The Fifteenth Mental Measurements Yearbook Contributor(s): Buros Center (Author), Plake, Barbara S. (Editor), Impara, James C. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0910674574 ISBN-13: 9780910674577 Publisher: Buros Center for Testing OUR PRICE: $231.56 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2003 Annotation: Customers who place a standing order for the" Tests in Print" series or the "Mental Measurements Yearbook" series will receive a 10% discount on every volume. To place your standing order, please call 800-755-1105 (in the U.S.) or 402-472-3581 (outside the U.S.) The most widely acclaimed reference series in education and psychology, the "Mental Measurements Yearbooks" are designed to assist professionals in selecting and using standardized tests. The series, initiated in 1938, provides factual information, critical reviews, and comprehensive bibliographic references on the construction, use, and validity of all tests published in English. The objectives of the "Mental Measurements Yearbooks" have remained essentially the same since the publication of the series. These objectives include provision to test users of: factual information on all known tests published as separates in the English-speaking countries of the worldcandidly critical test reviews written for the "MMY"s by qualified professional people representing a variety of viewpoints excerpts of the critical portions of test reviews which have been published in professional journalscomprehensive bibliographies, for specific tests, of references which have been examined for their relevance to the particular tests listing of books on measurements and closely related fields, as well as excerpts of evaluative statements from reviews of these books in professional journals.Each yearbook is a unique publication, supplementing rather than supplanting the previous volumes. The "Fifteenth Mental Measurements Yea"rbook contains original reviews of over two hundred newly published or revised tests. All instruments are currently availableand published in the English language. The "Yearbook" provides candid critical reviews and other information on instruments used in all areas of testing, including education, psychology, business law, health care, counseling, and management. Test descriptions include purpose, target population, scores available, administration information, price, author, and publisher. The reviews of individual tests are written by qualified professionals representing a variety of expertise. Test entries are cross-referenced and indexed by title, subject, name, acronym, and score. An index and an updated directory of publishers are also included. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Assessment, Testing & Measurement - Psychology | Reference |
Dewey: 016 |
Series: Buros Mental Measurements Yearbook |
Physical Information: 2.15" H x 7.5" W x 10.3" (4.51 lbs) 1000 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Customers who place a standing order for the Tests in Print series or the Mental Measurements Yearbook series will receive a 10% discount on every volume. To place your standing order, please call 1-800-848-6224 (in the U.S.) or 919-966-7449 (outside the U.S.). The most widely acclaimed reference series in education and psychology, the Mental Measurements Yearbooks are designed to assist professionals in selecting and using standardized tests. The series, initiated in 1938, provides factual information, critical reviews, and comprehensive bibliographic references on the construction, use, and validity of all tests published in English. The objectives of the Mental Measurements Yearbooks have remained essentially the same since the publication of the series. These objectives include provision to test users of:
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