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Extract from your topic statement the words and phrases representing each concept. In separate lines, list synonyms or alternate ways of expressing each concept. Enter words representing each idea in a separate database search box, for example:

"reading comprehension"
AND
"elementary grade"
OR
"elementary school"

Enclosing a phrase in quotations retrieves the exact phrase.

Try searching up to three concepts at a time on separate lines in:


"reading comprehension" and ("elementary grade" OR "elementary school") in Education Research Complete

Then view this short video about Boolean operators: