Upload
posy-reynolds
View
226
Download
0
Embed Size (px)
DESCRIPTION
RELATED LITERATURE REVIEW H Systematic identification, location, and analysis of documents H Documents--journal articles, journal reviews, ERIC papers, monographs, books, periodicals, abstracts
Citation preview
THE LITERATURE REVIEW
RSCH 7100EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
RELATED LITERATURE REVIEW
Systematic identification, location, and analysis of documents
Documents--journal articles, journal reviews, ERIC papers, monographs, books, periodicals, abstracts
LITERATURE REVIEWWhy??Because we said so---NO, NO, NOAssists in formulating research questionPoints out possible research strategiesPoints out possible measuring devices
LITERATURE REVIEW Introduces you to significant
research personalitiesMay replicate or extend previous
studyMay find inconsitencies in studies
LITERATURE REVIEWMay question applicability of findings to
different samples, cultures, regionsStudy may already have been conductedProvides a context-rationale for studyFacilitates interpretation of study results
LITERATURE REVIEWStudies already conducted related to
your research questionProvides suggestions about what
studies need to still be conducted
PREPARATION TO WRITEAlways keep your research problem
centralDiscussion of documents readHave a plan of ATTACKBegin discussion like inverted pyramidBroad topic to specific nature of
research proposal
PREPARATION TO WRITEHeadings and subheadingsStrive for clarityEmphasize relatedness between
research question and literature reviewed
Integrate-integrate-integrate
PREPARATION TO WRITEAvoid quotesParaphrase, paraphrase, paraphraseEnd of section, summarize findingsSignificance of literature reviewed
linked to research questionAnswers “What does all this mean?”
PREPARATION TO WRITEMake an outlineMain topics orderedSubtopics under each main topicAnalyze references with outlineRead most recent ones first, oldest lastSeminal works important
PREPARATION TO WRITERead abstracts first--is article
appropriate?Sort references where fit in outlineUse data-based, empirical studiesOpinion pieces, descriptive research
helpful in introduction--set stage
PREPARATION TO WRITEDon’t ignore studies that differ from
majority or personal bias.Why different findings?References least related to research
question FIRSTReferences most related to research
question LAST
PREPARATION TO WRITERelated literature review is NOT a
series of abstracts or annotations Integrate-integrate-integrateNot a literary production---be clear
and concise
SOURCE GUIDELINEPrimary Source -- description of
study written by person who conducted it
Secondary Source -- much briefer description of study written by other than original researcher
Use Primary Sources
YeaaaWe are
DONE!!