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FS 102 - Introduction to the College Experience - Graybill

Tips for Finding Scholarly Articles

Use the databases below to search for scholarly articles. Be careful! Not all of the articles in these databases are scholarly. Make sure to place a checkmark next to "peer reviewed" on your search screen, or limit to "scholarly journals" on your results list.

FS Recommended Search Terms

We recommend that students combine a term from the first column, with a term from the second column within a database:

Study Skill Terms you could use are... College Related Terms you could use are..
Study Skills
Study Habits
Learning Strategies
Test Preparation
Test-taking skills
Time management
Peer Tutoring
Study groups
Pre-writing (Writing Process)
Strategic Reading
Study Strategies
Memorization
Active Learning
Engaged Reading
Notetaking
Concept Mapping
Mnemonics
Test-Anxiety - prevention
Test Coaching
College Students
Undergraduate students
Community Colleges
Higher Education

Education Databases

ERIC

Education Resources Information Center contains articles covering all aspects and levels of education, as well as some other subject areas.

Teacher Reference Center

Covers best practices, curriculum development, pedagogy, instructional media and school administration. Limited full-text from peer-reviewed education journals.

Professional Development Collection

Articles from scholarly and peer-reviewed education journals and full-text educational reports.

General Article Databases

EBSCOhost

EBSCOhost

Searches across all EBSCOhost databases simultaneously.

ProQuest Central

Research Library (ProQuest)

Articles from scholarly journals, magazines and reports covering every subject area.

EBSCOhost

Academic Search Complete

Articles from scholarly journals, magazines and newspapers covering every area of academic study and news.