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Table 5 Databases and search term

From: Professional development programs to improve science teachers’ skills in the facilitation of argumentation in science classroom—a systematic review

Database

Full search term

Date of last search

results

Comment

SCOPUS

TITLE-ABS-KEY ( argu* AND scien* AND teach* AND ( “teacher training” OR “professional development” OR “teacher learning” OR “teacher development”)) AND PUBYEAR > 2000

06.03.2020

489

Since 2001 set as criterion

ERIC

(argument OR argumentation OR argue) AND (scientific OR science) AND (teach OR teacher) AND (“teacher training” OR “professional development” OR “teacher learning” OR “teacher development”)

06.03.2020

243

Since 2001 (“last 20 years”) and only peer reviewed set as criteria

ERA

[All: argu*] AND [All: scien*] AND [All: teach*] AND [ [All: “teacher training”] OR [All: “professional development”] OR [All: “teacher development”] OR [All: “teacher learning”]] AND [DatabaseType: Educational Research Abstracts Online]

05.03.2020

261

No criteria for further selection in search engine possible, manually exclusion of studies before 2001