psychological testing all those library resources that will help you find what you need
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Tools for Finding Test Tools for Finding Test InformationInformation
Tools for Finding Test Tools for Finding Test InformationInformation
Reference BooksReference Books
Library DatabasesLibrary Databases
Library CatalogLibrary Catalog
Internet SitesInternet Sites
Reference Books• Mental Measurement Yearbook (MMY)
Ref. BF176 .B87x
• Tests in Print (V, VI, VII)Ref. BF176 .T47
• TestsRef. BF176 .T43 2003
• Test CritiquesRef. BF176 .T419 1984 (v. 1-10)
MMY• Tests listed alphabetically• Includes intended population, acronyms,
publisher, publication dates, forms and prices, timing, administration, and test author
• Lists reliability, validity, norming data, scoring and reporting services
• Most entries include reviews of the test and testing materials
• Available online and in print.
USE MMY:• To determine if a particular test
exists• To determine the structure of a test• To determine if a test has been
published and is available• To find summaries and excerpts of
reviews of a test
MMY is cumulative
Use Use Tests in Print as an as an index to previously index to previously
published MMYspublished MMYs
Tests in Print• Tests listed alphabetically• Bibliographic encyclopedia of
information on every published and commercially available test in psychology and achievement
Tests in Print (cont.)• Entry includes purpose, population,
publication date, acronym, author, publisher, scores, timing, foreign adaptations and references
• DOES NOT INCLUDE critical reviews or psychometric information
• Available online and in print
USE Tests in Print• To determine availability of a test
and then use MMY for critical reviews
http://www.lib.muohio.edu/edpsych/my/tip-index.html
Sample from Miami University Libraries in Oxford, Ohio – Educational and School Psychology
Tests• Bibliographic encyclopedia containing
information on testing instruments in psychology, education, and business
• Includes purpose, description of test, author, intended population, major features, administration time, scoring method, cost and availability, and primary publisher
• DOES NOT INCLUDE critiques or psychometric information
• Available only in print.
USE Tests• To find description of test and then
use Test Critiques for critical reviews
Test Critiques• Tests listed alphabetically• Includes psychometric information such as
reliability, validity, and norm development• Entry for test includes introduction, practical
applications and uses, technical aspects and critiques
• Technical terms explained• Use the Index of Test Titles located in the
back of the latest volume to find which volume contains your test
• Available only in print.
Library Databases(found on library website under
Articles/Databases)
• PsycINFO/PsycArticles• HaPI (Health and Psychosocial
Instruments) (4 simultaneous users)• ERIC• SocIndex• Medline• MMY (4 simultaneous users)• Tests in Print (4 simultaneous users)
PsycINFO• Available through EbscoHost• Can find studies concerning the validity
or reliability of a given test• Find reviews of tests in journals• Find articles that have a survey or test
appended to the article• Some full-text• Make sure to limit to Peer
Reviewed Journals!
HaPI• Indexes measures created or modified
for specific studies that appear in journals or books
• Contains over 15,000 instruments• Reliability and validity can be used as
keywords to access instruments with tested psychometric properties
• Only 4 simultaneous users• Not full-text
ERIC• Available through EbscoHost• Similar to PsycINFO• Indexes educational literature • Some full-text• Make sure to limit search to
“Journal Articles”
MMY• Available through EbscoHost• Covers the 9th ed. – present • Can search by acronym using either
the index or the drop-down menu• Only 4 simultaneous users • Full-text
Library Catalog• Use the Subject Tab and type either psychological
tests or psychological testing
• Use Boolean Keyword and “psychological testing”
• Use Boolean Keyword and “testing” and the particular psychological topic, trait, etc. (ex. Testing and personality)
• Use Boolean Keyword and your test name as a phrase “Wechsler Memory Scale”
Internet Resources• APA –FAQ in Psychological Testswww.apa.org/science/faq-findtests.htmlBUROS Institute of Mental
Measurements-Test Reviews Onlinehttp://buros.unl.edu/buros/jsp/
search.jsp
How to cite the MMY • The next two slides contain parts of a
handout developed by: Keith Stanger
Eastern Michigan University [email protected]://keithstanger.com/December 26, 2005 (used by permission)
Citing the print MMY
• Entire test description:• Brown Attention-Deficit Disorder
Scales. (2001). In B. S. Plake & J. C. Impara (Eds.), The fourteenth mental measurements yearbook (pp. 183-190). Lincoln, NE: Buros Institute of Mental Measurements.
Citing the print MMY• Individual test review:• Kaufman, N.L., & Kaufman, A.S. (2001).
[Review of the test Brown Attention-Deficit Disorder Scales]. In B. S. Plake & J. C. Impara (Eds.), The fourteenth mental measurements yearbook (pp. 183-187). Lincoln, NE: Buros Institute of Mental Measurements.
Citing the online MMY• Entire test description:• Hathaway, S., McKinley, J., &
Butcher, J. (1942, 1942-1990). Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2. Retrieved from Mental Measurements Yearbook database.
Citing the online MMY• Individual test review:• Kaufman, N.L., & Kaufman, A.S. (2001).
Review of the test Brown Attention-Deficit Disorder Scales. In The fourteenth mental measurements yearbook. Retrieved from Mental Measurements Yearbook database.
APA Style Guide to Electronic Resources
• Retrieval date: No date necessary for content unlikely to change or to be updated (i.e. published journal articles)
• Name and location of source: Use a DOI (Digital Object Identifier) if available
DOI – Digital Object Indentifier
• Not every article will have a DOI• IF a DOI is present, you don’t need
to cite the database name.• The DOI is unique to each article.• Easiest to copy and paste a DOI in
a citation than to try and type it.
Example• Sellbom, M., Fischler, G., & Ben-
Porath, Y. (2007). Identifying MMPI-2 Predictors of police officer integrity and misconduct. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 34(8), 985-1004. doi: 10.1177/0093854807301224
How to cite an online source within your
paper• The information on the following
slide was retrieved from the APA website:
http://www.apastyle.org/electext.html
Electronic References: Citations in Text of Electronic Material
How to cite an online source within your
paper• For electronic sources that do not provide
page numbers, use the paragraph number, if available, preceded by the paragraph symbol or the abbreviation para. If neither paragraph nor page numbers are visible, cite the heading and the number of the paragraph following it to direct the reader to the location of the material (see section 3.39).
• (Myers, 2000, ¶ 5)(Beutler, 2000, Conclusion section, para. 1)
Other helpful websites on citing sources
• http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/cite6.html
“Using Principles of APA Style to Cite and Document Sources”
http://library.nmu.edu/guides/userguides/style_apa.htm
“APA Reference Style Guide” developed and maintained by Mike Strahan.
For further help• Contact me by phone x3850 or by
email [email protected]• Contact the Reference Desk by
phone x3910, by email Ask a Librarian link on home page or IM MessiahLibrarian
• Or just come to the library