advanced communication studies research

Finding Tests & Measures

Connectors

Review of the databases

Finding Tests

Narrows a search

Both terms appear in same record

Terms have different meanings

example: infidelity AND culture

AND

OR

Broadens a search

Either term may appear in record

Terms have similar meanings example: adultery OR cheating

Can look for multiple endings of a

word or plurals

measure* measure measures asterisk

Proximity Phrase Searching

Allows you to specify how close

you want your terms to appear in

the record

online w4 interaction

“online interaction”

Searches: title, abstract,

subjects and in some

cases the full text of the

record

Keywords Default fields

Subject

Descriptor

Searches: only the subject

line-This makes your

searches more specific

and better defined

PsycInfo & CMMC

Keywords Suggested

Search for tests by title or keyword

See the full text of the reviews

Order information

There are usually guidelines and copyright issues which prevent the posting of legitimate tests and measures on the Internet. You will be able to find a variety of Internet tests which are not scientific and provided for recreational usage.

Primarily Education related measures

TIM in the title field searches the files

available at CSULB

Downloadable in the order option field

searches for items available electronic (for a FEE)

Location: Lower Level (accession number varies) Library has sets: A-Z (1975-2000) This is a set of tests published by the ETS. This is the ONLY comprehensive set of tests available in the library.

Finding Tests & Measures in

Theses and Dissertations

Available electronically

Contains the FULL TEXT of some CSULB Theses

Some dissertations/theses are required to include scales and measures in the appendices

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