Literature Review

What does the literature review discuss?

• The analysis of the paradigms and frameworks

• Published information in a particular subject area

• The methods used to guide your research

The re-organization or the reshuffling of information is called...

• summary

• review

• synthesis

The literature review is ______ from an academic research paper.

What is the purpose of the literature review?

Choose the second step of the literature review process

• Searching and selecting appropriate articles

• Organization of writing the review

• Choosing a review topic

• Analyzing and synthesizing the literature

Choose the step that is not needed when choosing your topic

• Skimming through your textbook

• Going to the library and searching for journal articles

• Reading chapters associated with the topic

• Talking to others

• Interviewing your potential participants

What types of articles are selected for a good literature review?

The papers concerned with the description or analysis of theories or

concepts associated with the topic are...

• Primary sources

• Secondary sources

• Conceptual/theoretical sources

• Anecdotal/opinion sources

What is the final stage of the analysis of the literature review?

How should your knowledge be demonstrated in the literature review?

• General

• Concise

• Broad

• Clear