1. How to Read and Write Literature Reviews

2. Guidelines for Writing a Lit Review (Pyrczak & Bruce)
Start intro by describing problem area (5.1; 5.2; 5.3; 5.4)
Lit review is a persuasive review of literature (5.6; 5.15)
Use direct quotations sparingly (5.14)
Point out trends/themes and gaps (5.8; 5.9; 5.7)
Conclude with your research question and how your study differs from previous studies (5.11)

3. Tips for Writing Lit Reviews
Read numerous reviews of literature (see homework assignment)
look at how it was organized
how were transitions made from one topic to another
Write an outline
give it to team member to review
Let others read it and give feedback
Revise and rewrite
writing is a process; expect to revise/rewrite

4. More Tips: See also…. Galvan text Chap.1 (pp. 6-9) Chap 2 (pp. 13-14)
Chap 3 (lit searches)
Chap 4 (evaluating lit)
Chap 6 *(analyzing lit)
Chap 7 (writing 1st draft)
Chap 8-11 (writing the lit review)
Appendix A and B (electronic searches)

5. Lit Review Assignment: 2 Parts
Read “Individual differences in Student Cheating”
answer questions (see next slide for ques)
Complete Exercise for Chap 5 (# 1 or #2) with one article or thesis

6. Questions for Article: Part 1
What categories were used by the authors to group the articles they reviewed?
Describe one case in which the authors have identified a gap in the literature.
Note another example in which the authors explicitly comment about other kinds of relationships between studies (i.e., similarities, differences, etc.)