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What Works Clearinghouse

What Works Clearinghouse
The WWC has been a central and trusted source of scientific evidence on education programs, products, practices, and policies. We review the research, determine which studies meet rigorous standards, and summarize the findings. We focus on high-quality research to answer the question “what works in education?”

1. use the fewest possible number of keywords, removing filler language

2. incorporate synonyms or related terms, strung together with the word "or", to increase the impact of your search

3. when you find an article that meets your needs, take note of the subjects assigned to it... and then search AGAIN with those

4. repeat the same search in multiple databases

5. when you find a great article, you can citation mine it (using Journals Available) to track down some of its sources

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
A little about everything * EBSCO *
APA PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
Mental health, motivation, behavior * EBSCO *
Family & Society Studies Worldwide This link opens in a new window
Family Science, Human Ecology, Human Development, and Social Welfare * EBSCO *
Education Research Complete This link opens in a new window
All levels of education from early childhood to higher education, and all educational specialties, such as multilingual education, health education, and testing * EBSCO *
ERIC (Education Resource Information Center) This link opens in a new window
education resources * EBSCO *
JSTOR Collections This link opens in a new window
A whole LOT about everything!