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McNair Summer Research Institute (MSRI) at Rider: Information Literacy Strand

This MSRI LibGuide is geared toward enhancing information literacy skills and research capabilities, equipping our students to undertake graduate-level research assignments and effectively compete in the rigorous environment of graduate school.

Advanced ERIC Searching Tips & Techniques for Finding Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Articles

BASIC SEARCH EXAMPLE
Enter in your search terms. Use Boolean commands (AND, OR, NOT).

screenshot searching the ERIC database with the search statement: technology AND teaching AND elementary

FILTERS
Use Filters available beneath the search box to focus your resultsscreenschot of EBSCO search box with arrow pointing to the All filters button beneath the searcn box

Using the 'Subject' filter on the sidebar ensures that the resources displayed are officially categorized by an indexer under that subject.

screenshot ERIC filters on the side of the page

 

ADVANCED SEARCH

Using Advanced Search makes it easier to expand your search and make use the Thesaurus. 

Click the Advanced Search box below the search box to the right.

screenshot of ERIC search box with arrow to the advanced search button to the right and beneath the search box

screenshot of an ERIC advanced search with expanded searches first box: technology OR digital OR computer in the Subject field (pull down box to the right of the search box row). the second box is teach* OR educat* OR instruct* with the default in the pull down box (All fields) and the 3rd box is elementary OR primary OR K-5 OR "childhood education" with the pulldown box expanded and an arrow pointing to it.

 

You can find more limiters on the Advanced Search page, including Document Type (as pictured) which leads to only empirical articles.

Screenshot of document type limiters on advanced search page.

 

Click on Subjects on the Advanced Search page to find Subject Terms 

 

screenshot ERIC subjects