Requirements for your research critique/annotated bibliography:
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Types of Literature |
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Scholarly |
Grey literature |
Professional or trade journals |
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Scholarly journal articles:
Scholarly books and book chapters
authors are affiliated with a university or relevant organization |
Government reports and data
Blogs and newsletters |
Professional or trade journals:
Unlike scholarly journals, trade publications do not contain original research and are meant to be practical in nature. Their focus is on current practices and issues. |
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Search for these in library databases or Google Scholar |
Search for these in Google, Google Scholar or ERIC |
Search for these resources using Library databases or Google |
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Sample Search: |
Sample Search: |
Sample Search "teacher* assistant*" "English language learners" kindergarten |
Narrow your topic:
Focused topic:
Using guided play to increase motivation in kindergarten mathematics
Clear: easily understood by your audience
Focused: narrow enough to allow you to address it in your assignment
Concise: expressed in the fewest possible words
Complex: Cannot be answered with yes or no. Is not a leading question
Open: open to research - should generate more questions
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Phrase your topic in the form of an inquiry question:
Add your question to the Jamboard on a sticky note.
Use key words from your question to develop a search strategy
Things to remember when using Library Search:
Sign in to save searches, items, and to request materials.
Use the pin icon to save books and articles.
Use the filters on the right.
When viewing an item, scroll down to the bottom - Get It or Full Text section to link to the full text or write down a call number.
Combine or omit different terms by telling the search engine exactly what you want:
Use quotation marks to keep phrases together “white collar crime"
Use NOT to omit unwanted results "domestic abuse" NOT "children"
Use an asterisk (wild card) to include all of the possible endings- eg. teach* = teacher, teachers, teaching etc.
ATA Magazine
sample report: Report of the Blue Ribbon Panel on Inclusive Education in Alberta Schools
Phi Delta Kappan
sample search: SO phi delta kappan AND disabilit*
Education Digest
sample search: SO "Education Digest" AND learning disabilities
Canadian Education Association - EdCan Magazine
sample search: "learning disabilities"
ASCD - Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
sample search: language learning
