Please post your question, quote, and fact here for chapter 4. Also, please respond to at least two of your peers' posts and answer my questions.
Questions:
1.) What is a literature review, and why is it important for assessment and research?
2.) List the differences in literature reviews for qualitative and quantitative studies.
3.) What are the best materials to include in a literature review?
4.) Should you use both qualitative and quantitative studies in your review? Why or why not?
5.) How long should your literature review be?
6.) What are the steps for conducting a literature review?
7.) How do you write a literature review?
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Question: Whether a source is high quality and worthy of inclusion in a literature review is one consideration. An entirely separate question is whether the literature is relevant to use. So, my question is that isn't it up to you and your own opinion as to whether you answer yes to relevancy questions and use the material?
ReplyDeleteQuote: "Relevance has several dimensions, and you might consider the following criteria when selecting literature for a review:
1. Topic relevance. Does the literature focus on the same topic as your proposed study?
2. Individual and site relevance. Does the literature examine the same individuals or sites that you want to study?
3. Problem and question relevance. Does the literature examine the same research question you plan to address?
4. Accessibility relevance. Is the literature available in your library or can you download it from a Web site? Can you obtain it easily from the library or a Web site? If you answer yes to these questions, then the literature is relevant for your literature review."
Fact: Journal (or periodical) articles and conference papers that report research are prime sources for a literature review.
Questions:
ReplyDelete1. A literature review is a written summary of journal articles, books, and other documents that describes the past and current state of information; organizes the literature into topics; and documents a need for a proposed study. In the most rigorous form of research, educators base this review mainly on research reported in journal articles. This review serves the purpose of providing a need for a study and demonstrating that other studies have not addressed the same topic in exactly the same way. It also indicates to audiences that the researcher is knowledgeable about studies related to a topic.
2. Literature reviews are different in quantitative and qualitative research. In quantitative research, investigators provide a detailed review of the literature to justify the major purpose and research questions of a study. In qualitative research, the inquirers use a limited amount of literature in the beginning of the study to allow participant views, rather than perspectives from the literature, to play a major role in the study. In quantitative research, the literature at the end compares results with prior predictions made at the beginning of the research. In qualitative research, researchers use the literature at the end to compare and contrast findings in the study with past literature.
3. Researchers locate literature in library resources such as summaries, books, journal publications and electronic sources, and early stage literature. After locating the literature, the researcher then critically evaluates the materials and makes a determination of its relevance for use. Criteria for evaluating materials consist of assessing the quality of the publications and the rigor of the research as well as examining the relevance of the topic for a study.
4. Yes, because in a literature review, you may select research articles to summarize that use quantitative or qualitative approaches. However, the use of the literature in quantitative and qualitative research differs. There three primary differences: the amount of literature cited at the beginning of the study, the use it serves at the beginnining, and its use at the end of a study.
5. The type of review will vary, depending on the type of report. For journal articles, dissertations, and theses, a thematic literature review summarizes the literature by themes. For reviews of literature on topics for some journals and for dissertations and these, a study-by-study approach presents each study in detail, highlighting the major elements of each one. Researchers conclude a literature review by summarizing major themes and presenting reasons for a proposed study or the importance of studying a research problem. These reasons lead to a rationale for a study.
6. These steps are: identify key terms, locate literature, critically evaluate and select the literature, organize the literature, and write a literature review.
7. It's time to construct the actual written summary of the literature. Researchers use procedures for summarizing each study, providing a clear reference to it, and writing the literature review. This writing requires pulling together all aspects of the review to this point, such as:
1. Using an appropriate style to write complete references for these summaries and to develop headings for the literature review.
2. Employing specific writing strategies related to the extent of the review, the type of review, and the concluding statements in a review.
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ReplyDeleteok I've posted like a thousand times and every time I do it kicks out something that I've posted before. Is anyone else having this issue? It's really starting to make me mad.
ReplyDeleteRebeca, It has happened to me also, it is very frustrating..I copy and paste into word before posting a comment, then at least I dont have to type everything over again!
