Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY)

Mental Measurements Yearbook, produced by the Buros Institute, contains information about and reviews of all English-language standardized tests covering educational skills, personality, vocational aptitude, psychology, and related areas as included in the printed Mental Measurements Yearbooks. This database product contains data from Yearbooks 9 through 15 (1985 to the present).

For each test, the database provides the name of the test author, publication information, scoring information, and the number of the Mental Measurements Yearbook in which the test was described originally. The full text for each record includes an overview of the test, a description of the test materials and time needed, and one or more reviews of the test.

MMY is available from on campus, or off-campus with an APSU ID.

How to Search Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY)

1. TO SEARCH 

In the input box, type a word or phrase describing your topic. Click the yellow [Search] button or just press <Enter>.

Results of searches are displayed toward the bottom of screen below a yellow dividing area. 

2. TO DISPLAY YOUR RESULTS 

To DISPLAY your search results, select from the "Show" drop-down menu, the option of "All Results". 

Click on the Complete Recordlink near the bottom of the record to view the full-text entry for that record.

3. TO PRINT, SAVE, OR E-MAIL YOUR SEARCH RESULTS

You need to MARK your records in order to print them, to save to a diskette or to email them.

To MARK a record, click the box next to the first line of the displayed record which will place a checkmark in the box.

To print: Click the print icon . After configuring output options, click [Print] then OK.

To save to diskette: Place a formatted disk in disk drive. Click the diskette icon  . After configuring output options, click [Save] and when new window opens up, select "Save this file to disk" . Be sure you select A: drive. The saved file can then be viewed using Notepad, Wordpad, or Microsoft Word.

To e-mail: Click the email icon  . After configuring output options, enter an email address in the "From" field and an email address in the "Send records to:" field. These email addresses can be the same address. When ready, click [Send Mail]. 

4. TO LOGOUT 

Click [Logout] at the top right of the window.