Module 10 Literature Review

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GUESS THE

PICTURE
LITERATURE REVIEW
WHAT IS LITERA TURE
is a type of academic writing that provides an overview of a
specific topic.REVIE
It discussesW? and analyses published
information in a particular subject area. It is more than a
summary of the sources, and has a organizational pattern
that combines both summary and synthesis.(Washington
University in St. Louis , 2020)
SUMMARY SYNTHESIS
A recap of A re-organization
significant of information
information of which might give
the source. new interpretations
of old materials
Purposes of a Literature Review ( Barrot 2018)
1.It establishes the importance of the topic and the
research gap.
2.Provides readers with relevant information that
will familiarize them with the topic.
3.Clarifies the contradictions between and among
the previous studies.
PURPOSES OF A LITERATURE REVIEW ( BARROT 2018)

4. Justifies the research method, questions, and the


conceptual and theoretical framework.
STRUCTURE THE FOLLOWING REVIEW
The literature review has the following structure:

1. INTRODUCTION
• clear and understandable definition of the paper's thesis
and a logical transition to the review.
• the author's rationale for the review.
• how data is organized
• short transition to the content of the main body that leads
to the given research topic
2. BODY
• list of the sources organized in accordance with their
topic or in chronological order.
• explanation of every subcategory of sources'
relevance as well as how they are connected with
each other and the main topic of the paper.
3. CONCLUSION
• summary of all the significant points drawn from the literature.
• a critical evaluation of the current reception of the referenced
sources.
• highlighted information gaps or any errors that you were able to
find in the existing knowledge.
• suggestion regarding the possibility of further research.
• explanation on how the study fills the gaps in the existing
knowledge of the matter.
WRITING A LITERATURE REVIEW( University of South Carolina
2020)
• Scan the articles to get an overview of each one.
• Based on your overview, group the articles by categories.
• Organize yourself before reading the articles.
• Use a consistent format in your notes.
• Look for explicit definitions of key terms in the literature.
• Look for key statistics for use near the begginning of your
literature review.
• Pay special attention to review articles on your topic.
• Prepare note cards with short notable quotations that might be used
(very sparingly) in your review.
• Look for methodological strengths.
• Look for methodological weaknesses.
• Distinguish between assertion and evidence.
• Identify the major trends or pattern in the results of previous
studies.
• Identify gaps in the literature.
• Identify relationships among studies.
• Note how closely each article relates to your topic.
• Evaluate your reference list for currency and for coverage.
THANK
YOU

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