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I. What Is A Literature Review


II. Steps In Doing A Literature Review
III. Citing References
IV. Ethical Standards In Writing The Literature Review
V. The Conceptual Framework
VI. Definition Of Terms
VII.Research Hypothesis
*The process of obtaining relevant and important
information or materials related to the research topic.
*It involves the systematic identification, location and
analysis of document containing the information related
to the topic.
*It helps you explain how the research problem to be
investigated fits into the larger picture.
*It gives the reader the updated discourses in the
discipline of your topic.
*It lets you identify what has already been done so as not
to replicate other researchers’ work.
*It defines and refines the independent and
dependent variables. By using the
successful methodology of other
researchers, allows you to reduce your
workload and lets you focus more on the
other aspects of the inquiry.
*It helps you gauge the feasibility of
pursuing topic. By doing the background
information, determines if you have the
skills necessary to conduct the research.
*It provides a logical rationale for the research
hypothesis. It allows the identification of what
is called gaps in literature.
*It leads you to potentially useful citations to
the development of your study.
*It allows you to identify the strengths and
weaknesses of previous investigations on your
topic.
*It establishes the need, significance and
justification of your study.
REFERENCE CITATION…
*is the process of documenting the
various sources of materials and
information relevant to the study.
*gives credibility to the literature review
because what you are saying is placed in
the context of the literature.
*is a safeguard against plagiarism when
your sources are properly cited.
American Modern
Psychology Languages Chicago Manual
Association Association of Style
(APA) Style (MLA) Style
 Refers to the rules  Uses of simple two-  Uses two-citation
and conventions part parenthetical formats: the
established by the documentation author-date
American system for citing reference format
Psychological sources. and the standard
Association bibliographic
format.
 Allows writers to
credit their sources
through footnote
or end-note
citation.
 Allows the writer
to comment on the
cited sources.
American Modern
Psychology Languages Chicago Manual
Association Association of Style
(APA) Style (MLA) Style
 Requires both in-  In-text citations are  Instead of
text citation and summarized as “References” or
reference list. “Work Cited” at the “Work Cited”, it
end of the paper. uses “Bibliography”
to list the sources
used.
 Used in psychology,  Used in language  Used in humanities
social sciences, and research and like philosophy and
natural sciences. literature studies. theology.
*Creswell Identify Write
(2005) key
Organize
your
sources
the
identified terms review

five steps
in
conducting Locate
Evaluate
your
the
a literature literature
selected
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review.
These are:
*Always acknowledge the
source of information,
whether it is primary or
secondary.
*Recognize the ideas,
theories, and original
conceptualizations of
others.
*Be critical in the studies
that you will include in
the literature review.
*It is transforming the problem statement into
graphical form in terms of boxes and arrows.
*It is defined as an analytical tool that explains
the main concepts to be studied or investigated in
one’s research.
*Its logical basis is the literature review.
*It presents the interrelationships of theories,
principles, and beliefs that are essential to the
investigation of the problem.
TWO TYPES OF DEFINITIONS
1. CONCEPTUAL DEFINITION defines a concept
in specific ideas, principles, or theories
associated with terms.

2. OPERATIONAL DEFINITION defines the term


on how it is measured in the present study.
*A good hypothesis must identify the
independent and dependent variables.
*It must also establish the relationship
between the variables and this
relationship can be tested or measured by
conducting an experiment or study.
*The statement of the hypothesis must
have a good theoretical or conceptual
basis from the review.

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