ReplyDelete1. A literature review is a written summary of journal articles, books and other documents that describes the past and current state of information; organizes the literature into topics; and documents a need for a proposed study.
ReplyDeleteYou conduct a review to document how your study adds to the existing research, to provide evidence that educators need your study, and to improve your research skills of using a library and being an investigator who follows the leads in literature.
2. Three differences in the extent and use of literature in quantitaive and qualitative research are:
1. The amount of literature sited at the beginning of a study is substantial when using quantitaive research and minimal when using qualitative research.
2. The use of literature at the beginning of the study documents the need for the study in both styles , however quantitative research also provides a rationale for the direction of the study.
3. When using quantitative research, the use of literature at the end of the study confirms or disconfirms prior predictions from the literature.
Qualitative research supports or modifies existing findings in the literature at the end of the study.
Helen,
ReplyDeleteGood question here! Yes, it is up to the researcher. However, we know that a peer-reviewed source is better than one that is not peer-reviewed. We also know that the more prestigious journals, such as The Harvard Educational Review, is harder to publish in and has more stringent peer-review processes than others, so look at the journal and the submissions process. Some journals only accept one out of four submissions. Those are harder to publish in, so look at that. That should help you, and use Creswell's evaluation tips for research too. That will help you know if it is a good source or not! Keep up the good work!
Take care,
Dr. Hendrix
Matt,
ReplyDeleteGood job here! Nice point about the literature reviews! Your work should add to the knowledge base and the literature on the topic you are studying for the field.
Take care,
Dr. Hendrix
Rebecca,
ReplyDeleteJust send me your posts then! That is okay! I have never had this problem on the blog before this semester (and I have used it with students for two to three years now), and I think it is because I have more students on here this semester. It is overloaded at times, and if someone else is posting anywhere in my blog, it seems to knock off one person for some reason. I am sorry! I used the blog for our discussions because Web CT usually goes down at some point in the semester, and you can set up and use the blog for free with your own students.
Let me know of any issues and we will work through them!
1. A literature review is a written summary of journal articles, books, and other documents that describe the past and current state of information, organizes the literature into topics, and documents a need for a proposed study. You do a literature review to provide evidence of why you need your study. It also gives you good examples and ideas of how to conduct your study.
ReplyDelete2. In quantitative studies the literature review is discussed extensively at the beginning of the study so that it can justify the purpose of the study. In qualitative studies it is mentioned in the beginning just like quantitative but not as extensively. They don’t want the participants views biased.
3. You should use several kinds of materials in your review. Use both primary and secondary sources. You can use online databases, encyclopedias, journals, handbooks, reviews, or anything relevant to your study that can be a dependable source.
4. It is good to have both quantitative and qualitative studies in your review if they pertain to your study. The only difference is in how you set up your literature review. Reviews are written differently for qualitative and quantitative.
5. It will depend on the type of research report you are writing. A proposal will be anywhere from 10-30 pages. If it is for a dissertation it will be longer.
6. Identify the terms, locate literature, critically evaluate and select the literature, organize the literature, write a literature review.
7. You need to pick a style manual you will use, end of text, within text, or headings. Then you need to decide on a type of lit review, thematic review or study by study review of literature. Then you need to write a concluding statement to summarize the major themes in your review and provides rationale for your study.
Question:
How do you find internet materials that are reliable and dependent? It is just much easier and time efficient if you can find sources online.
Fact:
A great online database to use is ERIC.
Quote:
“A study will not add to the literature if it duplicates research already available.”
1.) What is a literature review, and why is it important for assessment and research?
ReplyDeleteA:
Literature review is a written summary of journal articles, books, and other documents tht describes the past and current state of informtion; organizes the literature into topic and documents a need for proposd study.
Liteature review isimportant for research and assessment for many reasons.
1. To add the study to the existing literature.
2. To convince research committees that you know the literature.
3. To povide the evidence why educators need your study.
4. To share the new finding with others.
5. To improve practicing in classrooms.
6. To build your research skills by reading other researchers' literatures.
2.) List the differences in literature reviews for qualitative and quantitative studies.
