Tests and measures may be either commercial or noncommercial (free). The Library does not collect examples of commercial tests because most publishers do not sell them to libraries. To see a copy of most commercial tests, you must buy a copy. In some cases, publishers will only sell psychological instruments to those with relevant professional credentials.
Even if a test is noncommercial (unpublished and freely available), you should obtain permission from the author to use it.
For more information on the proper use of tests, see Standards for educational and psychological testing prepared by the Joint Committee on Standards for Educational and
Psychological Testing of the American Educational Research Association,
the American Psychological Association, and the National Council on
Mesurement in Education. This document is not available electronically.
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