The BEST BET for finding valid and reliable surveys, quizzes, scales, and other types of instruments.
*Surveys for environmental consciousness, perceptions of crime, littering behaviors, poverty, and more.
PsycTESTS is a research database that provides access to psychological tests, measures, scales, surveys, and other assessments as well as descriptive information about the test and its development and administration.
Practical advice on survey research, action research, case studies, observation, and many other service learning research methods.
*Great as mini-lessons in Canvas courses.
**Some faculty use Sage as a supplemental textbook.
SAGE Research Methods is a research methods tool created to help researchers, faculty and students with their research projects. SAGE Research Methods links over 100,000 pages of SAGE's renowned book, journal and reference content with truly advanced search and discovery tools. Researchers can explore methods concepts to help them design research projects, understand particular methods or identify a new method, conduct their research, and write up their findings. Since SAGE Research Methods focuses on methodology rather than disciplines, it can be used across the social sciences, health sciences, and more. SAGE Research Methods contains content from more than 640 books, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and handbooks, the entire Little Green Book, and Little Blue Book series, two Major Works collating a selection of journal articles, and newly commissioned videos. Our access is to: SRM Core Update 2020-2025; SRM Cases (includes updates through 2025); SRM Cases 2.
A service within the Penn State Libraries that provides research assistance for quantitative methods as well as services for GIS and spatial research.
*Berks students can use the Statistical Consultations form to schedule a teleconference session with a data expert at University Park.