- Use synonyms -- there are many ways to express a concept
(teenager or teenagers or adolescent) - Use truncation to get
different forms of the word, for example teenage* will retrieve
teenagers, teenager, teenaged, etc. - Use quotation marks when
you want an "exact phrase" Another really powerful tool is to
use the special features and the "controlled vocabulary" of the
database. ERIC has a Thesaurus, which can help you identify the
exact term used to describe a concept. It also has advanced
search fields such as: - Education Level -- do you want high
school? College? Kindergarten? - Publication Type -- i.e.,
Tests/Questionnaires, dissertations, Numerical/Quantitative
Data, Teacher Classroom Guides.