Match each electronic database to the subject area it is designed to cover.

A psychology researcher decides to search for literature using the ERIC database rather than a general database like JSTOR. Which of the following best explains the logic behind this choice?

True or False: If a researcher is conducting a study on the effectiveness of new teaching strategies in elementary schools, they would find more specialized literature in the PubMed database than in the ERIC database.

A psychologist is evaluating the scope of various search tools for a study on 'pedagogical strategies in clinical health education.' To follow a strategy that moves from the most multidisciplinary, broad overview to the most highly specialized focus on education research, arrange the following databases in the correct order.

Which of the following electronic databases is specifically designed for literature searches within the field of medicine and its related disciplines?

A multidisciplinary database, such as Academic Search Premier or ProQuest, is characterized by its focus on a single research discipline like education or medicine.

In a systematic analysis of search tools, a researcher must differentiate between multidisciplinary and disciplinary databases. If the researcher identifies Academic Search Premier as a tool that covers all academic fields, they would then identify _____ as the specialized tool specifically designed for education research.

A research team is planning a literature search. Match each team member's research topic to the database that best fits their area of investigation.

A researcher's topic is 'how medical schools design and evaluate clinical reasoning curricula.' After analyzing the topic, she concludes that the emphasis on curriculum design and educational evaluation makes _____ a more appropriate starting point than PubMed, because it is purpose-built for education research rather than clinical medicine.

A researcher is evaluating her database search strategy to ensure it is both targeted and comprehensive. Arrange the following steps in the logical order that best reflects sound evaluative practice.

Recall the five electronic databases described in the literature search context. List them and classify each as either a multidisciplinary database covering all fields, or a discipline-specific database, specifying the exact field it targets.

Based on the database descriptions, explain how the team can use specialized databases to address both the educational and the medical components of their literature search, and explain why this is more appropriate than relying solely on a multidisciplinary database.

An investigator is designing a literature search for a study on how hospital-based preschool classrooms support the cognitive development of pediatric oncology patients. Apply your knowledge of databases to identify which database the investigator should use for the preschool classroom strategies and which for the oncology/pediatric care literature, briefly justifying your choices.