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Dr. Green’s PTE 5013: MMY and TiP
Hi,
My name is Paul Stenis, and we met on Tuesday, October 26th, to talk about Mental Measurements Yearbook and Tests In Print.
The more important of the two is Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY). If MMY is Batman, Tests In Print(TiP) is Robin.
The Mental Measurements Yearbook is a reference book comprised of evaluative test reviews written by experts in selected fields. The MMY is published with the overarching goal of promoting and encouraging informed test selection. the yearbooks in the MMY series are not cumulative; instead each new yearbook covers “tests that are new or significantly revised since the publication of the” previous edition. There are currently 18 MMYs.
MMY norms a test. Norming assesses a test’s validity and reliability:
- Validity: The test measures what it is supposed to measure
- Reliability: The test returns consistent results
MMY entries usually include 2 reviews of the test.
Tests in Print is a comprehensive bibliography of all known commercially available tests, with *references* to the test reviews in MMY. Unlike MMY, Tests in Print is cumulative with each new edition. There are currently 7 editions of TiP. The latest version of TiP covers the first 16 MMYs.
*References in TiP come in two forms:
1. T5:539
2. 9:729
The first reference (with the T) points to a previous entry in TiP volume 5, test number 539. The second reference (without the T) points to the ninth MMY, test number 729.
Both are available in print in our First Floor Reference Collection. Search our Library Catalog to locate them.
The MMY and TiP database is available in the Library’s online subject guide for Education. Look under Top reference works for Education. They’re both EBSCOHost databases.
MMY and TIP in EBSCOHOST
MMY reviews tests, but it doesn’t provide the actual test. Chambers Library, however, keeps a few tests for your class to view. To look at a list of available tests, search the library catalog by call number with “test” in the search box.
If you have questions, don’t hesitate to email me at pstenis@uco.edu. As always, please feel free to visit our Ask Us! page to ask for guidance. We’re happy to help.
Paul
PTE 5013 — Green — Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY)
Welcome!
This instruction session contains an overview of Mental Measurements Yearbook and its finding tool Tests in Print.
What is Mental Measurements Yearbook?
Mental Measurements Yearbook, or MMY for short, reviews test instruments. Before MMY, researchers had no way of knowing whether a test accurately measured what it was supposed to measure. MMY norms a test.
What is “Norming?”
Norming assesses a test’s validity and reliability:
- Validity: The test measures what it is supposed to measure
- Reliability: The test returns consistent results
MMY entries usually include 2 reviews of the test.
MMY in Print
The MMY in print was first published in the 1930′s, with successive editions in the years following. There are currently 17 editions of MMY in print. The library owns all editions. They are located on 1st floor north.
MMY Electronic
Mental Measurements Yearbook. An electronic version of MMY became available several years ago to the joy of researchers everywhere! The electronic edition contains the full text of all reviews starting with the ninth edition of MMY.
SEARCH TIP #1: If you don’t have a test in mind, type in your keywords to start, but consider using broader keywords if you retrieve no records. Example: class size measures the classroom environment. The broader term environment should retrieve more reviews.
SEARCH TIP #2: Go to the Refine Search tab and and select “Also search within the full text of the articles.” This change should increase the number of records retrieved.
Finding Reviews before the Ninth Edition
Tests in Print in print and electronic format serves as a finding tool for reviews prior to the 9th edition.
Tests in Print electronic. Search in the electronic format. The entries will direct you to the edition of the print MMY for a review.
Tests in Print in print. These are located with the MMY on the Reference collection on the 1st floor of the library, north side. Ask at the reference desk for assistance using these volumes.
Finding the Actual Test
MMY reviews tests, but it doesn’t provide the actual test. Part of an MMY entry includes information to purchase tests along with reviews. Chambers Library owns a few tests available for your class to view. To look at a list of available tests. Search the library catalog by call number with the call number “test” in the search box. Watch this video for a demonstration.
Need more help? Ask Us!
Ona Lou Britton
PTE 5013 — Fundamentals of Education Research — Green
Hello!
Several databases contain articles and other materials pertinent to education. These databases should fulfill the requirements for Dr. Green’s assignments.
