Literature review samiyah musallam, Ameenah mohammad, Haya ali, Eman saleh, Ashwaq talal

Literature of reviewing

Research project17/4/1435, one hours

The objects:1. What does the literature review mean?

2. What is the purpose of literature review?

3. What is the most critical thing can literature review do?

4. What is the content of a literature review?

5. What counts as literature review?

6. What is the character of literature review?

7. What is the structure of literature review?

8. What is the mechanism of literaure review?

9. How to write literature review?

10. Example of good and bad literature review?

What is literature review?

It is the format of a review of literature may vary from discipline to discipline and from assignment to assignment. (writing center web sit)

Writing the literature review lets you gain and demonstrate skill in to way:

1. Information: the ability to scan the literature review efficiencently using manual or computerized method to identify a set of useful articles and books

2. Critical appraisal: the ability to apply principles of analysis to identify unbiased and valid studies. ( Toronto university)

What is the literature review

It is a description of the literature relevant to a particular field or topic. ( university of Canberra)

It is the prove you read reference or to show your tutor that you have read and you have a good grasp of. (almofad.com)

it is an essential part of your academic research project. It is careful examination of body of literature pointing toward the answer to your research question. (uncp.edu/home/acurtis/ResourcesForCourses)

What is the purpose of

literature review? It is analyze critically a segment of a published body of knowledge through summary, classification and comparison of prior research studies reviews of literature and theoretical articles. (the writing center)

According to Almofad.com:

1. To define and limit the problem you working on.

2. To place you study in an historical perspective.

3. To avoid unnecessary duplication.

4. To evaluate promising research methods.

5. To relate you finding to previous knowledge and suggest further research.

What is the purpose of

literature review? To remains the same regardless of the research

method you use. It is tests your research question against what is already is known about your subject. (uncp.edu/home/acurtis/ResourcesForCourses)

According to Reading University England the purpose of literature review is the following:

1. Understand and critically analyse the background research.

2. Select and source the information that is necessary to develop a context for your research.

What is the most critical thing can literature review do?

According to Toronto University that the literature review has significant issue:

1. Be recognize around and related directly to the thesis or research question you developing.

2. Synthesize results into a summary of what is and is not known.

3. Identify areas of controversy in the literature.

4. Formulate questions that need further research.

What is the content of a literature review

A single entity- essay

Preface to and rationale for engaging in research thesis chapter. ( RMIT University)

What counts as literature review?

According to Canberra University that the literature covers everything relevant that is written on topic: books, journal articles, newspaper articles, historical records, government reports, theses and dissertations, etc. the important word is relevant.

What is the character of literature review?

Literature of review is comprehensive why?

Literature of review is identical steps. Why?

Literature of review is analytic discussion. Why?

Literature of review is critical thinking. How?

Literature of review is balanced idea and thought. How?

Literature of review is connect the researcher direct to problems. (educad.me/1031/literature-review/)

What is the structure of literature review?

According to UNSW Australia web site that there are possible ways to write the literature of review they are:

Chronological organization, the discussion of the research or articles is ordered according to an historical or developmental context.

The classic studies organisation, a discussion or outline of the major writing as significant in your area of study.

Topical or thematic organisation, the research is divided into sections representing the categories or conceptual subjects for your topic.

Inverted pyramid organisation, the literature review begins with discussion of related literature from a broad perspective. specific to localised.

What is the mechanism of literature review?

Your research question written down and at hand when you arrive at the computer to search database or library catalog.

You may finding too much: that there is no end in sight to the number of references you could use; it is time to re-evaluate your question (too broad)

You may finding too little you must ask yourself if you’re looking in the right area. Your topic is to narrow. (uncp.edu/home/acurtis/Couurses/ResourcesForCourses)

How to write literature review?

A literature review should contain:

Introduction: define topic, establish writer’s reasons, explain the organisation and state what literature is.

Body: provide the relationship between central topic and larger area, proceed from the general, wider view.

Conclusion: summarise major contributions of the literature. Evaluation the current state of the art, point out the major flaws or gaps, outline pertinent to future study. (RMIT University)

Example of good and bad literature review?

Sexual harassment has many consequences. Adams, Kottke and padgitt(1983) found that some women student said they avoided taking a class or working with certain professors because of the risk of harassment. They also found that women and men reacted differently. Benson and Thomson’s study in social problems (1982).

The victims of sexual harassment suffer a range of consequences, from lowered self-esteem and loss of self-confidence to withdrawal from social interaction, changed career, and depression (Adams, kottko, and Padgitt, 1983 Benson and Thomson, 1982)

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