Learning Objectives What is meant by literature review? Functions of literature review Steps of literature review 1-2
Literature Review is the documentation of a comprehensive review of the published and unpublished work in the areas of specific interest to the researcher.
FUNCTIONS OF RRL Bring clarity and focus to your research problem Improve your methodology Broaden your knowledge base in your research area Contextualise your findings 1-10
helps you know what other researchers have found in regard to the same or similar questions FUNCTIONS OF RRL
Procedures for Reviewing the Literature
Procedures for Reviewing the Literature 1. search for existing literature in your area of study; 2. review the literature selected; 3. develop a theoretical framework;
Procedures for Reviewing the Literature 4. develop a conceptual framework; 5. writing up the literature reviewed
How to Look for Literature
The researcher’s motivation (Rationale) in conducting the study. Objectives of the study. Variables involved in the study. Research Design Quantitative analysis Major Results and Conclusion. How to look for Related Literature?
Within the past 10 years Qualified Literature:
Organizing Chapter II: RRL
Organizing Chapter II Chronological Order - Depending on the year published (latest to oldest)
Organizing Chapter II 2. By Part -Classified as foreign and Local literature
Organizing Chapter II 3. Thematic Organization – by variable and accordance with the statement of the problem. (combination of several strategies)
Example
Statement of the Problem In general, this study aimed to find out the performance of elementary pre-service teachers in fractions in a problem-based learning environment. Specifically, this study aimed to: What is the socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents in terms of sex , type of high school graduated from , subject preference , highest educational attainment of parents , and occupation of parents?
2. What is the affective attributes of the respondents in terms of mathematics self-efficacy and math anxiety? 3. What is the pre and post mathematics performances of the respondents?
4. Is there a significant predictor of post mathematics performance of the respondents between the socio-demographic characteristics, affective attributes and pre test performance of the respondents ?
5. Is there a significant difference between pre and post mathematics performances of the respondents?
Qualified Literature
* Related Literature (Books) *Related Study (Articles and Researches) Qualified Literature:
How to write references? Book Newspaper Journal Online document
Format for Citing References 24 Author, A., & Author, B. (year). Title of book (edition if not first). City: Publisher. Book by a single author Leshin , C.B. (1997). Management on the World Wide Web. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall .
25 Author, A., & Author, B. (year). Title of book (edition if not first). City: Publisher. Book by more than one author Cornett, M., Wiley, B.J., & Sankar , S. (1998). The pleasures of nurturing (2 nd ed). London: McMunster Publishing. Format for Citing References
26 Journal Article Author, A., & Author, B. (year). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume number (issue number), page numbers. Barry, H. (1996). Cross-cultural research with matched pairs of societies. Journal of Social Psychology, 79 (1), 25-33. Format for Citing References
Referencing Electronic Sources Author, A. (year, month day). Title of article. Title of Newspaper. Retrieved from home page web address Nader, C. (2009, June 19). Mental health issues soar among children. The Age. Retrieved from http://www.theage.com.au Format for Citing References
Name of the Book: Research Methods and Thesis Writing (2nd Edition) Authors: Lauretina Paler- Calmorin and Melchor A. Calmorin Copyright: 2007 Name of Publication: REX Bookstore Place of Publication: Manila,Philippines Example:
Answer: Calmorin , L. & Calmorin , M. (2007). Research Methods and Thesis Writing (2 nd Ed.). Manila: REX Bookstore
references
reference Reference is a list which contains all the sources which have been sought or cited while writing the article or assignment.
Types of references
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TYPES OF SOURCES
Primary Sources - research publications where researches report their findings. Ex. Thesis, Research, Journal TYPES OF SOURCES
2 . Secondary Source - publications in which authors describe the work of others. Example: Textbook, Encyclopedia, research review, Periodicals TYPES OF SOURCES
STYLES OF REFERENCING
Styles of referencing APA (American Psychological Association) MLA (Modern language Association) HARVARD (HVD)
Styles of referencing Author-date styles (APA, MLA, and Harvard)
APA is an author/date-based style. This means emphasis is placed on the author and the date of a piece of work to uniquely identify it. Example: King, M. (2000). Wrestling with the angel: A life of Janet Frame. Auckland, New Zealand: Viking.
mla Author (Last Name, First Name) Puts the year nearer the end of the entry . Example: King, Maurine. Wrestling with the angel: A life of Janet Frame. Auckland, New Zealand: Viking, 2000
HARVARD nearly identical to APA citations , but do not put a comma/period between the author(s) and year of publication: Example: King, M (2000). Wrestling with the angel: A life of Janet Frame. Auckland, New Zealand: Viking.