LibGuides: Learning Outcomes: Databases

Sample journal articles

Academic Senate for California Community, C. (2010). SLO Terminology Glossary: A Resource for Local Senates. Retrieved from ERIC.
Liu, O. L., & Roohr, K. C. (2013). Investigating 10-Year Trends of Learning Outcomes at Community Colleges. Research Report. ETS RR-13-34. ETS Research Report Series. Retrieved from ERIC.
Rossol-Allison, P. M., Alleman Beyers, N. J., & Association for Institutional, R. (2011). The Role of Full-Time and Part-Time Faculty in Student Learning Outcomes. Retrieved from ERIC.
Thonney, T., & Montgomery, J. C. (2015). The Relationship between cumulative credits and student learning outcomes: A cross-sectional assessment of information literacy and communication skills. Journal Of The Scholarship Of Teaching And Learning, 15(1),

JSTOR database

JSTOR Arts & Sciences I This link opens in a new window
An archival collection of 175 peer reviewed academic journals in the social sciences, math, and humanities.

EBSCO databases

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
This scholarly collection of more than 8,200 publications offers information in nearly every area of academic study, many in full text.
ERIC This link opens in a new window
The Educational Resource Information Center (ERIC), provides access to education literature and resources.

Click on the Ask A Librarian link available at the top bar of all pages in EBSCO databases

Enter your personal email. A message containing your email and search strategy will be sent to the Shasta College librarian. Expect a response within one business day.

EBSCO search tips

Scroll to Limit Your Results

Select for complete articles
Limit to academic journals only and publication date, as necessary

EBSCO database tips

Print your article
Email your article
Get a computer generated citation for your article

Note: To access these databases from the Shasta College webpage: shastacollege.edu/library

Select Articles & Databases from the left hand green tool bar and then select Academic Search Premier Collection
- Click on Choose Databases to simultaneously search additional EBSCO databases such as Psychology & Behavioral Sciences or Greenfile.

Combining search terms (Boolean phrasing)

Learning outcomes in the news

Schneider, M., & Lu, M. Y. (2012, Apr 11). A failure to educate. Los Angeles Times Retrieved from Proquest National Newspapers.

Access World News - California Newspapers and others This link opens in a new window
Full-text newspapers including statistics, quotes, facts, analysis, historical perspectives, obituaries and more. Local newspapers such as Chico News included along with San Francisco Chronicle and Sacramento Bee. An easy to use map-based interface allows flexible searching by newspaper, state, and region.

Other newspapers

US Newsstream (1980 to current) This link opens in a new window
Full text coverage of the following major newspapers: New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, 1985 – to current date. Record Searchlight 2011- to current date.