Your Librarian
Bernadette Lear
Contact:
LIB 301B
Penn State Harrisburg Library
351 Olmsted Dr.
Middletown, PA 17057
Penn State Harrisburg Library
351 Olmsted Dr.
Middletown, PA 17057
(717) 948-6360
Website Skype Contact: balibra76
Subjects: Adult Education and Workforce Education, Applied Behavior Analysis, Campus: Harrisburg, Community Psychology and Social Change, Education, Education: Organization, Development, and Change / Training and Development, Health, Health Education, Kinesiology, Exercise, and Sport Science, Nursing, Psychology
Finding a Few Questions Fast
If you are working on a simple assignment and just about any test will help, try these:
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Measures for Clinical Practice and Research: a Sourcebook by Call Number: BF176.F57 2020 (1st floor)ISBN: 9780190655792Publication Date: 2020-02-27Contains hundreds of measures that are ready-to-use. Volume 1 focuses on couples, families, and children. Volume 2 focuses on adults.
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PsycTESTSThe library's best database for Psychology instruments. To focus on entries that provide test questions, choose "full text." If you do so, each result will include a document with a cover-page that indicates the author(s), original source, and a statement regarding the authors' permission for using the test. Following the cover page is the test itself.
Sources of Freely Available Tests
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BRFSS QuestionnairesSurveys used by the CDC to assess behavioral health risks.
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CHIPTS Resource LibraryCHIPTS, a research center within UCLA, offers a library of freely-available tests relating to alcohol/drug use, HIV-AIDS, and other community health issues.
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National Survey of Children's Health QuestionnairesQuestions used for an annual survey by the Health Resources and Services Administration.
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NAEP QuestionnairesStudent, teacher, and other questionnaires used for the National Assessment of Educational Progress.
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Positive Psychology Research CenterQuestionnaires developed by the University of Pennsylvania relating to positive psychology.
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RAND SurveysA collection of surveys developed for health policy research.
Poll Data
If you are interested in people’s attitudes toward education, health, race, or other social issues, try public opinion polls.
CAUTION: These databases contain poll questions dating back to the 1930s, as well as recent surveys. Also, these databases do not provide information about whether the questions were valid or well-designed.
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Roper Center Public Opinion ArchivesIncludes questions, code books, and other information regarding more than 10,000 U.S. and 8,000 international polls going back to the 1930s.