Reference Sources
There are two major resources for finding information about published tests and measures.
Mental Measurements Yearbook
Mental Measurements Yearbook provides descriptive information and includes the test name, intended population, publication dates, prices, author, and publisher. Additional information includes reliability, validity, norming data, scoring, and reporting services, and if foreign language versions are available. Reviews are also typically available in the Mental Measurements Yearbook. You can use the Mental Measurements Yearbook Index online from Buros Institute to look up what test and measure information is available in the Mental Measurements Yearbook
- Mental Measurements Yearbook Index (Buros Institute) This link opens in a new windowFree information (purpose, publisher and reviewer) on more than 4,000 commercially available tests. More than 2,000 tests have Buros Institute reviews, which you can purchase for a fee. Or view the reviews for free in the Chester Fritz Library reference department.
- Mental Measurements YearbookCall Number: CFL Floor 2 Reference Desk Z5814.P8 P932
Tests in Print
Provides information about commercially available tests. The information included is the test title, intended audience, publication date, author, and publisher.
- Tests in PrintCall Number: CFL Floor 2 Reference Desk Z5814.E9 T47