Transcript Media Resources for “Early Experience in English”

Library Resources for
Introduction to Curriculum Development
Higher Diploma (ECE)
What you will learn today
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How to search the library materials for
curriculum studies of early childhood
education
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Using Library catalogue
 Quick
Search
 Advanced Search
Curriculum studies of
Early Childhood Education
Resources available in different formats
 Reference Works
 Encyclopedia
 Dictionary
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Books
Curriculum studies of
Early Childhood Education
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Journals
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Media Resources
 Video
 DVD/VCD
 Kits
Library Catalogue
Quick Search
Collection
Search Option
Search Term
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Collection
Quick Search
 All
Collections
 Central Teaching Resources Collection
 Media Resources Collection
 Serial Collection
 Town Centre Collection
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Search Option
 Author
 Title
 Subject
 Keywords
Notes…)
(Author, Title, Subject, Publisher, Content
Keywords for
Curriculum Studies of ECE
 Early
childhood education
 preschool, elementary
 Kindergarten, nursery, infant, toddler
 Study and teaching
 Curricula, Curriculum planning
 Activity program
 Child development
 學前教育,幼兒教育,早期教育, 學齡前
 幼稚園, 幼兒園, 幼兒班, 兒童, 嬰幼兒
 課程設計,教材,實習
Quick Search
Example:
Search for Reference Works on Early Childhood
Education
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Keywords
 Early
childhood education
 Encyclopedia
 Dictionary
 Handbook
 Manual…
Example
 Keywords = early childhood education encyclopedia
 Multiple words are searched as a phrase
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Note the Location and Status of the material
Useful Subject Headings
Use the Subject Headings to search for similar items
Early childhood education
 Early childhood education -- Activity programs
 Early childhood education -- Curricula
 Early childhood education – Juvenile Software
 Child development Curriculum planning
 Education, Preschool -- Curricula
 Educational games
 Art / Science -- Study and teaching (Preschool)
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Exercise
1.
Search the materials of early childhood
education
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2.
Central Teaching Resources Collection
Media Resources Collection
Search the materials for mathematics
curriculum of early childhood education
Advanced Search
Multiple search terms
 Limit by specific collection, material type,
language
 Combination of searches
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Advanced Search
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Search specific items with combinations and limiting criteria
Advanced Search
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Combination Search
 AND, OR, AND NOT
Limiting Criteria
 Collection
 Location (Model Libraries, TCL…)
 Material Type (Book, DVD/VCD, Interactive Media, Kit…)
 Language (Chinese, English)
 Year
 Readership Level (Preschool, Primary, Juvenile …)
Advanced Search
Combination of searches
Limiting Criteria
Advanced Search Hints
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Multiple words are searched together as one
phrase
 teaching
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English = (teaching English)
Truncation
 Use
* for 1-5 characters
child* = child, children, childhood
 Use * for open-ended truncation
story** = story, storytelling, storysharing…
 Use ? for any single character in specified position
wom?n = woman, women
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Use shortcuts
 t:(music)
and s:(juvenile) and a:(chan)
Advanced Search Example 1
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Find library media resources on teaching
English language to children with storytelling
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Identify Keywords
English
 Stor** (story, stories, storytelling)
 Child* (child, children, childhood)
 Kid* (kid, kids)
 Preschool
 Nursery
 Study and learning
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Advanced Search Example 1
2.
Formulate search query
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English AND (stor**) AND (child* OR kid* OR
nursery OR preschool) AND (study and teaching)
Advanced Search Example 1
3.
Modify the Search if needed
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Limit to Media Resources Collection
Advanced Search Example 2
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Find materials on children education curricula
using plays
1.
Identify Keywords
Curricul* (curriculum, curricula)
 Play* (play, plays, playing)
 Game (game, games)
 Child* (child, children, childhood)
 Kid* (kid, kids)
 Preschool
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Advanced Search Example 2
2.
Formulate search query
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(game* or play*) AND curricul* AND (child* or kid*
or preschool)
Advanced Search Example 2
3.
Modify the Search if needed
e.g. Exclude materials on science and limit to Media
Resources Collection
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(game* OR play*) AND curricul* AND (child* OR kid* OR
preschool) AND NOT science
Exercise
Find library resources of music curriculum for
children
 Modify the search to exclude songs and singing
 Modify the search for Media Resources only
 Further limit the search to DVD/VCD only
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Exercise
1.
Identify Keywords
Curricul* (curriculum, curricula)
 Music
 Child* (child, children, childhood)
 Kid* (kid, kids)
 Preschool
 Nursery
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2.
Combine search terms
music AND curricul* AND (child* OR kid* OR
preschool OR nursery)
Exercise
3.
Executive the search
Exercise
4.
Modify the search (exclude songs and singing)
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music AND curricul* AND (child* OR kid* OR preschool OR
nursery) AND NOT (song* OR sing*)
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Limit to Media Resources Collection
Exercise
5.
Search results
Teaching Kits Collection
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Browse the Teaching Kits Collection
Library Homepage > Services & Collections > Media Resources
Collection
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Teaching kits grouped by Subjects & Class No.
Click on the
subject to view
the items
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