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:

• Google Reader- google.com/reader
• BlogLines- http://www.bloglines.com/
• 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:

 

The Basics

APA Style

 

Citation Creators:

 

KnightCite  

Son of Citation Machine

 

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:

 

The Basics

APA Style

 

Citation Creators:

 

KnightCite  

Son of Citation Machine

 

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