For many assignments, you may be asked to to find only scholarly (or academic) articles. These articles are written by researchers or professionals, have been reviewed by scholars (you may also see the words "peer-reviewed" or "refereed"), and are found in academic and research journals.
Keywords are the main ideas or concepts of your topic. You will also want to come up with related terms in order to expand your searching.
Example topic question: What is the prevalence of obesity in children?
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Keywords |
prevalence |
obesity |
children |
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Related terms |
occurence rate
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overweight |
boys / girls kids preteens |
When searching, string your keywords together with “and” rather than entering the entire research question. Mix and match terms depending on results.
Example: rate and obesity and children