Academic search tool opens students' eyes to the ongoing conversation about (issue/topic)
Submitted 8 years ago
Community Review for Google Scholar
My Take
Using Google Scholar (especially when searching by date) allows students to see the ongoing conversation they are entering when writing a response to an issue. I like that it sparked thinking and helped students to see several current perspectives on an issue. An option to only search available full text / abstracts would be helpful to those without access to a university library.
How I Use It
Students use Google Scholar as a way to get past the vast pool of 'hits' from a general Google search. Students appreciate that they don't have to do quite as much work verifying a website's credibility. Frustration may set in as students realize they don't have access to all of the articles/books.
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Julia B.
Ridge High School
Basking Ridge, NJ
January 13, 2016
A good place to find credible sources for research reports, papers, and presentations. Searching for sources is easy.
This is a great research tool for students to use when looking for credible sources and one that I would recommend that students in upper middle, high school, and college use.
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Jennifer C.
Carson High School
Carson City, NV
November 10, 2015
A wealth of credible sources for use in classroom research!
This is a great tool that few students have used. It is rewarding to use it because they now have another resource that can be of help to them in any class and beyond high school. It could serve students better by providing a tutorial to help students better create search criteria to narrow down the number of search "hits". I know Google already has this from my online searches, but it could be effectively provided as an engaging student tutorial on the home page to best support its use in education.
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Danielle P.
Ridge High School
Basking Ridge, NJ
February 6, 2015
Great place for students to find scholarly information for research papers!
Students need to learn how to research effectively. I think this will help them on that journey. They can track their citations and keep a "library" of documents for quick reference. This is an excellent skill to master before college!
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