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    Working With Literature: Find It! Manage It! Use It! Review It!

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    WHAT IS REVIEW OF LITERATURE?

    PRIMARY SOURCE: is written by a person(s) who


    developed the theory or conducted the research
    • The review of the literature is defined as a broad,
    comprehensive, in-depth, systematic, and -Journal articles of original research
    critical review of scholarly publications, -Theses & dissertation.
    unpublished scholarly print materials, -Conference abstract &proceeding
    audiovisual materials, and personal
    SECONDARY CHOICE: is written by a person(s) other than
    communications, within specific time period.
    the individual who developed the theory or conducted
    PURPOSES OF LITERATURE REVIEW the research

    • Determines an appropriate research -Journal articles


    design/method (instruments, data collection -Book or chapter on book
    and analysis methods) for answering the
    SOURCES OF LITERATURE
    research question
    JOURNAL ARTICLES: These are good sources, especially
    • Determines the need for replication of a well
    for up-to-date information. They are frequently used in
    designed study or refinement of a study
    literature reviews because they offer a relatively concise,
    • Determines and discovers unanswered up-to-date format for research.
    questions what is known about a subject,
    CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS: These can be useful in
    concept or problem
    providing the latest research, or research that has not
    • Determines gaps, consistencies & been published.
    inconsistencies about a subject, concept or
    THESES AND DISSERTATIONS: these can be useful
    problem
    sources of information. However there are
    • Describes strengths & weaknesses of designs, disadvantages. they can be difficult to obtain since they
    methods of inquiry and instruments used in are not published, but are generally only available from
    earlier workS the library or interlibrary system

    BOOKS: remember that books tend to be less up-to-


    date, as it takes longer for a book to be published than
    Working with for a journal article.
    Literature
    GOVERNMENT/CORPORATE REPORTS: Many
    government departments and corporations commission
    carry out research. Their published findings can provide
    Manage Review
    Find it!
    it!
    Use it!
    it!
    a useful source of information, depending on your field
    of study.
    Understandi
    Knowing the Choosing ng the lit
    literature
    Reading
    your research review’s
    INTERNET: Fastest-growing source of information. Bear
    efficiently topic
    types purpose in mind that anyone can post information on the Internet
    Using Keeping Developing Ensuring so the quality may not be reliable
    available track of your adequate
    resources references question coverage GENERAL GUIDELINES TO WRITING
    Writing
    A LITERATURE REVIEW
    Arguing Writing
    Honing your
    relevant your purposefull
    search skills
    annotations rationale y  Introduce the literature review by pointing out
    the major research topic that will be discussed
    Informing Working on
    your work style and
    with theory tone  Identify the broad problem area but don’t be too
    global (for example, discussing the history of
    Designing education when the topic is on specific
    method
    instructional strategy)
     Discuss the general importance of your topic for  Then pose a formal research question or state a
    those in your field hypothesis—be sure this is clearly linked to your
    literature review
     Don’t attempt to cover everything written on
    your topic  All sources cited in the literature review should
    be listed in the references
     You will need to pick out the research most
    relevant to the topic you are studying  To sum, a literature review should include
    introduction, summary and critique of journal
     You will use the studies in your literature review
    articles, justifications for your research project
    as “evidence” that your research question is an
    and the hypothesis for your research project
    important one
    COMMON ERRORS IN MAKING
     It is important to cover research relevant to all
    THE LITERATURE REVIEW
    the variables being studied.
     Review isn’t logically organized
     Research that explains the relationship between
    these variables is a top priority.  Review isn’t focused on most important facets of
    the study
     You will need to plan how you will structure your
    literature review and write from this plan.  Review doesn’t relate literature to the study

    ORGANIZING YOUR LITERATURE REVIEW  Too few references or outdated references cited

     TOPICAL ORDER—organize by main topics or  Review isn’t written in author’s own words
    issues; emphasize the relationship of the issues
     Review reads like a series of disjointed
    to the main “problem”
    summaries
     CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER—organize the
     Review doesn’t argue a point
    literature by the dates the research was
    published  Recent references are omitted
     PROBLEM-CAUSE-SOLUTION—Organize the PLAGIARISM INCLUDES (Galvan, pg. 89):
    review so that it moves from the problem to the
    solution 1. Using another writer’s words without proper
    citation
     GENERAL TO SPECIFIC ORDER—(Also called the
    funnel approach) Examine broad-based research 2. Using another writer’s ideas without proper
    first and then focus on specific studies that relate citation
    to the topic 3. Citing a source but reproducing the exact word
     SPECIFIC TO GENERAL ORDER—Try to make without quotation marks
    discuss specific research studies so conclusions 4. Borrowing the structure of another author’s
    can be drawn phrases/sentences without giving the source
    LITERATURE REVIEW 5. Borrowing all or part of another student’s paper
     After reviewing the literature, summarize what 6. Using paper-writing service or having a friend
    has been done, what has not been done, and write the paper
    what needs to be done

     Remember you are arguing your point of why


    your study is important!

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