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What is the purpose of a literature review?
What is the purpose of a literature review?
- To criticize existing knowledge
- To fulfill certain aims or express certain views on the nature of the topic (correct)
- To select available documents for publication
- To reinvent the wheel and waste effort
What does a literature review provide in terms of research effort?
What does a literature review provide in terms of research effort?
- Wasting effort on rediscovering known information
- Innovation and transformation
- Negation and confusion
- Positioning and novelty (correct)
Why is clarity important in a literature review?
Why is clarity important in a literature review?
- To avoid using any terminology
- To use irrelevant terminology and confuse readers
- To confuse the audience with different meanings of terms
- To introduce relevant terminology and define key terms used in writing (correct)
What benefit does a literature review provide in relation to research methods?
What benefit does a literature review provide in relation to research methods?
What does a literature review help to avoid in research effort?
What does a literature review help to avoid in research effort?
According to Hart (1998), what is the essence of a literature review meant to be?
According to Hart (1998), what is the essence of a literature review meant to be?
What is the first step in doing a critical literature review?
What is the first step in doing a critical literature review?
Which data source provides exhaustive literature reviews and some research, but its quality may not be at par with journals?
Which data source provides exhaustive literature reviews and some research, but its quality may not be at par with journals?
What is a characteristic of newspapers as a data source for literature review?
What is a characteristic of newspapers as a data source for literature review?
Which approach is suggested for evaluating the relevance of materials in a critical literature review?
Which approach is suggested for evaluating the relevance of materials in a critical literature review?
Which tool can be used for searching journal publications for a critical literature review?
Which tool can be used for searching journal publications for a critical literature review?
What is the main purpose of a literature review according to Hart (1998)?
What is the main purpose of a literature review according to Hart (1998)?