Choosing Keywords
When searching for articles for this class consider using broad search terms as well as narrower terms. If you are searching for math grades, for example think about the topic’s broader concepts. You are doing a literature review, and using broader concepts will allow you to be as thorough as possible.
Education Databases
ERIC (Educational Resources Information Clearinghouse). Comprehensive database for all aspects of education, including higher education.
TIP: ERIC contains many materials that are not articles, called ERIC documents. To remove ERIC documents, go to the Limiters or Update Results screen and use the Journal or Document limiter.
Professional Development Collection. Contains approximately 500 journals pertaining to education.
TIP: This database covers a smaller set of materials than ERIC, but it is useful if an assignment requires only one or two journal articles. The limiters and Update Results screen contain a limiter for scholarly journals.
Education Research Complete. A trial database containing copious full text for education journals at all education levels.
More Useful Databases
PsycInfo. Contains articles and other materials on all aspects of psychology. Functions for psychology as ERIC does for education.
SocIndex. Contains articles from scholarly and popular journals pertaining to sociology.
Searching Multiple Databases
You may search several Ebsco databases at once. Watch this video for a review.
Book Catalogs
Ulrich’s Periodical Directory. Tool which allows you to determine if a journal is scholarly.
Book Catalogs
Books are useful for finding in depth treatment of a topic. Consult the following catalogs to find books inside and outside the library.
UCO Library Catalog. Searches for all the materials held at Chambers Library.
WorldCat. Searches 54,000 library catalogs worldwide. Use for interlibrary pertinent materials from other libraries.
Dr. Green’s PTE 5013: MMY and TiP
Hi,
My name is Paul Stenis, and we met on Tuesday afternoon, March 23rd to talk about Mental Measurements Yearbook and Tests In Print, each of which are published in print and online.
The more important of the two is Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY). If MMY is Batman, Tests In Print (TiP) is Robin.
The Mental Measurements Yearbook is comprised of evaluative test reviews written by experts in selected fields. The MMY is published with the overarching goal of promoting and encouraging informed test selection. Each yearbook in the MMY series is not cumulative; instead each new yearbook covers “tests that are new or significantly revised since the publication of the” previous edition. There are currently 17 MMYs.
MMY norms a test. Norming assesses a test’s validity and reliability:
- Validity: The test measures what it is supposed to measure
- Reliability: The test returns consistent results
MMY entries usually include 2 reviews of the test.
Tests in Print is a comprehensive bibliography of all known commercially available tests, with *references* to the test reviews in MMY. Unlike MMY, Tests in Print is cumulative with each new edition. There are currently 7 editions of TiP. The latest version of TiP covers the first 16 MMYs.
*References in TiP come in two forms:
1. T5:539
2. 9:729
The first reference (with the T) points to a previous entry in TiP volume 5, test number 539. The second reference (without the T) points to the ninth MMY, test number 729.
Both are available in print in our First Floor Reference Collection. Search our Library Catalog to locate them.
Both the MMY and TiP databases are available in the Library’s online subject guide for Education. Look under Top reference works for Education. They’re both EBSCOHost databases.
MMY reviews tests, but it doesn’t provide the actual test. Chambers Library, however, keeps a few tests for your class to view. To look at a list of available tests, search the library catalog by call number with “test” in the search box.
If you have questions, don’t hesitate to email me at pstenis@uco.edu, and as always please feel free to visit our Ask Us! page to ask for guidance. We’re happy to help.
Paul
Dr. Green’s PTE 5013– MMY & TiP Class
Well, like I promised, here’s a blog posting about your class this evening.
First things first…
The Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY) The purpose of the Yearbook is to provide evaluative information to promote informed test selection. Typical test entries include descriptive information, professional reviews, and reviewer references.
To be included, a test must be:
1.) commercially available
2.) be published in the English language
3. ) and be new, revised, or widely used since it last appeared in the series.
The MMY in print in the Reference Collection goes back to the first volume and up to volume 15. The library’s MMY online subscription provides coverage from volume 9 to the present (vlme. 17).
Also, remember your “Advanced Search” tab in the electronic MMY:
This can allow you to do all sorts of funky things like search only certain yearbooks, test categories, publication years, etc.
So, if you’re really want to impress your professor, I might suggest taking a look at her own reviewed tests 
Now, what about those Tests in Print?
What is Tests In Print?
