LITERATURE REVIEW MATRIX

MY TEMPLATE/GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY
 Literature review matrix

Themes Author/ Author Author Author/ Author/ Author? Author/

date date date date Date date Date
Semi-quantitative Mohan et l 2015 Chourasia et al Connell 2009 Poltawski 2012 Koh 2013 Seng et 2016
US scoring 2013
system
 Literature review matrix

Author/Date Theoratical Research Methodology Analysis & conclusions Implications Clinical

Framework questions/hyp results for research implications
otheses
What is a literature review(LR)
Idealogy of LR
Give a new interpretation of old material
or combine new with old interpretations,
Trace the intellectual progression of the
field, including major debates,
Depending on the situation, evaluate the
sources and advise the reader on the
most pertinent or relevant research, or
Usually in the conclusion of a literature
review, identify where gaps exist in how
a problem has been researched to date.
Purpose
Place each work in the context of its
contribution to understanding the research
problem being studied.
Describe the relationship of each work to the
others under consideration.
Identify new ways to interpret prior research.
Reveal any gaps that exist in the literature.
Resolve conflicts amongst seemingly
contradictory previous studies.
Identify areas of prior scholarship to prevent
duplication of effort.
Point the way in fulfilling a need for additional
research.
Locate your own research within the context of
existing literature [very important].
 Types of LR
Idealogy of LR:
1. Argumentative review: purpose is to establish opposite viewpoint to the existing Lit
2. Integrative review : purpose is to establish generate new framework by integrating old and
new Lit
3. Historical review: purpose is to build historical framework and demonstrate new devlopments
in the proposed research domain thereby distinguishing the timeline of research events in this
area
4. Methodological review: purpose is to review the methods used in published literature on
proposed research interest.Therfore, analyzing all the background theory, methods for data
collection and data analysis techniques used in establishing research evidence.
5. Systematic review:purpose is to give a outline of the existing literature concerning the research
question formulated . This review uses prespecified and standardized methods to identify and
collect relvavant literature to critically appraise the information collected
6. Theoratical review :
Schedule
Class/Week Topic Reading Assignment

1 Topic Chapter Task

2 Topic Chapter Task

3 Topic Chapter Task

Introduction/Course Description

Introduction
Introductory notes

Introductory notes

Introductory notes
Objectives and Results
Objectives
Course objective 1
Course objective 2

Course objective 3

Results
Expected results
Skills developed
Skill 1
Skill 2
Vocabulary
Term One
Definition A
Definition B

Term Two
Definition
Term Three
Definition
Procedures/Lecture Slide
Add procedure here
Step one
Step two
Graphs/Charts 1
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Second
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Test 1 Test 2 Test 3 Test 4
Graphs/Charts 2
Project

Item 1
Item 2
Item 3
Item 4
Conclusion
Add your conclusions here.
Questions/Discussions

Question One
Discussion
Discussion

Question Two
Discussion
Questions Three
Discussion