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PTE 5383 – Principles of Tests and Measurements – Jackson
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 1930s, 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 3153 & 3163 — Maddy
Welcome!
We are happy to you are here in Chambers Library. Please consult this blog for assistance with Dr. Maddy’s assignments.
Places to Start
PsycInfo — Comprehensive database for psychology materials
Tip: Limit to peer reviewed journals. This database indexes many materials that are not journals.
ERIC — Education Resources Information Center. Articles and other materials on all aspects of education
Education Research Complete — Articles from various periodicals, many not covered in ERIC.
SocIndex — Comprehensive database for the social sciences
Tip: Consider checking SocIndex when ethnicity, economic factors, or age are pertinent to your research need.
Another Database to Consider
HealthSource Nursing/Academic — Many full text articles on all aspects of health. Consider using this database if you need information about a medical condition.
Tip: Limit search to scholarly/peer-reviewed journals on the Refine Search tab
Searching Databases Simultaneously
EBSCO has an option for searching several databases at once. However, the limiters and subject headings vary from database to database, making this kind of search less precise. Still, it is useful in many instances. Watch this video for a demonstration.
Handouts:
The Basics library guide — Consult to review searching techniques, locations, call numbers, etc.
APA Style Guide – Consult this guide for correct information on citing sources
Popular vs. Scholarly/Peer-reviewed Journal Articles
Example of a Popular Article:
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=10946425&site=ehost-live
Example of a Peer-Reviewed Journal Article:
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eric&AN=EJ783929&site=ehost-live
Are the following articles popular or peer-reviewed?
#1
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=7316277&site=ehost-live
#2
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=psyh&AN=2010-00051-005&site=ehost-live
#3
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=psyh&AN=2007-16709-020&site=ehost-live
#4
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=7491585&site=ehost-live
Need Help? Just Ask Us! for more assistance!
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
Dr. Maddy’s PTE 3163 – Developmental Psychology
Hello,
My name is Paul, and we talked Wednesday morning, November 4th, about researching PASS objectives. What follows are annotated links to the resources we used.
Oklahoma State Department of Education PASS Objectives. Priority Academic Student Skills organized by subject, grade, and discipline, downloadable in PDF.
The Library Catalog. Searches the materials held at Chambers Library.
PsycInfo. Comprehensive database for psychology materials.
ERIC. Education Resources Information Center. Articles and other materials on all aspects of education.
Need Help? Just Ask Us! for more assistance!
-Paul
Dr. Jackson’s PTE 5383 Course– MMY
Welcome!
This instruction 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 on 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!
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.
Prof. Endicott’s PTE 5623 Class–
Quick links:
Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY)
Tests in Print (TiP)
Citation Help
Here’s a review of your library instruction session today.
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 (Ref Z5814.P8 B932) goes back to the first volume and up to volume 17. The library’s MMY online database 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.
Now, what about those Tests in Print?
What is Tests In Print?
Tests in Print (TIP) (Print located at Ref Z5814.E9 T47) 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.
Citation Help
APA Style Guide – Consult our library guide for correct information on citing sources (http://library.ucok.edu/instruction/APA5th.pdf).
OWL (Online Writing Lab at Purdue) – Offers examples of citing sources using APA (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/)
APA Website Gives updated information not included in the latest APA print manual (http://apastyle.apa.org/)
Knight Cite (http://www.calvin.edu/library/knightcite/) and Son of Citation Machine (http://citationmachine.net/)
Remember when using the automatic citation in EBSCOHost– Always check your results with the APA manual!!
Alrightie… Have a glorious evening and please remember that if you need any additional assistance please contact us through the Ask Us! (offer chat, text, and phone contact info) link on the library homepage or come visit us at the reference desk!
See you around the library!
Amanda
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.
Dr. Cummings’ PTE 3163 Course
Good morning,
Well, your professor, Dr. Cummings, asked me to show you all a bit about the library and it different offerings, so…
First, where do I find articles? Books? DVDs?
Great question!
On our library’s homepage (http://library.ucok.edu/), you will notice two links of the left-hand side
Find Articles (Databases) (http://library.ucok.edu/databases/index.html)
Find Books (UCO Catalog) (http://librarycatalog.ucok.edu/)
These two links will take you to the respective databases’ page and our library catalog.
Now, when you’re in the databases’ page, remember you can sort the databases according to subject by using the Database Sorter in the upper left-hand corner. In class, we visited the subject Education and looked at the ERIC database. But, if your topic touches more on maybe psychology or law, you can use the databases categorized under those subjects!
