Practical Research Flashcards
RRL means
Review of Related Literature
APA
American Psychological Association
MLA
Modern Languages Association
Process of obtaining relevant and important information or materials to the research topic.
Literature Review
It involves the systematic identification, location and
analysis of documents containing the information
related to the topic.
Literature Review
It places the study in the context of all the available
information about the topic
Literature Review
It helps you to explain how the research problem to be
investigated fits into the larger picture.
Literature Review
It also gives the reader the updated discourses in the
discipline of your topic.
Literature Review
You identify what has already been done so as not to replicate other researchers works.
Literature Review
Importance of RRL
- It defines and refines the independent and dependent
variables.
He identified five steps in conducting a literature review
Creswell 2005
6 Steps in Doing the RRL
- Identify the Key Terms
- Locate the Literature
- Evaluate your selected Literature
- Organize your sources
- Writing the review
- Citing References
The key term.
Identify the Key Terms
Locating and retrieving the information you need.
Locate the Literature
Make sure that the journal where an article is reputable
Evaluate your selected Literature
Read the article thoroughly
Evaluate your selected Literature
The article for inclusion in your review must be relevant,
useful and related to your proposed study.
Evaluate your selected Literature