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TEDU310 Database Searching Tutorial

Module 1: Quiz

This quick quiz will check your understanding. Click the response you think best answers the question.

1. Which of the following is a characteristic of an academic journal?

Short articles
Articles have been reviewed by academics in the field before publication
Intended for a general audience
Articles written by journalists

2. The most thorough yet quickest way to search for scholarly journal articles on particular topics is to:

Use the Library Catalogue
Search a database
Use a search engine like Google
Browse the library shelves

3. Which of the following is an academic journal article?

Chapman, J.W, Tunmer, W.E. & Prochnow, J.E. (2000). Early reading-related skills and performance, reading self-concept, and the development of academic self-concept: a longitudinal study. Journal of Educational Psychology, 92 (4), 703-708.
Coughlan, S. (2001). More than make-believe. Times Educational Supplement. 4431, 6.
Martin, S. (1999). Getting tots to talk. Psychology Today. 32 (6), 20.

4. What information can be found on ERIC?

Full text journal articles on education topics
Records describing journal articles and documents on education topics
Journals and magazines on education topics held at the University of Canterbury Library

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