REVIEWING THE LITERATURE

1. Differ

1.1. Quantitative

1.1.1. susbtantial use of literature

1.1.2. confirms or desconfirms the findings

1.2. qualitative

1.2.1. minimal use of literature

1.2.2. support existing findings

2. Five steps to conducting a literature review

2.1. Identify key terms

2.1.1. Preliminary"working title" and select key words

2.1.2. Create a general question

2.1.3. Use words that authors report in the literature.

2.1.4. Look in a catalog of terms to fi nd words that match your topic.

2.1.5. Go to the bookshelves in a college or university library,

2.2. Locate literature

2.2.1. Use academy libraries

2.2.2. Use primary and secondary sources

2.2.3. Search different types of literature such as summaries,encyclopedias,handbooks, databases etc.

2.3. Critically evaluate and select the literature

2.3.1. Is it relevant?

2.3.2. Is it good, accurate source?

2.4. Organize the literature

2.4.1. Reproducing, Downloading, and Filing

2.4.2. Taking Notes and Abstracting Studies

2.4.2.1. quantitative ◆ Research problem ◆ Research questions or hypotheses ◆ Data collection procedure ◆ Results of the study

2.4.2.2. Qualitative ◆ Research problem ◆ Research questions ◆ Data collection procedure ◆ Findings

2.4.3. Constructing a Literature Map

2.5. Write a literature review

2.5.1. Using an appropriate style to write complete references for these summaries and to develop headings for the literature review

2.5.2. Employing specifi c writing strategies related to the extent of the review, the type ofreview, and the concluding statements in a review,

3. Why is it important?

3.1. You conduct a literature review to document how your study adds to the existing literature.

3.2. You conduct a literature review to provide evidence that educators need your study.

3.3. Conducting a literature review builds your research skills of using the library and being an investigator who fol- lows leads in the literature, all useful experiences to have as a researcher.

4. What is it

4.1. A literature review is a written summary of journal articles, books, and other doc- uments that describes the past and current state of information on the topic of your research study.