Test & Measurement Resources to Find and Learn About Tests

What type of tests are in the Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY) database? Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY) database provides information on standardized, commercial tests. In addition MMY provides a review of the test instrument, information about reliability and validity, addresses for the various test publishers, and more.

If you find a test in MMY, how can you get a copy of the test? All tests in the database have an associated fee. You can, therefore, purchase them directly from the publisher. However, a student may be able to obtain a copy by checking with his adviser or the research lab or center with which he is affiliated as one of them may have a copy of a test or know of a similar test that is preferred. Also, publishers may be willing to provide a copy of a test for you to preview before purchase, or the publisher may provide a free copy of the test for research purposes. This generally involves writing a letter to the publisher. Check with your adviser.

To search for a test 

• If you know the name of the test, type in the name, for example,  Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
• If you know the acronym, type in the acronym, for example, MMPI. However, the title is often better to use.
• If you know the author of the test, for example, James N. Butcher
• If you know the publisher of the test, for exampel, University of Minnesota

Limit your search

• by test category
• by type of administration (e.g., group or individual)
• by publication date
• by which yearbook it appeared in (online coverage begins with the 9th edition of the yearbook (1985))
• by number of reviews

Other Ways to Search

• Purpose field—keyword search for the purpose described in the record.
• Population field—keyword search for the population for whom the test is intended, such things as age, grade level, gender, functioning level, behavioral characteristics, etc.
• Levels field— Performs a keyword search for a records description of various levels available for the test. For example, a test with five different levels would be designated: 5: grades K-3, 4-8, 7-10, 9-14, adults.