Research Reviewer

What is the purpose of Literature Review?

• To provide a summary of the contents of the researchers paper.

• To critique the researchers paper by comparing it to other papers on the same topic

• To evaluate your own research paper based on existing studies and how it fits in the existing body of knowledge

• To provide personal opinions based on findings from one-self about the research.

A form of literature that is more often than not outdated but contains good quality material.

• Books

• Journals

• Internet

• Articles

The most efficient form of finding existing literature due to search engines but is even more efficient when applying keywords and boolean logic.

• Books

• Journals

• Internet

• Articles

A more up-to-date form of literature that provides concise and relevant info in the form of abstracts. It also undergoes a peer-review process.

• Books

• Journals

• Internet

• Articles

When reviewing selected literature, What is must-do in order to help the research?

• Identify the main issues and themes

• Read only the abstracts
• Use all of the work done by the researchers paper.

• Only focus on the keywords

How can you distinguish a Theoretical Framework from a Conceptual Framework?

• Theoretical Framework is utilized in Qualitative Studies where as Conceptual Framework is utilized in Quantitative Studies

• Theoretical Framework is based on concepts while Conceptual Framework is based on theories
• Theoretical Frameworks are used in order to test multiple theories while Conceptual Frameworks aim at a development of a pre-existing theory

• Conceptual Framework is a type of Theoretical Framework

You can use both a Theoretical Framework and a Conceptual Framework in a research paper

• True

• False

What is the purpose of the Subheading in a Literature Review?

• To provide a summary of the entire literature review
• To categorize the literature review into different sections

• To add aesthetic value to the literature review
• To make the literature review longer

An original document containing firsthand information about a topic

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

• Tertiary Source

• Alternative Source

It contains a discussion/commentary about a primary source, summaries or interpretations of the research reports rather than a complete description

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

• Tertiary Source

• Alternative Source