Education : Databases/Articles

Using Library of Congress sub-divisions can lead to more precise searching. Here are some examples for Education:

*Best All-Around

--Study and teaching   "If you could have only one subdivision for education topics --Study and teaching would be it because it serves both people wanting to learn a subject and people wanting to teach a subject. Use this terminology instead of the expected "teaching methods." EX: foreign language -- study and teaching

--Instruction and study

--Education  "Refers to works on education provided for groups of people."

--Knowledge and learning   "Used to describe the education, formal or informal, that an individual receives"

--In-service training

--Training of   "For methods of instructing occupational groups 'to prepare them for employment'

TEACHING AND LEARNING

--Problems, exercises   "'Compilations of practice problems or exercises'"

--Activity programs

--Textbooks

--Curricula  "What to teach and plans for teaching it"

 ASSESSMENT

--Evaluation   "Used to cover both the methods of assessment and the results themselves"

--Testing

--Ability testing

--Intelligence testing

--Psychological testing

--Examinations

SCHOOLS (All levels)

--Administration

--Finance

--Entrance examinations

--Entrance requirements

--Admission

--Buildings

--Sports

--Security measures

--Faculty

--Undergraduates

--Graduate students

--Alumni and alumnae

 * From the book Magic search: Getting the best results from your catalog and beyond/Kornegay, R.S. et al. (2009). Chicago: American Library Association.

For more reading about Library of Congress sub-divisions in searching, read Magic search (REF Z695.Z8 L523 2009) at the Fordham Westchester Library.

For clinical literature, see Databases/Articles at the top of the guide to find these articles.

Hint:

To find studies, paste this string of terms into an additional search bar in the database you are using:

• study OR research OR methodology OR subjects OR data OR results OR findings OR discussion OR conclusion