This page offers information on tests and test construction.

In the library collection you can find literature about tests en test theory (call no's 300-329), but not the tests themselves.

For example:

APA handbook of testing and assessment in psychology, Kurt F. Geisinger, Bruce A. Bracken, American Psychological Association.

Call no.: 300 177

Algemene psychodiagnostiek / I, Testmethoden, J. de Zeeuw, Riet Dekker, Wilma C.M. Resing

Call no.: 300 8

Research Support

Research Support BSS provides support on all research related areas, specifically data management, funding, providing and maintaining technical equipment, use of software, and policy and regulation. Support is provided by means of personal advice, training, and technical facilitation. They can assist you with, among other things:

• Support in the context of Experiments
• Support in the area of Tests and Questionnaires
• Support in the area of Online Research
• Lab spaces
• Borrowing equipment

The department supports a large number of software packages that are used for research, the processing of data and the analysis of observations.

For further questions you can contact us via e-mail: researchsupportbss@rug.nl

COTAN

The Commission Testaangelegenheden Nederland (COTAN) assesses psychodiagnostic instruments that are edited in the Netherlands and presented for evaluation to COTAN.

PsycINFO

The database PsycINFO offers various possibilities to find (information about) psychological tests:

Use the field Test & Measures in order to find results where a test has been used, and then use the limiter Test & Measures that will restrict to documents that are specifically about a particular test or measurement instrument. This is a good way to eliminate studies that did use a specific test or measurement as a methodology, but which are actually about another topic.

Behavioural and Social Sciences

Since June 2023, the faculty’s two test centres of Psychology and Pedagogical and Educational Sciences have merged into one. 

The new test centre can be found in the ambulatory, next to the Nieuwenhuis building, in room 80. Opposite the test centre is the secretariat where you can ask questions and borrow items. You can also contact them by email, testotheek@rug.nl

Perusal or borrowing test materials is only possible for students and staff members from the Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences. A student card or staff card is required for borrowing test materials.

ADNG (Archief en Documentatiecentrum Nederlandse Gedragswetenschappen)

Type of material: Historical test material, especially before 1975. Employees, students and historians of Psychology can use this material. The catalogue is a list that can be found at the Centre.

Room: 154 Heymans building
Internetsite: http://www.adng.nl/
Tel.: 050 3636333 / 050 3636465
Email: info@adng.nl