Tests, Scales, Assessments: Locating Tests in ETS Collection

1. To search for the ETS Test Collection, click on "All Databases A-Z" on the Libraries webpage. In the alphabetical list find ETS Testlink and click on the link.  (Or use the link on this page.)
2. Once you’re there, click on  “Search the TestLink”  icon, near the bottom of the page.
3. Enter search terms.  You can change the field you are searching by clicking on the dropdown box next to “Title Search” and choosing another field.
4. A list of titles of tests will be displayed.  To choose one, click on the title to see the complete record for that test.
5. When the complete record is displayed, you need to look at the Availability field to determine where you can find the complete test.  Sometimes, journal articles are cited, or ERIC documents.  Occasionally the author is the only source.  

• Availability--Somewhere in this field it will say “Tests in Microfiche” 
• Test Acronyms--This field will state TIM followed by a letter. 
• Call Number--This field will give you the microfiche card number (a 4-6 digit number).  You will need the letter and the number to find the fiche in the Ekstrom Microforms area.

To limit your search in Test Locator Service to only those tests available in Microfiche, from the search screen -

• From the Search screen, Click on Advanced (just below the blank search box).
• In the first dropdown box choose the field you want to search for your topic word (e.g., Title Search or Descriptor Search or Abstract). Type your subject word in the far right box and click search.
• When those results come up, go back to the first dropdown box and choose Availability.  Type microfiche in the far right box and click search.
• The computer combines the 2 searches so you get the relevant articles that are available in Tests in Microfiche.

An alternate for locating the tests is to use the paper index to the set, also in the Current Periodicals and Microfilm.