Step 1: Using the link below, watch the video on Peer Review (Note yet again that like the tutorials before, this video is not specific to the field of Education, but again the concepts presented are the same for research in Education).
Step 2: Continue reading the boxes further down the page as they present you with a few points about selecting to limit results to Peer Reviewed sources. If you still have questions, please contact me at: todd.shipman@auburn.edu
When you are constructing your search in a database, look for a check box to limit the results to peer reviewed publication. Sometimes this option is labeled as "scholarly" or "refereed" sources. All these terms mean the same thing. Below is an image of how it usually appears in the EBSCO databases, such as Education Research Complete, ERIC (EBSCO) and APA PsycINFO.
