Transes Flashcards Pt.3
It is a survey of scholarly materials
(journal, articles, books, thesis and
dissertations, conference
proceedings, reports, etc.) relevant
to the area of research being
proposed.
➔ It provides a concise description
and critical evaluation of work
which has been done on the
research area of interest.
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
body of
research and writing in a particular
field that is relevant to a particular
research project. It includes both
primary sources, such as research
articles and books, as well as
secondary sources, such as review
articles and meta-analyses, that
summarize and synthesize the
findings of primary research.
RELATED LITERATURE -
previous
projects or investigations that are
similar in methodology, scope, or
focus to the current research
project. These studies provide a
basis for comparison, validation,
and generalization of the results of
the current research.
RELATED STUDIES
What is already known about the
research area being proposed?
● What are the existing theories
related to this research area?
● What are the known characteristics
of, and relationships among the
main factors or variables related to
the proposed research area?
● What research designs or methods
were used to which of these seem
unsatisfactory?
● What and where are the
inconsistency or other
shortcomings in our current
knowledge and understanding of
the proposed research area?
● What evidence is lacking,
inconclusive, contradictory, or too
limited?
● What views need to be further
studied or tested?
● Why is there a need to study
further the research problem?
● What contribution can the present
study be expected to make?
Questions to Answer in Lit Review
Provides background information
about previous studies conducted:
● Who has done previous
work in the research area
considered?
● What important ideas,
theories, questions, and
hypotheses have already
been investigated and
tested?
● What research methods
(design, variable definition,
instrumentation, etc.) were
utilized?
● What problems were met
and how were they
resolved?
➔ Helps the researcher in:
● Determining if the
proposed research is
actually needed
● Narrowing down or refining
the topic and research
objectives initially
formulated
● Generating hypotheses or
questions to be studied
further.
➔ Guides the researcher in the
development of the conceptual
framework for the research
● Identification of relevant
variables
● Direction or nature of the
relationship between
relevant variables.
➔ Provides values of important
parameters needed in formulating
USES OF RRL
What Step? The research problem and
objectives determine the
coverage of the literature
review.
Formulate the research problem
and objectives.
What Step? Search across multiple
databases and information
resources using various
search engines (Medline,
PubMed, HERDIN, etc.)
Conduct the literature search
What Step? What you read will guide
your subsequent searches
and refine your topic,
ending up with a circular
process for steps 1, 2, and
3.
Read the literature side-by-side
with the research process.
- What you read will
What Step? These questions, issues,
and hypotheses can be
used late in the research
when you discuss the
implications of your
findings and recommend
new research directions
supported or suggested by
your findings.
Note down the important
questions, issues, hypotheses
which were mentioned by the
literature reviewed or which came
to your mind as you read them:
What Step? - It is better to record too
many references initially
than to spend and waste
that time later to relocate
or search for documents
earlier reviewed.
- Can use a citation software
(EndNote, RefWorks,
Zalero, etc.)
Keep a record (what, where.
when) of the literature reviewed.
What Step? Take notes as you read
each document, recording
the following information.
- Purpose/objectives
of the study.
- Summary of content
- Research design /
methods used in the
study
- Important findings
● Organize results into
common themes
- Organize, analyze, and evaluate
the literature reviewed.
What Step? The write-up can consist of
several sub-sections, with
previous studies organized
according to common
themes (magnitude of the
problem, factors related to
the problem)
Prepare a write-up of the literature
review
What Step? Reference lists contain a
complete list of all the
sources that have been
cited directly in a
document. This means that
if there are in-text citations
for a source, there is a
reference list entry, and
vice-versa. ‘
● Bibliographies, on the other
hand, contain all sources
that have been used,
whether they are directly
cited or not. A bibliography
includes sources that were
used to generate ideas or
“read around” a topic, but
were not referred to
directly in the body of the
document.
● Endnotes vs. Bibliography.
- Create the bibliography or the list
of references, whichever is
needed.
Trace the development of
the topic over time.
Chronological
Organize literature review
into subsections that
address different aspects of
the topic
Thematic
- Compare results and
conclusions that emerge
from different approaches
(research methods)
Methodological