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1. Amount of literature cited at the beginning of the study. Quantitative research is substantial, but qualitative is minimal.
2. Use of literature at the begnning of the study. Quantitative research uses literatures to justify and documnt for the study, which is similar to qualitative research, but quantitative research provides rational for the direction of thestudy, which is differnt from qualitative study that provides quotes of participnts.
3. Use of literature a the end o the study. Quantitative research uses literatures to confirm or disconfirm prio predictions from the literature, but qualitative research uses literatures to support or modifies existing finding in the literature.
3.) What are the best materials to include in a literature review?
A:
The meterials must have a quality of publication and relevance of the topic of the study.
4.) Should you use both qualitative and quantitative studies in your review? Why or why not?
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In my opinion, I think that we can use both qualitative and quantitative studies in our review if the studies are relevance to our study.
5.) How long should your literature review be?
A:
In my opinion, I think it should not take more than a month because we should spare researching time to collect data, analyse the data, and so on.
6.) What are the steps for conducting a literature review?
1. Researchers identify their key terms to use in their research of the literatre.
2. Researchers locate literature in library resources.
3. Researchers critically evaluate literature to determine its relevance to the study.
4. Researchers take note and summarize the literature and organize it.
5.Researchers write the literatur review.
7.) How do you write a literature review?
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We can use the approproate style manual formats and develop heading for the written literature review. The researchers have to summarize the major themes and present reasons for proposed study or importance of studying research problem. These can lead to the popose statement and research quetions or hypotheses.
I fact that I know from the book is the appropriate style that we use to write literature review is APA Publication Manual. I think we use the sixth editor in this course. Right? :)
ReplyDeleteThe quote that I like in the book is that the liteature review also indicates to the audiences that the researcher is knowledgeable about studies related to a topic.
My question for this chapter is, "How many literatures should we write in our literature review?"
Jessica,
ReplyDeleteGood question here! Fred Dyson, our reference librarian, was a guest speaker in the videos for this class as well as EDU 611 in the spring. Please see that video with him, and look at the website he created for you for deeper searches on-line. I think that will help you a lot with your literature searches. Make sure the on-line journal states that it is peer-reviewed, and you can look up the submission requirements and the process for the journal. That will help you too.
Keep up the good work!
Prueska,
ReplyDeleteYes, the sixth edition came out in 2009, and every couple of years, they come out with a new edition to follow. Use Robert Perrin's Pocket Guide to APA Style 3rd Edition if you want. He shows a model paper in that in APA style for the 6th edition. He also lists the ways to reference almost everything there too. Owl by Purdue is a free website that lists APA style too. That might help!
Keep up the good work!
You have one large literature review in a study usually. You will write approx. a 20-page lit. rev. paper in the spring class. This semester, you will have a few pages for the lit. rev. in your proposal paper at the end of the semester. You will keep adding to it. Remember to use third person in the quantitative papers, and you can use "I" in qualitative papers.
ReplyDeleteKeep up the good work class!
3. Research reported in journal articles, information drawn from conference papers, books and government documents.
ReplyDelete4. Yes, both are acceptable. However, the use of the literature in quantitative and qualitative research differs.
5. It depends on what type of research report you are writing. You need extensive reviews for dissertations and theses. Research plans or proposals can be shorter.
6. Identify key terms, locate literature, critically evaluate and select the literature, organize the literature, and write the review.
7. Decide the writing strategy by using the appropriate style manual format and consider the length, the type of review will vary depending on the type of report. Write a conclusion by summarizing major themes and presenting reasons for the proposed study.
Question:
Define:
Abstract - a summary of major aspects of a study or article, conveyed in a concise way and including specific components that describe the information.
Quote:
“Anyone can put anything up on the Internet, and it is sometimes difficult to discern information about the item”. P.103
Fact:
Having a diagram or conceptual picture allows you to organize the literature in your mind.
Dr. Hendrix,
ReplyDeleteI have used Owl, it is a good resource.
Jessica,
I had never heard of ERIC, thanks for the information.
