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Middlesex TREC 1001: Intro to Therapeutic Recreation

Keep Track!

Use keywords describing your diagnostic group to get started searching. Your textbook is an excellent source of search terms.

It's a good idea to keep track of search terms you're using and what you're finding. This will help you figure out what's working, and what's not, as you gather materials for research!

Coming up with Keywords

Coming up with Keywords

Taking a few minutes to think about and identify some keywords before starting your search will help you search more efficiently, which will save you time (and probably a little frustration).

  • Identify important concepts from your research question (look for nouns)
  • Brainstorm some synonyms (to help you find more information)
  • Keep track of useful terms you discover during research

A research question with the keywords highlightedA list of synonyms for the highlighted words in a research question