SCIERES 01 ACTIVITY SHEET
USE OF BOOLEAN SEARCH STRINGS
PART 1: Perform what is described in Column A and answer the corresponding question in
Column B.
Instruction Findings and Outcomes
1 If your research focuses on education, use the ERIC
Education Database which can be accessed through
https://eric.ed.gov
If you are working on science education or in basic
science research, use Google Scholar which can be
accessed at https://scholar.google.com
2 Type the following Boolean String on ERIC or How many articles were
Google Scholar search box: returned after this search?
science AND (elementary OR primary OR 'middle 118,000 (0.26sec)
school' OR 'middle-school') AND (educat* OR
teach*) AND (project OR programme OR unit)
3 Type the following Boolean String on ERIC or How many articles were
Google Scholar search box: returned after this search?
(science - social science') AND (elementary OR 3,280,000 (0.34sec)
primary OR 'middle school' OR 'middle-school') AND
(education OR teaching OR instruction) AND (project
OR programme~ OR unit OR lesson) AND (child~
OR student~)
4 Type the following Boolean String on ERIC or How many articles were
Google Scholar search box: returned after this search?
(elementary OR primary OR 'middle school' OR 422,000 (0.40sec)
'middle-school') AND (science -"social science")
AND (student~) AND 'post-test'
5 Type the following Boolean String on ERIC or How many articles were
Google Scholar search box: returned after this search?
(science -'social science') AND (elementary OR 50,300 (0.49sec)
primary OR 'middle school' OR 'middle-school') AND
(education OR teaching OR instruction) AND (project
OR programme~ OR unit OR lesson) AND (child~
OR student~) AND perform~
6 Type the following Boolean String on ERIC or How many articles were
Google Scholar search box: returned after this search?
science AND (elementary OR primary OR 'middle 68,500 (0.37sec)
school' OR 'middle-school') AND (educat~ OR
teach~) AND (project OR programme OR unit) AND
-"pre-service"
7 Type the following Boolean String on ERIC or How many articles were
Google Scholar search box: returned after this search?
(science -"social science") AND (elementary OR 3,570,000 (0.32sec)
primary OR 'middle school' OR 'middle-school') AND
(performance~ OR achievement~ AND (student~
-'pre-service') AND (intervention OR treatment OR
experimental)
8 Which of the Boolean Strings provided the greatest Boolean String in Item #7
number of search results?
9 Which of the Boolean Strings provided the least amount Boolean String in Item #5
of search results?
1 Using the Boolean String with the least amount of search How many articles were
0 results, apply exclusion criterion in terms of the type of returned after this search?
file.
17,100 (0.33sec)
Inclusion/Exclusion Criterion 1: range of date
1 Apply another inclusion/exclusion criterion using the How many articles were
1 options within the site, or through Boolean search string. returned after this search?
-include patents and citations 17,100 (0.30sec)
PART 2: Perform what is described in Column A and answer the corresponding question in
Column B.
Instruction Findings and Outcomes
1 Write the title of your study in the Receiving Teachers’ Competence in Designing IEP for LSENs
adjacent cell
2 Select the keywords that can be used List of keywords together with synonyms
in searching for articles in the ERIC -education, teacher, special education, individualized education
website or Google Scholar plan, IEP, SPED teacher, receiving teacher, LSEN
3 Create five Boolean strings to search Indicate the five Boolean search strings:
literature related to your study.
1. (education -"special education") AND (elementary OR
primary OR 'middle school' OR 'middle-school') AND
(‘designing’ OR ‘developing’ individualized education plan~
OR IEP ~ AND teachers’ competence ~ AND (receiving
teacher~ 'special education teacher') AND (intervention
OR plan OR program)
2. (education -"special education") AND (elementary OR
primary OR 'middle school') AND (individualized education
plan~ OR ~ intellectual disability OR~ disability AND ~
teachers’ competence ~ AND (receiving teacher~ 'special
education teacher') AND (intervention OR plan OR
program)
3. (education -"special education") AND (elementary OR
primary OR 'middle school') AND (individualized education
plan~ OR ~ intellectual disability OR~ disability AND ~
teachers’ competence ~ AND (receiving teacher~ 'special
education teacher' ~ teacher) AND (intervention OR plan
OR program OR IEP)
4. (education -"special education") AND (elementary OR
primary OR 'middle school') AND (individualized education
plan~ OR ~ intellectual disability OR~ disability AND ~
teachers’ competence ~ AND (receiving teacher~ 'special
education teacher') AND (intervention OR plan OR
program OR transition plan)
5. (education -"special education") AND (elementary OR
primary OR 'middle school') AND (individualized education
plan~ OR IEP ~ OR ILP ~ AND ~ intellectual disability
OR~ disability AND ~ teachers’ competence ~ AND
(receiving teacher~ 'special education teacher') AND
(intervention OR plan OR program)
4 Use the first Boolean search string in How many articles were returned after this search?
looking for publications within ERIC or
Google Scholar. 17,000 (Google Scholar)
12,000 (ERIC)
5 Use the second Boolean search string How many articles were returned after this search?
in looking for publications within ERIC
or Google Scholar. 17,600 (Google Scholar)
36,234 (ERIC)
6 Use the third Boolean search string in How many articles were returned after this search?
looking for publications within ERIC or
Google Scholar. 17,500 (Google Scholar)
36,319 (ERIC)
7 Use the fourth Boolean search string How many articles were returned after this search?
in looking for publications within ERIC
or Google Scholar. 17,600 (Google Scholar)
36,463 (ERIC)
8 Use the fifth Boolean search string in How many articles were returned after this search?
looking for publications within ERIC or
Google Scholar. 15 results (Google Scholar)
8,494 (ERIC)
9 Which of the Boolean Strings provided The fourth Boolean search string
the greatest number of search
results?
10 Which of the Boolean Strings provided The fifth Boolean search string
the least amount of search results?
11 Using your informed judgment, use How many articles were returned after this search?
Boolean String that could potentially
provide the best set of information for ERIC – within the last 10 years
your literature review. 9,293
Apply exclusion criterion in terms of
the type of file.
Inclusion/Exclusion Criterion 1: range
of date
12 Apply another inclusion/exclusion Why did you include such a criterion?
criterion using the options within the ERIC – peer-reviewed
site, or through Boolean search string. So I know that it’s validated
How many articles were returned after this search?
11,985
13 Apply another inclusion/exclusion Why did you include such criterion?
criterion using the options within the ERIC – full-text available (so I can download for offline reading)
site, or through Boolean search string.
How many articles were returned after this search?
3,550
14 Apply another inclusion/exclusion Why did you include such criterion?
criterion using the options within the ERIC – within the last 5 years (since 2021)
site, or through Boolean search string. So I could include it in the validated and recommended range in
RRLs
How many articles were returned after this search?
916
15 Provide a list of ten articles that you What are the ten articles that you have obtained through your
can use in your thesis proposal. systematic literature search (APA 7 format)?
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