I like matt's quote..It is so true. Internet make the research process much easier. It is much easier to find time to sit at the computer to find information than to actually have to go the library. But as I asked in my question it is hard to discern what is reliable and what is not. If we use online sources we must make sure it is a peer reviewed article.
ReplyDeleteTo Matt,
ReplyDeleteERIC is a great source to use. It is easy to use and it has lots of peer reviewed articles at your fingertips.
I thought that the answers that Jessica gave were right on target. I like to use JSTOR when looking for peer-reviewed articles, but these can sometimes be older issues.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Matt's quote and fact. Good point! Using the internet resources is fast, but often complex.
ReplyDelete1.) What is a literature review, and why is it important for assessment and research?
ReplyDeleteThe literature review is a written summary that discusses past or current research organized into topics, and documents the need for the study. The literature review can show how your study adds to the existing condition. It can also provide evidence as to why educators need your study, and builds research skills.
2.) List the differences in literature reviews for qualitative and quantitative studies.
Both qualitative and quantitative research uses a literature review. However, they differ in the amount of literature cited, and how the literature review is used. In quantitative research the researcher uses a substantial amount of literature cited in the beginning of the study, while qualitative uses a minimal amount. In both the literature review justifies the need for the study. However, in quantitative research it provides a rationale for the direction of the study and predictions. They both also cite literature at the end of the study. Quantitative researchers use this section to confirm or disconfirm their predictions or hypotheses, and qualitative researchers use this section to as a comparison to the major findings in their study. The qualitative researchers do not use predictions.
3.) What are the best materials to include in a literature review?
ReplyDeleteThe researcher should use sources in their literature review that are both relevant to the research topic and an accurate source. Editor reviewed national journal articles are often the most accurate sources of research. The topic of the research should be both similar to your research on topic, site, and individual relevance.
4.) Should you use both qualitative and quantitative studies in your review? Why or why not?
Yes. Both quantitative and qualitative research has strengths. For example, a quanitative study may have useful predictions about variables. While a qualitative research might have more insight into the individual participants.
5.) How long should your literature review be?
The type of research guides how long the review needs to be. For dissertations and theses, the review needs to extensive using a comprehensive list of research sources. A research proposal establish a framework for a study and shows the relevance of the research. Literature reviews for proposals may be 10-30 pages long. Also, researchers need to identify how far back their literature citations need to go. Dissertations or theses often review back to the inception of the research problem, but research proposals and journal articles usually focus on studies done in the past 10 years.
6.) What are the steps for conducting a literature review?
ReplyDelete1. Identify key terms to search for literature. Narrowing your topic to terms that are one or two key words or short phrases are important for locating relevant sources in a library or internet search.
2. Locate relevant literature about a topic by searching libraries, internet databases, and/or asking faculty or students to recommend sources.
3. Critically evaluate and select the literature for your review. This involves determining whether research is both accurate and relevant to your topic.
4. Organize the literature you have selected by taking notes about the selected literature and developing a visual diagram of it.
5. Write a literature review for your research report that includes summaries of the literature.
7.) How do you write a literature review?
Once the researcher has gone through the steps of locating relevant accurate sources and has organized the information into a visual diagram, then the researcher can begin writing the literature review. The researcher should use an appropriate style to write references for the studies. This includes appropriate headers and reference citations. A style manual provides structure for formatting literature in a report. Also, the researcher should look at the type of research being done to determine the extent of the review, type of review, and the concluding statements.
Question: I have had to do literature reviews for quantitative research in another course. I limited myself to using peer-reviewed journal articles. However, if we need comprehensive literature, for example for a thesis, how to do we go about knowing that the sources are accurate if they are not reviewed sources?
ReplyDeleteQuote: “Conducting a literature review also builds your research skills of using a library and being an investigator who follows leads in the literature, all useful experiences to have as a researcher. Reading the literature also helps you learn how other educators compose their research studies and help you find useful examples and models in the literature for your own research.” (p. 89) I like this quote, because it shows how it builds the researchers skills to do a literature review.
Fact: Primary sources are the literature in it’s original state from the original author(s).