument
- Use Record from a document that describes a new use of the test
- Review Record from an article or chapter evaluating the use of the
instrument
• Primary Data Record is provided for commercial tests or historic tests
with no source document
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PsycTESTS® Fields
affiliationage group
classification code*
correction datecorrespondance addressdoi
index terms
keywordsLanguage
population
publication datepublisher
release date
reported in/source
summary/abstract
UID
http://www.apa.org/pubs/databases/trainin
g/psyctests-class-codes.pdf
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PsycTESTS® Fieldsaccommodationsacronymadministration methodadministration timeaffiliationage groupalternate nameclassification code*commercialconstructcorrection datecorrespondance addressdoifactor analysis
feeformatindex termsinstrument typekeywordsLanguagenamenumber of itemsother versionspermissionspopulationpopulation detailspublication datepublisher
purposerelease datereliabilityreported in/sourcesettingsummary/abstractsupporting documentationsupporting documentation link
test locationtest record type UIDvalidityweb site
http://www.apa.org/pubs/databases/psyctests/field-guide.aspx
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Live Search Demo
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Training Materials & Support InfoWebinars, handouts, database documentation, and more
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• Getting Started with PsycTESTS® handouts:APA PsycNET: http://bit.ly/GSG-PsycTESTSPsycNETEBSCOhost: http://bit.ly/GSG-PsycTESTSEBSCOProQuest: http://bit.ly/GSG-PsycTESTSProQuestOvid: http://bit.ly/GSG-PsycTESTSOvid
• Field Guide: http://www.apa.org/pubs/databases/psyctests/field-guide.aspx
• Classification Codes: http://www.apa.org/pubs/databases/training/psyctests-class-codes.pdf
• APA homepage: http://www.apa.org/pubs/databases/psyctests
Training Materials & Support Info
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• Webinar Schedule: http://bit.ly/APAwebinars
• Video Tutorials: http://www.youtube.com/psycinfo
• Librarian’s Resource Center: http://www.apa.org/librarians
• Travel Awards: http://bit.ly/APALibTravel
• APA Databases & Electronic Resources Blog: http://blog.apapubs.org/
• PsycINFO® Listserv (announcements): http://bit.ly/PsycINFOListServ
• Training Materials: http://bit.ly/APAtraining
Training Materials & Support Info
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Marta Soto, MSLIS – [email protected]
Questions?
APA Databases & Electronic Resources Customer Relations
800-374-2722 | [email protected]
750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002
Thank You!
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Exploring PsycTESTS®