Library Home Page > Research Topics educational testing This guide is an introduction to the research process that, while not being an exhaustive list of information resources available, should be helpful in getting started in your research about educational testing.  Below you will find pointers to suggested research terms about educational testing, materials in the library catalog about educational testing, websites relevant to educational testing, and links to library databases that contain information about educational testing.  Please use our email reference service, contact us at (310) 434-4254, or visit us in the library at the reference desk if you need further assistance. Go to:    Suggested Research Terms    Materials in the Library Catalog     Websites    Library Databases Suggested Research Terms One of the really helpful things when searching for information about a topic is a short list of terms related to a topic.  We think the following terms will help with your research about educational testing: testing aptitude tests Scholastic Aptitude Test Educational Testing Service standardized tests Back to top of page Materials in the library catalog related to educational testing We have the following materials in the library catalog related to educational testing: educational tests and measurements psychological tests cheating (education) ability testing Back to top of page Websites on educational testing The following websites will help you with your research on educational testing: ETS: Educational Testing Service The Educational Testing Service is "the world's largest  private educational testing and measurement organization" and their homepage offers access to information about (and testing dates and venues for )such tests as the SAT, TOEFL, and GRE tests.,  The High Stakes of Educational Testing The American Psychological Association's Monitor on Psychology offers this 2001 publication addressing cultural fairness issues in testing. Leadership Statement of Nine Principles on Equity and Educational Testing and Assessment Addressing concerns that educational tests were unfair to diverse populations, reform movements in the education test field came into being. This page offers a "statement developed by a group of educational leaders seeking to ensure that concerns for equity would be reflected in all efforts at assessment reform".  Back to top of page Library Databases relevant to educational testing The following Santa Monica College Library online databases may contain material relevant to educational testing.  Databases may include magazine, newspaper and journal articles.  Off-campus users, please note: you must be a Santa Monica College student, faculty or staff member to use these services. Academic Search Premier, MasterFile Premier Academic Search Premier and MasterFile Premier provide full text for over 6200 periodicals including full text for more than 3,500 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage spans virtually every area of academic study and offers information dating as far back as 1975. National Newspapers (U.S.) Searchable index for recent issues of the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal and the Christian Science Monitor. Full-text for newer issues and citations for older materials. More information on coverage Newspaper Source (Regional, National and International) Provides selected full text for 25 national (U.S.) and international newspapers. The database also contains full text television & radio news transcripts, and selected full text for more than 200 regional (U.S.) newspapers. Ethnic NewsWatch News, culture and history from the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press -- English and Spanish language. Philosophy and Religion Collection Covers such topics as epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy, world religions, biblical studies, religious history. Includes more than 300 full text journals. Encyclopedia Americana Includes 45,000 articles, plus thousands of hypertext links to web sites featuring additional data. It is updated quarterly. Encyclopedia, Funk and Wagnalls New World Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas. JSTOR Back issues of over 300 scholarly journals in a wide variety of disciplines: African American Studies, African Studies, Anthropology, Archeology, Art and Architecture, Asian Studies, Ecology, Economics, Education, Finance, Geography, History, Language & Literature, Latin American Studies, Mathematics, Music, Middle East Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Population Studies, Slavic Studies, Sociology and Statistics. NetLibrary Over 10,000 electronic books (e-books) from leading university, trade and professional publishers. Titles across all subject areas. Includes an extensive collection of e-books in the public domain, featuring classics in literature and history. (One maximum simultaneous user per book)    Researched and evaluated by: ap 4/20/02 Back to top of page