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Library Research for SILC5931: Intro to STEM Education

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a. Getting started

b. Finding relevant information

c. Writing the paper

d. Citing sources

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Outline for Today

• Academic Research• Principles of Good Searching • Searching in the Research

Databases & Library Catalog

Section 1: Academic Research

A literature review is part of the published work referencing related research, theory, and background information

A review of the literature (literature search) may be conducted to…◦ understand a topic◦ help you form a problem statement◦ provide confirmation of an already

existing hypothesis◦ analyze and interpret your own data◦ gain exposure to past, current, and

ongoing research about a subject you are exploring for research of your own

◦ identify directions for future research

Reviewing literature

What are some sources of scholarly information?

BooksReference worksPeer-reviewed journal articlesGray literatureReports (government agencies,

non-governmental organizations)Theses & dissertationsConference proceedings

Archival resources

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“Authoritative” information“Authority” is a type of influence recognized or exerted in a communityDisciplines have acknowledged authorities--scholars & publicationsApproach “authoritative” perspectives with informed skepticism.

What is peer review? A process for establishing authority of scholarly research Experts in the field/discipline review the original ideas to certify the accuracy, validity, and value of the results

Chubin, D. E., & Hackett, E. J. (2005). Peer Review. In C. Mitcham (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics (Vol. 3, pp. 1390-1394). Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA. Retrieved from http://libproxy.uhcl.edu/login?url=http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CCX3434900491&v=2.1&u=txshracd2589&it=r&p=GVRL&sw=w&asid=67e06d81c0d758521a67ba637722e45c

Periodicals (journals, magazines):Scholarly, Trade, or Popular?

Peer-reviewedRefereedScholarlyAcademic

TradeProfessiona

lPractitione

rIndustry

General

Popular

Anatomy of a Scholarly Article

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Chih-Yuan Sun, J., Martinez, B., & Seli, H. (2014). Just-in-Time or Plenty-of-Time Teaching? Different Electronic Feedback Devices and Their Effect on Student Engagement. Journal Of Educational Technology & Society, 17(2), 234-244.

Section 2: Principles of good searching

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• Determine your research topic1• Identify the key concepts2• List alternate keywords, synonyms, and related words3• Join terms and concepts with appropriate Boolean

operators4• Make use of database’s limiters & suggested subject

terms 5• Organize and cite your sources6

Search Process

One

• What are some methods for engaging students in STEM education?

Two

• In what ways can active learning, memorization, observational learning, situated learning, experiential learning, and lectures be used to engage ELL students in STEM education?

Three

• What effect do active learning techniques have on engaging ELL students in STEM education?

1. Determine your research topic

2. Identify the key concepts

Active learning ELL students STEM education student engagement

What effect do active learning techniques have on engaging ELL students in STEM education?

Active learning

Student-centered learning

Problem-based

learning

Student Participation

Practicuums

3. List alternate keywords, synonyms, and related words

OR

What effect do active learning techniques have on engaging ELL students in STEM education?

STEM education

Science education OR Technology education OR Engineering education OR

Mathematics educationScience Projects

STS OR Science,

technology & society

Remedial mathematics

teaching

OR

3. List alternate keywords, synonyms, and related words

What effect do active learning techniques have on engaging ELL students in STEM education?

ELL students

ESL OR English as a second

languageBilingual

education

English language learners

Limited English-proficient students

OR

3. List alternate keywords, synonyms, and related words

What effect do active learning techniques have on engaging elementary students in STEM education?

Controlled Vocabulary(also called “taxonomy” or “hierarchy”)

A list of terms and term relationships designed too organize information about similar subjectso assist content authors in consistently classifying/tagging contento enable users to find the information they need by translating their language

into the language of the information store. Leise, F. (2008). Controlled vocabularies, an introduction. Indexer, 26(3), 121-126.

Database Thesauri

Academic Achievement word relationships:

Broader terms• Achievement• Educational background

Narrower terms• Achievement in science• Academic underachievement

Related terms• Academic ability• Motivation in education

Used for• Scholastic success• Student achievement

What are some methods for teaching STEM to

ELL elementary students?

• Identify the key concepts2

• List alternate keywords, synonyms, and related words3

STEM• stem education• Science -- Study & teaching• Technology -- Study & teaching • Engineering -- Study & teaching ) • Mathematics -- Study & teaching

ELEMENTARY STUDENTS• Elementary education• Primary education• Early childhood education• Kindergarten OR Grade 1 OR Grade 2…

ELL• English language -- Study & teaching -- Foreign speakers• ESL OR English as a second language OR English (Second Language)• ELL OR English language learners• Bilingual education• Multilingual education• Spanish speaking students• Non English speaking • LEP OR limited English-proficient OR limited English speaking

AND

AND

• State your research topic1• Identify the key concepts2• List alternate keywords, synonyms, and related words3• Join terms and concepts with appropriate Boolean

operators4• Make use of database’s limiters & suggested subject

terms 5• Organize and cite your sources6

Search Strategies

ANDOR

NOT

4. Join terms and concepts with appropriate Boolean operators

student-centered learning

active learning student participation

M EOR

active learning OR student-centered learning OR student participation

STEM education OR science – study & teaching OR science projects

active learning OR student-centered learning OR student participation

AND

AND

Which statement below will generate more search results?

A.

B.

Which search will find FEWER results?

A.B.

OR

STEM education

STEM education

active learning

active learning

ANDORem

Truncation (Wildcards)

educate

educates

educating

education

educator

educators

educat* *Search Tip

• State your research topic1• Identify the key concepts2• List alternate keywords, synonyms, and related words3• Join terms and concepts with appropriate Boolean

operators4• Make use of database’s limiters & suggested subject

terms 5• Organize and cite your sources6

Search Strategies

Section 3: Research Databases & Library Catalog

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Subscription databases

Password-protected websites

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access

Illegal content

Classified documents

Surface Web

Deep Web

Amazon

cnn

Google

ads

• Join terms and concepts with appropriate Boolean operators4

• Make use of database’s limiters & suggested subject terms 5

What are some methods for teaching STEM to

ELL elementary students?

STEM• stem education OR Science -- Study & teaching OR Technology -- Study &

teaching OR Engineering -- Study & teaching ) OR Mathematics -- Study & teaching

ELL• LEP OR limited English-proficient OR limited English speaking OR English

language -- Study & teaching -- Foreign speakers OR ESL OR English as a second language OR English (Second Language) OR ELL OR English language learners

AND

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