Using Basic Queries

1. Select the criteria
To help you quickly find assessments that meet your needs, many individual assessment characteristics may be queried using the links below. Click a link to view a list of assessments that meet the specified criteria.

2. View the matching assessments
Clicking on a query will show the list of assessments that met the criteria. To help you preview assessments in the list, some queries show data for relevant characteristics. See below for a key to interpreting the data.

3. View assessment profiles
From the list of assessments, you may click on any assessment to view its full profile. The assessment profile contains a listing of all assessment characteristics.

• "Y" indicates that the assessment meets the criteria in the column heading.
• "N" indicates that the assessment does not meet the criteria in the column heading.
• "Unknown" indicates that there was insufficient information available to determine if the criteria was met.

Database Queries

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View the complete list of unverified assessments

What does the instrument assess?

1. Which assessments can be used to assess social-emotional development?
2. Which assessments can be used to assess early literacy?
3. Which assessments can be used to assess language development?
4. Which assessments can be used to assess early numeracy?
5. Which assessments can be used to assess fine motor skills?
6. Which assessments can be used to assess gross motor skills?
7. Which assessments can be used to assess both fine and gross motor skills?
8. Which assessments can be used to assess children's creativity?
9. Which assessments can be used to assess cognitive development?

How is the assessment used?

10. Which assessments can be used for measuring school readiness?
11. Which assessments can be used for screening?
12. Which assessments can be used to develop an IEP?
13. Which assessments can be used to evaluate the classroom environment?
14. Which assessments can be used to measure how much children have learned?
15. Which assessments can be used to assess childrens' IQ ?

Which children use this assessment?

16. Which assessments are designed to be used with children who speak Spanish?

How are the assessments administered?

17. Which assessments are given to one child at a time?
18. Which assessments are given to more than one child at a time?
19. Which assessments require training to administer?

What kind of information is used for the assessment?

20. Which assessments require observations of the children?
21. Which assessments require gathering samples of the children's work?

Do the test developers include information about the assessment's quality?

22. Which assessments are standardized?
23. Which assessments are normed?
24. Which assessments include data on their reliability?
25. Which assessments include data on their validity?