CIMA 700 Educational Inquiry and Electronic Research Technologies

You can identify tests and measurements in the ERIC database by looking for a keyword and looking for tests or questionnaires in the Publication Type field. See this example:

• Use the ERIC (CSA) database.
• Tests or questionnaires in the Publication Type field.
• Assessment - keyword
• research - publication type field
• Use ERIC descriptors like high school*, elementary education, secondary education, primary education, junior high, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, etc. in the descriptor field to focus on the grades levels you are interested.
• If you want to add another keyword to narrow your results further, you can always add another row.

If you need statistics or data to document an educational problem or need, try the following:

Websites:

• Florida Department of Education    
• National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)    
• National Education Association (NEA)    
• U.S. Department of Education