Encyclopaedia of Educational Research Methodology Volume-3

Educational and psychological tests are an important tools in the hands of researchers, school psychologists, clinical psychologists, counselors and teachers who select, administer and interpret them and make decisions based on test scores. However, in order to choose the right test to meet their needs, these tests need scientifically prepared reviews of the available tests. Besides, the test users, the test reviews may exercise quality control on development of psychological tests in the country. The reviews may motivate the test developers and publishers to place fewer and better tests on the market. The quality of research may also be improved. The present work in three volumes is aimed at bringing together various Tests so that the researchers can locate and utilize these easily. These include Tests of Creativity Tests of intelligence; Aptitude Tests; Personality Tests; Personality lnventories; lntelligence Tests (verbal and non-verbal); Achievement Motivation Tests; Attitude Scales and other psychological Tests. Thus, the work has become encyclopaedic in nature.

Dr. Shakuntla Nagpal (b. 1949) is Professor at DTEE, NCERT, New Delhi. She obtained M.A.(Psy.), M.Ed., Ph.D.(Edn.) degrees. She also holds Diploma in Distance Education and Diploma in Educational and Vocational Guidance. A seasoned teacher having two decades professional standing, she has organised many training programmes and has published about two dozen research articles in various journals. She has successfully conducted many research projects and supervised Ph.D. scholars. An active member of many professional bodies, Dr.(Mrs.) Nagpal has been engaged with various curricular activities.