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English: English 1: Effective Searches

Guide for 100 level college English

Learning Outcomes: Effective Searches

Effective Searches: Learning Outcomes

  • Students will use appropriate keywords as identified by the key concepts of their research questions.
  • Students will employ boolean operators when executing their searches.
  • Students will discover the preferred language of various database sources and search for additional resources using the subject terms they have identified.
  • Students will learn to differentiate between different information sources, such as databases, and elect to use those sources that best fit their topics.
  • Students will employ date, source-type, and format limiters to discover the most helpful information sources.
  • Students will utilize divergent (e.g., brainstorming) and convergent (e.g., selecting the best source) thinking when searching.