mental measurements yearbook
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Well, then… There once was a man named Oscar…
who decided he wanted to make a difference in the world of commercial testing…
Well, along with his wife Luella!Oscar and Luella Buros--The MMY’s Daddy and
Mommy
“At least half of the tests currently on the market should never have been published”
~ Oscar Buros The Mental Measurements Yearbook’s
Introduction
The MMY’s PurposeTo provide info about (price,
publisher, etc.)To be criticalTo make test makers strive to better
What is the Mental Measurements Yearbook? The Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY) includes timely, consumer-oriented test reviews, providing evaluative information to promote and encourage informed test selection. Typical MMY test entries include descriptive information and one or two reviews written by professionals in selected fields.
How the MMY is organizedVolumes are not cumulativeCurrent MMY series is alphabeticalIndexes- Subject, score, acronyms,
etc.
Okay, so… Two ways to access
The Test Reviews table in Reference on the 1st floor.
Anywhere you like from our homepage-- library.ucok.edu
*Just remember that coverage here starts at volume 9 onwards*
Then there’s this other book…
Also available on the Test Reviews
table in Reference on the
1st floor.
Another book?! Wha?
Now why/why not use TiP (Tests in Print)?
First, there are no reviews in the TiPTiP, however, is comprehensive (to
the best of their ability)TiP helps you locate what’s what in
MMYWhat 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.
Two other things…Validity
Reliability
va·lid·i·ty \və-li-də-tē, va-\ noun
Measures what it is is supposed to measurere·li·abil·i·ty \ri-lī-ə-bi-lə-tē\ noun
Results are consistent each time under the same circumstances