Practical Research 2 Lesson 9

Questions and Answers

What is a literature review?

A literature review is a compilation of studies related to a specific area of research that evaluates, classifies, and summarizes all the relevant previous studies conducted on a specific topic.

Which of the following are types of sources used in a literature review?

Primary sources

Secondary sources

Tertiary sources

All of the above (correct)

Primary sources are accounts or interpretations created by someone without firsthand experience.

False

What are secondary sources?

Secondary sources offer an analysis or restatement of primary sources and often describe or explain them. Signup and view all the answers

Name a scholarly search engine used for literature reviews.

Google Scholar Signup and view all the answers

What service does Microsoft Academic provide?

Reliable research tool pulling content from publications Signup and view all the answers

What can users find on WorldWideScience?

Users can find scientific resources and academic materials from databases of over 70 countries. Signup and view all the answers

Science.gov is only related to scientific journals.

False Signup and view all the answers

The Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) is populated by the U.S. Department of __________.

Education Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Literature Review Overview

A literature review compiles studies related to a specific research area.
It evaluates, classifies, and summarizes relevant previous research on a topic.
Centralization is crucial; focus on studies directly related to your research topic.
This review provides a comprehensive view of developments in the field.
Demonstrates acknowledgment and consideration of significant prior works.

Types of Sources

Primary Sources: Firsthand documents offering direct evidence, such as original documents created at the time of study.
Secondary Sources: Accounts or interpretations created by individuals without firsthand experience, analyzing or restating primary sources.
Tertiary Sources: Summaries or condensed versions of materials with references to primary and secondary sources.
Research studies can be found in various formats like books, scholarly articles, dissertations, and government documents.

Scholarly Search Engines

Google Scholar: Aggregates scholarly literature, allowing searches for peer-reviewed papers, theses, and articles across various academic sources.
Google Books: Provides access to an index of thousands of books, enabling users to find specific pages and online reviews.
Microsoft Academic: A comprehensive research tool pulling content from over 120 million publications, including scientific papers and journals.
WorldWideScience: Operated by the U.S. Department of Energy, this global gateway accesses databases from over 70 countries, offering translated results.
Science.gov: Maintained by the same department as WorldWideScience, it pulls from over 60 databases and 200 million pages of scientific data.
Wolfram Alpha: A computational knowledge engine that provides direct answers to queries without scrolling through traditional search results.
Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC): A U.S. Department of Education tool with over 1.3 million bibliographic records for academic research materials.

Description

This quiz focuses on selecting relevant literature for a literature review in Practical Research 2. It covers the evaluation, classification, and summarization of previous studies related to a specific research topic. Understanding these concepts is crucial for crafting a comprehensive literature review.