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Page 1: · Web viewSearch String Findings Analysis (primary OR elementary) science ("inquiry learning" OR "guided inquiry") 4808 Tags: Guided inquiry, primary and science all strong This search

Search String Findings Analysis(primary OR elementary) science ("inquiry learning" OR "guided inquiry")

4808Tags: Guided inquiry, primary and science all strong

This search was a good start but the articles were mainly American dissertations and theses with the Kuhlthau text in first location. This use of subject term first might need to be put at the end to signify the difference in strength. I had learnt from previous searches that the use of quotation marks would keep phrases together and parenthesis keep the like terms grouped also.

(primary OR elementary) science (“inquiry learning” OR “inquiry based learning OR “guided inquiry”)

3609Tags: elementary, inquiry and science all strong

This search enabled me to put the emphasis upon inquiry but was still too broad in the area of sciences where sociology was still being referred to. The American links were still predominant. I need to think carefully on where the science string is located.

(“guided inquiry”) AND (“information search process” OR “inquiry learning”) AND (science* OR primary science)

784Tags: learning, guided inquiry, science, inquiry process, primary, information

This search was too big as I had not used quotation marks and had 171892Hits. This unfortunately accounts for the huge number of hits. The use of truncation again enabled the sciences area to be increased where sciences would be included.

Doing the same search with the red changes refined the search to 784 articles where there was a marked increase in credibility, timeliness and scholarly materials.

su(primary OR elementary) science su(“inquiry learning” OR “inquiry based learning OR “guided inquiry”)

4Tags: learning, guided inquiry, science, primary

This subject search really refined the process and has enabled me to find 2 more very relevant sources based on their tags. However, after more searching the Chen article is not accessible. The Inquiry Learning article is 254 pages long and due to time will not be something I pursue. Another is about bilingual students – not my subject. This was perhaps too specific and subject specific in hindsight.

("guided inquiry" OR "information search process") AND (science OR primary science)

3587Tags: guided inquiry, science, primary, ISP

This was a good broad search with many tags to the search terms in connected phrasing due to the use of quotation marks and parenthesis. The links to the ISP are very strong in this search and the top 15 all list this as a part of the article. All are scholarly in type and available as PDF files.

(Guided Inquiry) OR (inquiry learning OR information search process) AND sciences NOT (physics OR chemistry)

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Tags:guided inquiry, science, learning,

This search string was formulated via the advanced search options and was a useful search as many articles were already saved to my research list on ProQuest.