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TSOL 547: Testing and Evaluation in TESOL
TSOL 547 Guide
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More Boolean Resources
BIOL 1500 Boolean Tutorial
Boolean Operators Infographic
Boolean Operators (Text Version)
And - narrows search
Finds results that contain all the keywords
Examples:
"peanut butter"
AND
jelly
ocean
AND
pollution
Or - broadens search
Finds results that contain either of the keywords
Examples:
jelly
OR
jam
ocean
OR
marine
Not - narrows search
Eliminates a keyword from the results
Examples:
jelly
NOT
jam
pollution
NOT
plastic