Tests in Print (TIP) serves as a comprehensive bibliography to all known commercially available tests that are currently in print in the English language. Information includes test purpose, test publisher, in-print status, price, test acronym, intended test population, administration times, publication date(s), and test author(s). Tests in Print also guides readers to candidly critical test reviews published in the Mental Measurements Yearbook series.
Now, remember, TiP does NOT contain test reviews, but it will give you quick information about tests such as publisher information, test time, scores, etc.
It will also give you something called a “cross reference” which will tell you where in the MMY you can find a review for the test you’re looking at.
For this cross reference, TiP is telling you to go to the 14th edition of MMY and then to test number 54 for the test review.
If you ever see a T before a number such as T3:153– This is a cross reference to another Tests in Print edition; thus, you would need to go to Tests in Print edition 3 then look at test number 153.
Alrightie… Have a glorious evening and please remember that if you need any additional assistance please contact us through the Ask Us! link on the library homepage or come visit us at the reference desk!
We love questions!
>^..^< Amanda
P.S. Also, don't forget you can do a search for (but no reviews) for what is where in the MMY on the Buros Testing website.
Dr. Green’s PTE 5013– The MMY
Well, like I promised, here’s a blog posting about your class this evening.
First things first…
The Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY) The purpose of the Yearbook is to provide evaluative information to promote informed test selection. Typical test entries include descriptive information, professional reviews, and reviewer references.
To be included, a test must be:
1.) commercially available
2.) be published in the English language
3. ) and be new, revised, or widely used since it last appeared in the series.
The MMY in print in the Reference Collection goes back to the first volume and up to volume 15. The library’s MMY online subscription provides coverage from volume 9 to the present (vlme. 17).
Also, remember your “Advanced Search” tab in the electronic MMY:
This can allow you to do all sorts of funky things like search only certain yearbooks, test categories, publication years, etc.
So, if you’re really want to impress your professor, I might suggest taking a look at her own reviewed tests
Now, what about those Tests in Print?
What is Tests In Print?
Tests in Print (TIP) serves as a comprehensive bibliography to all known commercially available tests that are currently in print in the English language. Information includes test purpose, test publisher, in-print status, price, test acronym, intended test population, administration times, publication date(s), and test author(s). Tests in Print also guides readers to candidly critical test reviews published in the Mental Measurements Yearbook series.
Now, remember, TiP does NOT contain test reviews, but it will give you quick information about tests such as publisher information, test time, scores, etc.
It will also give you something called a “cross reference” which will tell you where in the MMY you can find a review for the test you’re looking at.
For this cross reference, TiP is telling you to go to the 14th edition of MMY and then to test number 54 for the test review.
If you ever see a T before a number such as T3:153– This is a cross reference to another Tests in Print edition; thus, you would need to go to Tests in Print edition 3 then look at test number 153.
Alrightie… Have a glorious evening and please remember that if you need any additional assistance please contact us through the Ask Us! link on the library homepage or come visit us at the reference desk!
We love questions!
>^..^< Amanda
P.S. Also, don't forget you can do a search for (but no reviews) for what is where in the MMY on the Buros Testing website.
PTE5013 Foundations of Educational Research – Green
Session One – Education Resources
Databases
*Note – Direct links can be used on campus. If you are off campus select Find Articles (Databases) > Choose a Subject > Family & Child Development >
ERIC (Educational Resource Information Center) – Education related articles, documents, lesson plans, technical reports and reviews
Professional Development Collection - Full-text of 500 journals in education, 300 peer reviewed
PsychInfo - Full-text, citations, and abstracts to articles, books, and other materials related to pyschology
SocIndex - Full-text and citations to articles, books, and conference papers in sociology
Additional Databases for Speech/Language
Communication & Mass Media - communication, journalism and mass media
Medline - largest medical database with worldwide coverage – *Remember this database uses different subject headings (MESH) *Note – Direct links can be used on campus. If you are off campus select Find Articles (Databases) > Choose a Subject > Health and Medicine > Medline
Peer Reviewed or Refereed Journals
Ulrich’s Periodical Directory Use this database to ensure that your article is in a peer reviewed or refereed journal. It is very important to type the name of the journal into Ulrich’s and not the article name. Some databases give you the option to search only for peer reviewed articles. For this class you should still check the journal publication type in Ulrich’s.