Also, remember that even though the links says “Find Books” that our UCO Catalog also searches for DVDs, CDs, VHS, e-books, etc. The only thing is does not search for is articles!
In class our sample searches were:
In ERIC
bulimi* sorori*
(Remember the * is a wildcard that allows for different endings such as bulimia, bulimic, bulimics, etc.)
We also discussed using the OR operator such as
bulimi* or “eating disorder*” sorori*
The OR operator (which does not need to be capitalized) allows the databases to search for anything dealing with bulimia or sororities or eating disorders and sororities at the same time!
Also, the reason we put “” around eating disorder is because we wanted the database to only find results with those two words right next to each other… That’s called a phrase search and is extremely helpful when Google stalking your exes 
One thing to point out about the UCO Catalog is that the “” and OR also works in the catalog. However, when you want to do wildcard endings in the Catalog you use a ? instead of a *
Thus bulimi? in the UCO Catalog would search for bulimia, bulimics, bulimic, etc.
If you feel you need more practice or information about these advanced search operators, please refer to page two in our Library Basics’ handout at http://library.ucok.edu/instruction/basics.pdf
What makes a journal/journal article scholarly?
First, just a simple tip– scholarly/academic/peer-reviewed/referred all mean the same thing.
According to our library glossary:
Peer-reviewed means “articles reviewed and critiqued by noted experts (“peers”) in the same discipline; sometimes called ‘refereed’” library.ucok.edu/sp/glossary/index.html
Thus when you’re taking a look at an article from Times or Scientific America, you’re not looking at scholarly articles. Instead, you’re looking at something called “popular literature” or news that is written for the general public about scholarly and or scientific studies, etc.
Identifying scholarly versus non scholarly literature:
If you ever have a question about whether an article is scholarly/peer-reviewed/referred, you can check the article’s journal via a database called Ulrich’s Periodical Directory (http://library.ucok.edu/databases/alphalist.cfm?keyword=U)
The periodical’s record will inform you whether you’re looking at a trade publication, a referred journal, or a consumer periodical.
Tracing back to the Original Scientifc Study
Sometimes, you might see an article on CNN.com, or a blurb in the New York Times about a topic you’re very interested in terms of your studies. If so, you can always trace back to the original scientific study for your own research.
Take for example the article we looked at in class– Good Moods Prevent Colds
While the article itself on Sciencenews.org might not be a source you can use for your paper. The article does present many clues, allowing you to trace back to the original study.
Note that the journal name and one of the study’s authors’ names is mentioned. Perfect!
If you know the journal name, all you would have to do is visit our library homepage (http://library.ucok.edu/) and click on the “Journal Titles” tab on the far right-hand side of the website. Once clicked, you can enter the journal’s name to find our holdings (print and/or electronic), etc.
From there, you can find the original study. A definite peer-reviewed source perfect for your research and paper!
Say you just want current event articles from popular literature?
Well, we can help you too! Remember when you visited that databases‘ page (http://library.ucok.edu/databases/index.html))? Well, the database sorter in the upper left hand corner actually has a “Current Events” subject!
Some of the Current Event databases I might recommend are:
Lexis Nexis: Full text newspapers from around the United States and the World
Topic Search: Some full text articles concerning current events, controversial issues, social, political & economic issues.
NewsBank: Full text articles from the Oklahoman, Tulsa World and other local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers.
Ok, well that’s about that. Remember, if you have any questions, you can always contact us at the Reference desk via email, phone (405-974-2878), chat, or text (http://library.ucok.edu/ask/index.cfm)!
See you around the library!
Amanda Lemon
P.S. You can print this blog off for you records! All you have to do it make sure that you hit the highlighted, hyperlinked blog title and that this blog is the only one showing on the page. From there, just go up to File and Print. You may want to hit Print Preview to double check before printing!!
Dr. Jackson’s PTE 5013 Class #2– The MMY
So, you survived that first class and now it’s time for your second class!
The Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY)– The purpose of the yearbooks 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 yearbook and up to yearbook #15.
The library’s MMY online subscription provides coverage from yearbook #9 to the present yearbook #17.
Remember that “Advanced Search” tab we discussed in class?
This can allow you to do all sorts of funky things like search only certain yearbooks, test categories, publication years, etc.
So, if you really want to impress a certain PTE faculty member, I might suggest taking a look at one of their reviewed tests and discussing its absolutely fabulous content ;)
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
