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| Three reasons to start a lit review early |
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Can help to define the problem statement
Develop components that comprise the setting of the problem
Justify the study (practical significance)
Plan the design (review procedures/instruments) |
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| The general purpose of a lit review |
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| to gain an understanding of previous work and to generate new ideas and concepts. |
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| Six purposes of a lit review |
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1. Develop an understanding and grounding in theory
2. Define the problem
3. Review the procedures and instruments used
4. Originate new ideas rather than repeat work already accomplished
5. Use the recommendations for further research
6. Critique relevant studies |
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| Two factors of organization |
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Literature should be related to the purpose of the study, the generated hypotheses, and the population in question.
Subheadings, as they have already been established, are usually based on the variables and their relationship to the problem of your study |
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| Six steps of conducting a computer search |
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Specify the research problem
Select the databases
Select the descriptors / key words
Conduct the search
Increase sensitivity and specificity
Review the citation list |
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Original sources, first hand knowledge & observations
Research studies (peer-reviewed) |
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Compilations, interpretations
Reviews |
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Distilled information
Encyclopedias |
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| Source/Documentation (authority, currency, bias) |
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| It is ________ to reference a secondary source as if it were a primary source. |
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| For all articles reviewed, three basic questions must be asked: |
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Are the results of the study valid?
(addresses the accuracy of the results)
What are the results?
(addressed only if you have determined that the results are unbiased or not a result of chance)
Will the results help me in conducting my study or educational endeavor?
(considers the relevance of the results to your presenting problems) |
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| Deriving a theoretical orientation |
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| The theory is usually derived from any of the social sciences, and tends to build on the theoretical perspectives of the health-related literature |
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Recaps the relevant information relating to theory, previous research, new insights, and the stated hypotheses.
Generally, one or two paragraphs should suffice, if presented cogently. |
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Bibliography that provides a brief summary (annotation) of research articles:
Learning about the topic.
Formulating a thesis.
Assist other researchers. |
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