LIBRARY GUIDE TO CNS 6010 - Counseling Testing and Assessment

• Library presentation: Researching counseling tests and assessments
• KWHL chart template (you can make a copy)

Other learning tools that may be helpful:

• Reading Scholarly Articles micro-course
• Academic Integrity in Research & Writing micro-course (aka the Plagiarism course)
• Online Library Instruction: CNS 6010 & OU Libraries micro-course

You may need to cite a test or review of a test -- here are resources that explain both citations:

• UPDATED FOR APA 7TH: Citing a test in APA style - from Morningside University library
• UP-TO-DATE FOR APA 7TH: Citing a review of a test in APA style - from Bloomsburg University library

When Dr. Hess is online, feel free to ask a question via chat.

• Request books be pulled for pickup - shipping and contactless pick-up available
• Request PDF copies of print articles and book chapters
• Electronic course reserves, available for some classes
• Virtual research help

Library OneSearch
Use the catalog to find books, videos, recordings, and goverment documents we have at the library.

MelCat
A statewide catalog of many of Michigan's libraries. It allows you to request books at another library be sent to Kresge Library for you.

AVON: Academic Video Online
A multidisciplinary collection of videos that touches on the curriculum needs of virtually every department. Look for specialized collections (Theatre in Video, Opera in Video) under Advanced Search.
Psychotherapy.net
A streaming video collection of over 50 videos featuring demonstrations of psychotherapy and counseling sessions, covering a wide range of modalities, populations, and approaches.

Interlibrary Loan
You may request materials we don't have and we'll borrow them from another library for you.

Refworks allows you to create a personal database of references and automatically generate formatted bibliographies for your projects.

APA Style Guide (from the APA)
The Writing Center at Oakland University

As you look for information on tests and measures online, you should begin by looking for information about the test or assessment you are researching. You can use: 
Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print
A comprehensive guide and bibliography to contemporary testing instruments. Contains descriptive information (test purpose, publisher, pricing, population, and scores) and edited reviews written by leading content area experts. How to export to RefWorks

PsycTESTS
A research database that provides access to psychological tests, measures, scales, and other assessments as well as descriptive and administrative information.

You may also want to look at test publishers' websites, which you can often find by using a search engine to find information on your test or assessment.

In addition to our online resources, OU Libraries also have a Test Critiques, a 10-book series that provides validity and reliability information on many tests.

Find information about Test Critiques here, or locate them on the second (main) floor of the Kresge Library at REF BF 176 .T149.

Once you have found information about your test or assessment, you should then use OU Libraries' scholarly databases to find:

• Reviews of tests and assessments
• Psychometric evaluations of tests or assessments
• Test or assessment information in an article's appendix 

Your best bet resources are:
PsycINFO
Need articles in psychology or counseling? Use PsycINFO! It's a great resource and is published by the American Psychological Association. How to export to RefWorks

ERIC
Includes education and related topics - journal articles, conferences, meetings, government documents, theses, dissertations, reports, audiovisual media, bibliographies, directories, books and monographs.  How to export to RefWorks

JSTOR
Full text of core scholarly journals from their beginning to approximately one year ago. Disciplines include botany, business, ecology, general science, humanities, mathematics, social sciences, and statistics. Browsable by discipline and full-text searchable across all disciplines. Especially good for historic or classic articles in most fields. Coverage: 1665 to present. How to export to RefWorks

Good keywords and key phrases to find this kind of information include psychometrics, assessment, "test validity," "test reliability," validity, reliability
 

In addition to looking in OU Libraries' databases, you may also want to search directly in the ACA journals that the Libraries have access to:

• Journal of Counseling and Development
• Adultspan Journal
• Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation (CORE)
• Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development (MECD)
• Journal of Creativity in Mental Health
• Journal of College Counseling
• Journal of Military and Government Counseling
• Counselor Education and Supervision
• Journal of Humanistic Counseling
• The Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling
• Journal of Multicultural Counseling Development (JMCD)
• Journal of Mental Health Counseling
• Professional School Counseling
• Counseling and Values Journal for Specialists in Group Work
• Journal for Social Action in Counseling and Psychology
• Journal of Addictions and Offender Counseling
• The Family Journal
• Career Development Quarterly
• Journal of Employment Counseling

Those journals not hyperlinked are not available through OU Libraries.

To locate articles that are cited in a bibliography, use Library OneSearch . For example, to find the article:

• Marsh, H. W., & Richards, G. E. (1988). Tennessee self concept scale: Reliability, internal structure, and construct validity. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 55(4), 612-624.

Search by Title in Library OneSearch. Type in a portion of the article title in quotations: "Tennessee self concept scale reliability"

You'll see that we have access to this article online and in print.