Finding Original Research
If you find an article that references another study or research, you can trace back to the original research by looking at the reference page of the article you are reading. Find the name of the publication then type that publication name into Journal Titles on the library home page to see if we own that publication. If we do, you can look up by the date, volume, issue etc. If we do not own that publication you can order through interlibrary loan.
Helpful Resources for Citing Sources
APA Style Guide - handout given during class
OWL (Online Writing Lab at Purdue) - Offers examples of citing sources and other helpful information for writing academic papers.
APA Website Gives updated information on citing electronic references not included in the APA Manual.
Knight Cite and Son of Citation Machine are just two examples of web sources you can use to help format your reference or bibliography page. These should be used only as a guide as they may not be 100% accurate. Always check results with the APA manual.
The Reference Desk has a copy of the APA manual that you may use in the library. The circulation desk also has a limited number of copies that can be check out for limited periods of time.
Using RSS (that Google Reader thing…) Link to that video we saw in class: http://youtube.com/watch?v=0klgLsSxGsU Free RSS readers:
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Google Reader- google.com/reader
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BlogLines- http://www.bloglines.com/
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NetVibes- http://www.netvibes.com/
Quick tutorial video about how to set up an RSS search alert in EBSCO and plug it into a reader: http://www.screencast.com/users/Jana/folders/Jing/media/1b40076e-a0db-4591-b3c1-0eab2bcc5a0d
If you need additional assistance please contact us through the Ask Us! link on the library homepage or come visit us at the reference desk. For more practice on the topics covered in this class try out our self-paced Searchpath Tutorial.
PTE5013 Foundations of Educational Research
Hello Students,
Below is the powerpoint presentation used in class. I have also added links to assist you with APA Style formatting.
Tonya L Holt
Reference & Instruction Librarian
Note: For those of you conducting research on a health related topic you may want to try some of the following databases in Health and Medicine:
Health Source: Nursing Edition
CINAHL (Cummulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature)
Medline
Learn more about using UCO Library Resources
UCO Chambers Library Tutorial This free online tutorial covers information sources, searching strategies, how to find books, how to find articles and citations and plagariasm. If you are interested in learning more, you can use this tutorial at your own pace.
APA Style
APA Handout This is copy of the handout given in class.
The OWL at Purdue (Online Writing Lab) This website offers more examples of writing and citing in APA style.
KnightCite This website will help you format your reference page. Be sure to select APA style on the left side. May not be 100% accurate. Always check your APA manual.
Son of Citation Machine This is another website to help you format your reference page. Again, be sure to select APA style on the left side. May not be 100% accurate. Always check your APA manual.
If you need further assistance please visit us at the Reference Desk or contact us through our Ask Us! link on the library homepage.
Foundations of Education PTE 5013 – Dr. Melinda Green (Monday, June 18)
Hello Students,
I have posted information we discussed for conducting a literature search for your class assignment. Below is the presentation used in class which should cover just about everything you need:
Library Handouts:
Citation Creators:
WARNING!!! These are not 100% accurate. Always compare results with the APA manual. A copy is available at reference desk for in library use. The circulation department also has a limited number of copies available for in library use and checkout.
Writing Tips and Citation Information:
Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue
Please remember, if you need help or have a question for another class, please feel free to chat with us (chat box is on our MySpace profile), call us (405-974-2878), email us, or stop by the reference desk. We’re here to help!
Thank you,
Tonya Holt
Reference & Instruction Librarian
Foundations of Education PTE 5013 – Dr. Melinda Green (Monday, June 18)
Hello Students,
I have posted information we discussed for conducting a literature search for your class assignment. Below is the presentation used in class which should cover just about everything you need:
Library Handouts:
Citation Creators:
WARNING!!! These are not 100% accurate. Always compare results with the APA manual. A copy is available at reference desk for in library use. The circulation department also has a limited number of copies available for in library use and checkout.
Writing Tips and Citation Information:
Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue
Please remember, if you need help or have a question for another class, please feel free to chat with us (chat box is on our MySpace profile), call us (405-974-2878), email us, or stop by the reference desk. We’re here to help!
Thank you,
Tonya Holt
Reference & Instruction Librarian
