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SWOK 587: Tests & Measures

A guide to the social work resources available at Heritage University

Tests & Measures

Most tests and measures are copyright-protected.  This includes things you find online.  You are responsible for determining if your intended use of an instrument requires permission from the copyright holder.  
 

The following items do not require copyright permission

  • Items published before 1929. 
  • U.S. federal government-cre measures.  
  • Items in the Creative Commons

Rights and responsibilities of test takers
(APA)

The intent of this statement is to enumerate and clarify the expectations that test takers may reasonably have about the testing process, and the expectations that those who develop, administer, and use tests may have of test takers.

Hays RD, Weech-Maldonado R, Teresi JA, Wallace SP, Stewart AL. Commentary: Copyright Restrictions Versus Open Access to Survey Instruments. Med Care. 2018 Feb;56(2):107-110. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000000857. PMID: 29256974; PMCID: PMC5766425.

Finding Aids

Finding the Right Tools 
Student researchers need to know what to look for in a measurement instrument

Testing Compilations

Substance Use Screening & Assessment Instruments

This resource is intended to help clinicians and researchers find instruments used for screening and assessment of substance use and substance use disorders. Some instruments are in the public domain and can be freely downloaded from the web; others can only be obtained from the copyright holder. We don't provide copies of instruments, but links to contact and availability information are included if known. We welcome submissions of instruments, as well as corrections for those already included.

CMS Measures Inventory Tool
The CMS Measure Inventory Tool (CMIT) is the repository of record for information about the measures which CMS uses to promote healthcare quality and quality improvement. CMS and its partners use this measure inventory to inform stakeholders, to manage its measure portfolio, and to guide measure development.

MIDSS: Measurement Instrument Database for the Social Science
This website is designed as an information source for better health

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  • TMdb "The TMdb is an aid in locating known assessment instruments. Entries include only instrument title, author, date, & pages located in a larger compilation.  We assume  a proper literature review has been done to identify the appropriate tools."

Questionnaire Instrument Compendium Last Updated 4/12/
My policy is to link only to pages where (a) the full instrument is shown, and (b) the instrument was put on the web by the person who created the instrument, thus ensuring that the instrument was intended to be put into the public domain.  If you know of additional pages for me to link to, please e-mail me via the link above. 
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Risk behavior surveys

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is the nation’s premier system of health-related telephone surveys that collect state data about U.S. residents regarding their health-related risk behaviors, chronic health conditions, and use of preventive services. 

Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance Survey
The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)  is a system of surveys, including: a national school-based survey conducted by CDC and state, territorial, tribal; and local surveys conducted by state, territorial, and local education and health agencies and tribal governments monitors.

 

Tobacco Free Kids State Reports
The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and the Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund are the leading advocacy organizations working to reduce tobacco use and its deadly consequences in the United States and around the world.

 

SAMHSA Data Resources
SAMHDA is a one-stop shop for SAMHSA public use data with online analysis tools. Open the SAMHDA one pager linkLearn more about different types of data files, what data are available as free downloadable PUFs, and what online analysis systems are available on the site.
 

National Drug Early Warning System
The National Drug Early Warning System (NDEWS), funded to the University of Florida by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), provides the field with timely, salient, and valuable information on emerging substance use trends.

Test Takers

Rights and responsibilities of test takers
Read and/or listen to your rights and responsibilities as a test taker. · Treat others with courtesy and respect during the testing process.

Testing Organizations

American Psychological Association 

Association of Test Publishers (ATP Global)
Founded in 1992 ATP is a global, nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and preserving the general welfare of testing & assessment, and its value to society in all its forms and uses. ATP members are committed to encouraging international strategies which advance the position of the industry, its technology, and the science that supports it.  You can learn about ATP's proud history of advocacy here: ATP Advocacy History and Milestones.