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Educational Psychology 607: Motivation in Learning and Development

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Encyclopedias    
Subject words: education encyclopedias

Educational Research Methodology and Measurement: An International Handbook
Location: LB 1028 E3184 1988
Encyclopedia of Learning and Memory
Location: REFRM BF318 .E53 1992
Encyclopedia of Educational Research
Location: REFRM LB 15 E48 1992 6th ed. 4v
Encyclopedia of Human Emotions
Location: REFRM BF 531 E55 1999 2 v.
Encyclopedia of Psychology
Location: REFRM BF 31 E52 2000 8 v.
Handbook of Child Psychology
Location: REFRM BF 721 H242 1998 4 v. (*v.3)
International Encyclopedia of Education
Location: REFRM LB 15 I569 12 v. 1994
International Encyclopedia of Education: Research and Studies.
Location REFRM LB 15 I569 10 v. 1985

Tests & Measures

Buros Institute of Mental Measurements
Provides catalog information about the Buros publications, test locator, test publisher locator, test review locator. ERIC/AE test locator included.
EBSS: Education and Behavioral Sciences Section
by the Association of College and Research Libraries covers Lesson plans and Teaching activities, Educational Tests/Psychology, National Standards, Children's and Young Adult Literature, and International/National Education Statistics. Education Sources links to web resources as well as CSUN Library holdings
ETS Test Collection Catalog
Provides basic information, such as grade level, descriptors, abstract and availability source. Each volume highlights a particular subject area. Has author, test title, and subject indexes.
Location: REFRM LB 3051 E79 6v.
Mental Measurements Yearbook.
The principal work on testing and measurement. It consists of descriptive information, references and critical reviews of commercially published English-language tests.
Location: REFRM BF 176 B861
Test Critiques.
Contains reviews of the most frequently used psychological, educational and business tests.
Location REFRM BF 176 T419 10 v.

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Call Numbers:
Motivation: BF 501-505 ; Emotions: BF531-538; Will: BF 608
LB2369 .Z953 for Dissertations, Academic -- CSUN
Subjects:
Motivation (Psychology) Goal (Psychology)
Incentive (Psychology) Motivation in education
Employee motivation Career development
Achievement motivation Intrinsic motivation
Motivation (Psychology) in adolescence  

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Periodicals/Journals: Indexes & Articles


Psychological Abstracts
Indexes 1,300 journals written in over 25 languages, spanning 1887 to the present, plus books and book chapters in English language books published since 1987. Provides citations with abstracts in psychology and behavioral sciences from the American Psychological Association. Topics covered include psychology, sociology, anthropology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, and more.
Location: REFRM Table 6 BF 1 . P65 and Online
Child Development Abstracts and Bibliography
Location: REFRM Table 7
Index Medicus
An index to 3,700 medical journals published by the National Library of Medicine covering: medicine, health administration, psychology, physical therapy, nursing, all allied health education.
Location: REFRM Table Z 660 .I42 and online: Medline FirstSearch, and free Web access through PubMed
Education Abstracts (EducationAbs)
A primary source, along with ERIC, in education. Indexes articles published in approximately 300 education journals. Education Abtracts is one of the many indexes included in the FirstSearch2 database.
ERIC (Late 1960's-)
ERIC contains references to journal articles, and unpublished literature (such as research reports, conference papers, curriculum guides and program evaluations). ERIC Documents (ED) on microfiche date back to 1966. CSUN library now offers online access to current 5 years of ED reports.
Location: Online through CSA,  FirstSearch and EricWizard
Sociological Abstracts
Provides indexing and detailed abstracts of articles taken from 3,000 journals published world wide in sociology, social work and related social and behavioral sciences. Indexing began in 1963, abstracts from 1974-
Social Sciences Index
An index to articles and book reviews in 400 English-language journals in anthropology, economics, geography, political science, psychology and sociology. Indexing started in 1983, abstracts from 1994-

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AcademicSearch Elite (EbscoHost)
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JStor Journal Storage Project
Archival collection of scholarly articles from various academic displines, including Anthropology, History, Political Science, and Sociology, the most recent articles are at least 2-5 years old.

Writing Guides

How to Write Psychology Papers
Location: REFRM BF76.5 .P27 1999
Psychologist’s Companion : a guide to scientific writing for students and researchers
Location: REFRM BF76.8 .S73 1993
Publication manual of the American Psychological Association
Location: REFRM BF 76.5 A54 2001
Writing papers in Psychology
BF 76.7 R67 2001
Thesis guide at CSUN:
Location: Internet http://www.csun.edu/%7Egripact/3Evaluations/Evaluations.htm#Writing
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