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USING THE MENTAL MEASUREMENTS YEARBOOK (MMY) DATABASE

In order to complete your Test Evaluation Paper in Module/Week 6, you will need to learn to utilize an

online database known as the Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY) database.

The Buros Center for Testing publishes a book series called the Mental Measurements Yearbook. The

MMY provides review articles for over 2,000 instruments, batteries, assessments, and tests used in

psychological/education evaluations. Testing professionals can read these reviews to make informed

decisions about tests that they may want to use. Online access to these reviews can be obtained

through Liberty University’s Jerry Falwell Library website.

1. Go to the Jerry Falwell Library mainpage (http://www.liberty.edu/library/)

2. From the tool menu on the right-hand side of the screen, click the arrow to open the dropdown menu for COLLECTIONS and click the link for DATABASES. (See below)

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3. When the DATABASES page open, on the left-hand side of the screen, choose to BROWSE BY

LETTER, and click the link for letter “M” (for Mental Measurements Yearbook).

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4. Scroll down the list of databases that begin with the letter “M” until you see the Mental

Measurements Yearbook. Click the title to enter the database.

5. Before you can enter the database, you will be prompted to log in to the EZProxy portal for off-

campus access to library resources. Enter your Liberty.edu user name and password here.

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6. Once you are logged in, you will be able to search the Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY)

database for tests that are of interest to you. See the sample MMY search page below.

7. Once you click the search button, a page with tests that address your topic of choice will open.

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8. When you have found a test that looks interesting to you, click on its title, and you will be taken to

a page that provides information about the test as well as at least one review of the test.

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9. For your Test Evaluation Paper, you will want to find at least 2 reviews for the test that you choose

to evaluate. As you read the reviews of the test, be sure to take note of the key psychometric

information required for the paper:

a. Purpose of the Test

b. Type of Test/Scoring

c. Normative Sample

d. Reliability Data

e. Validity Data

10. Remember, if any of the required psychometric data are NOT provided in the reviews, then be sure

to explain what additional information you would need to fully evaluate the test.