Databases use controlled language to organize information. Controlled language means there is a specific term that is used to label each idea or subject. In order to search efficiently, proper search terms should be used. These terms are called subject headings, or subjects. Subject Headings or Subjects can be found in the database's subject heading index or in the individual records for articles.
Examples of helpful search terms for topics in Child Development in the ACADEMIC SEARCH ELITE database are:
"Child Development"
"Cognitive Development"
"Preschool Children"
"Social Skills"
"Toddlers"
"Early Childhood Education"
"Social Learning"
"Child Development Research"
"Ecological Systems Theory"
"Infants"
"Motor Ability'
"Social Skills Education"
"Toddlers Development"