ERIC

How do I create more specific searches?

• Use quotes to group words into specific phrases:
  • "no child left behind"
  • maryland "no child left behind"
  • "west virginia" "no child left behind"
• Use the field:term syntax to limit one or more search terms to a specific ERIC field:
  • author:young
  • author:"john young"
  • "regression analysis" title:"test scores"
  • abstract:"no child left behind" pubyear:2002
• Add the field:term syntax to limit searches to IES Funded and/or What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) Reviewed documents:
  • funded:y will show IES Funded documents.
  • For WWC Reviewed documents:
    • wwcr:y Meets Evidence Standards without Reservations
    • wwcr:r Meets Evidence Standards with Reservations
    • wwcr:n Does Not Meet Evidence Standards

What other advanced options are available?

• You can use AND/OR to limit the search, with parentheses if required. For example, (prekindergarten OR kindergarten) AND literacy will return findings with either the term prekindergarten or kindergarten that also contain the word literacy.
• You can require search terms using the + symbol in front of one or more words or phrases in your search. For example, +title:regression multivariate hierarchical linear would return only results with the term regression, with the terms multivariate, hierarchical, and linear being optionally searched in all fields.
• You can exclude search terms using the - symbol in the same way you would use a + symbol. For example, for information on bullying, but not focused by sexual orientation, search bullying -gay.
• You can combine any advanced syntax into a single search: regression (autism OR autistic) -descriptor:"regression analysis" -descriptor:"regression (statistics)" descriptor:autism