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Expand results by searching more databases ERIC Library Next = Click
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Methods to expand search results I. Adjust search terms Use synonyms, related terms, wildcards, or combine with OR Search with Explode for the marked term along with its narrower terms II. Search in a larger domain Change fields, e.g. title instead of descriptors Automatically repeat searches in more databases of the same family
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You expect to find more hits on student attitudes to portfolio assessment in PsycINFO
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Select PsycInfo and click Run Search
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Expand the Search history view (top right)
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Portfolio assessment is not a descriptor in PsycInfo (0 hits), but student attidudes is (a small 30,000 hits) Portfolio* appears in the title field of articles (642 hits) The combination of these results leads to 28 publications
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