REVIEWING THE LITERATURE

Related literature….
 Legal bases, literature, studies which have direct
bearing or relation to the present study.

 RELATED LEGAL BASES

 RELATED LITERATURE (CONCEPTS OR
CONCEPTUAL LITERATURE)
 RELATED STUDIES (RESEARCH LITERATURE)
 LEGAL BASES…
 MAJOR SOURCES: LAWS, DEPARTMENT
DIRECIVES, CIRCULARS, ORDERS,MEMORANDA
 ARRANGE FROM RECENT TO PAST
 EXPLAIN THE RELEVANCE OF EACH (LEGAL BASIS
) TO THE PRESENT STUDY

EXAMPLES
o RA 9003
o DepEd Memoranda
o DENR Circulars
RELATED LITERATURE (CONCEPTS)
 Written works collectively especially those enduring
importance, exhibiting creative imagination and
artistic skill which are written n a particular period,
language, and subject (Funk and Wagnals Dictionary,
1976).
 Any written materials published in book, journal,
magazine, novel, poetry, yearbook, and encyclopedia.
 Examples: Job Satisfaction and Retention (Mylene
Kramer, 2007); Philippine Frogs (Alcalca and Brown,
1989)
 RELATED STUDIES…
 Taken from published and unpublished
studies

 Each related study has explanation on its

relevance to the present study. It is
unscientific if no explanation at all is given.

 Examples: Effectiveness of Teaching

Conventional and Modern Mathematics
(Menes, 2010); Correlate Between Educational
Qualification and Performance of Professors
in State Universities in Western Visayas
 PURPOSES OF THE REVIEW
 Can broaden the researcher’s knowledge
base in the research area
 A means of ensuring the originality in the
conduct of the research.
 A way of ensuring clarity and focus on
one’s study.
 Can help the researcher in designing his
proposed research.
 PURPOSES OF THE REVIEW
 Can also provide the researcher insights
on the weaknesses and strengths of
previous studies.
 Can provide findings and conclusions of
past studies, which a researcher can use in
relating to his findings and conclusions.
 Help the researcher in formulating the
theoretical and conceptual framework for his
research problem.
 REQUISITES….. (Ardales, 1992)
 Patience, persistence and industry

 A good knowledge of library techniques,

tools and skills

Good knowledge of the internet (skill in

surfing the net)
 GUIDELINES…
 Go over reading materials you have at home or in
your own library.
 Search for existing literature in your college library or
learning resource center
 Upload your print materials in your Mendeley library
 Examine each reference in your e-library… then
decide which shall be considered/included in your
manuscript.
 Record important details of what you have reviewed
(in the first draft of your manuscript) or highlight or
mark portions of the pdf files for future use.
 WHAT SHOULD BE RECORDED….
 Title of the book, article, magazine,
author, copyright date, publisher, place
of publication, doi, url, etc.

 Important details: not more than 5

sentences.

 Except: enumerating parts of theory,

listing steps in a procedure and the like