Literature Review

Question 1

discusses published information in a particular subject area

Answer 1

Literature review

Question 2

critical and in depth evaluation of previous research

Answer 2

Literature review

Question 3

foundation and support for research topic

Answer 3

Literature review

Question 4

what is not a Literature review?

Answer 4

annotated bibliography
chronological catalog of all the sources
collection of quotes and paraphrasing from other sources

Question 5

why do literature review?

Answer 5

check handouts

Question 6

four stages in Literature review

Answer 6

Problem formulation
Literature search
Critical evaluation
Writing the Literature review

Question 7

which topic or field is being examined and what are its component issues

Answer 7

Problem formulation

Question 8

finding materials relevant to the subject being explored

Answer 8

Literature search

Question 9

Determining which literature makes a significant contribution to the understanding of the topic

Answer 9

Critical evaluation

Question 10

Problem Formulation

Answer 10

experience of practical problem in the field
literature in specific field
research agenda of different organizations and government agencies

Question 11

Types of sources

Answer 11

Primary

Secondary

Question 12

Direct description of an event by an individual who actually observed or witnessed the event

Answer 12

Primary

Question 13

Include publications written by an author who was not a direct observer or participant

Answer 13

Secondary

Question 14

Most common sources of literature for research

Answer 14

books
journals
thesis and dissertations
conference proceedings

Question 15

Searching strategies

Answer 15

define your keywords
be familiar with tools in performing your search
search several academic databases
search other related websites
follow citations and references of reviewed articles

Question 16

Use of and, or, not to combine search terms

Answer 16

Boolean operators

Question 17

a character allows you to broaden your search by retrieving varying endings of your search term e.g. Child*

Answer 17

Truncation

Question 18

Very useful in dealing with spelling variations e.g. organi?ation

Answer 18

Wildcards

Question 19

this allow you to use a string of words instead of a single one

Answer 19

Phrase searching

Question 20

Change where your keywords are to be retrieved from

Answer 20

using database tools

Question 21

purpose of critical evaluation

Answer 21

see handouts

Question 22

evaluating the credibility of the source

Answer 22

provenance
objectivity
persuasiveness
value

Question 23

parts of literature review

Answer 23

introduction
body
conclusion

Question 24

Academic writing

Answer 24

correct grammar
punctuation
writing style
reference your work