1. THE LITERATURE REVIEW RSCH 7100 EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

3. RELATED LITERATURE REVIEW H Systematic identification, location, and analysis of documents H Documents--journal articles, journal reviews, ERIC papers, monographs, books, periodicals, abstracts

4. LITERATURE REVIEW H Why?? H Because we said so---NO, NO, NO H Assists in formulating research question H Points out possible research strategies H Points out possible measuring devices

5. LITERATURE REVIEW H Introduces you to significant research personalities H May replicate or extend previous study H May find inconsitencies in studies

6. LITERATURE REVIEW H May question applicability of findings to different samples, cultures, regions H Study may already have been conducted H Provides a context-rationale for study H Facilitates interpretation of study results

8. LITERATURE REVIEW H Studies already conducted related to your research question H Provides suggestions about what studies need to still be conducted

10. PREPARATION TO WRITE H Always keep your research problem central H Discussion of documents read H Have a plan of ATTACK H Begin discussion like inverted pyramid H Broad topic to specific nature of research proposal

12. PREPARATION TO WRITE H Headings and subheadings H Strive for clarity H Emphasize relatedness between research question and literature reviewed H Integrate-integrate-integrate

13. PREPARATION TO WRITE H Avoid quotes H Paraphrase, paraphrase, paraphrase H End of section, summarize findings H Significance of literature reviewed linked to research question H Answers “What does all this mean?”

15. PREPARATION TO WRITE H Make an outline H Main topics ordered H Subtopics under each main topic H Analyze references with outline H Read most recent ones first, oldest last H Seminal works important

16. PREPARATION TO WRITE H Read abstracts first--is article appropriate? H Sort references where fit in outline H Use data-based, empirical studies H Opinion pieces, descriptive research helpful in introduction--set stage

17. PREPARATION TO WRITE H Don’t ignore studies that differ from majority or personal bias. H Why different findings? H References least related to research question FIRST H References most related to research question LAST

18. PREPARATION TO WRITE H Related literature review is NOT a series of abstracts or annotations H Integrate-integrate-integrate H Not a literary production---be clear and concise

20. SOURCE GUIDELINE H Primary Source -- description of study written by person who conducted it H Secondary Source -- much briefer description of study written by other than original researcher H Use Primary Sources

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