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Lesson 3: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE (RRL) Chapter 2 MARK ARVIN L. REBALDO Research Teacher Fish Out the Root of the Problem  Literature Review -is an academic text that provides an overview of a particular topic. I...

Lesson 3: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE (RRL) Chapter 2 MARK ARVIN L. REBALDO Research Teacher Fish Out the Root of the Problem  Literature Review -is an academic text that provides an overview of a particular topic. It helps identify what is known and not about a certain subject of study. It involves the use of higher-order thinking skills, such as the review, evaluation, and synthesis of several scholarly works. Moreover, a literature review is an integral part of any research paper and serves several functions.  What literature review provide? It helps identify what is known and higher-order thinking not about a certain subject of study. skills Review Evaluation Synthesis Literature Review Several Functions It establishes the relevance of the study. It further helps in establishing the research gap that the study intends to fill. A literature review provides important information about your topic and the concepts related to it. It presents the contradictions between and among previous literature. It presents and discusses your theoretical and conceptual frameworks which are the backbone of your study. Writing the Literature Review Writing the literature review involves three stages: searching for works relevant to the study analyzing these scholarly works, and drafting the literature review  Literature Search -is a stage in which the researcher systematically looks for and selects reference materials relevant to the study. Remember that the quality of your paper is influenced by the quality of references you use.  What’s the difference between Literature Review and Literature Search? Literature Review Provides an overview of the topic Literature Search systematically looks for and selects reference materials relevant to the study Popular Online Databases Scopus DOAJ Web of Science Cochrane Library PsycINFO PubMed CINAHL Eric CORE IEEE Explore Open Research Library ScienceDirect World Cat JSTOR BASE Evaluation and Analysis of the Selected Works Obtain an overview of the references you selected find out if they are published by a reputable publisher/journal and written by legitimate scholars refrain from using references published by predatory journals or publishers as they do not guarantee quality. Note: Predatory publishers and journals are those that publish research papers for financial gain and do not follow the ethics in producing academic work. Evaluation and Analysis of the Selected Works Refrain from using materials that do not directly explain the concepts related to your study. use references that have been published within the last five years (higher degree) or ten years (Foundation Stage) If material appears to be relevant to your topic, current, and reliable, continue reading its content. However, if the materials do not meet these standards, exclude them from your literature review. Carefully read each of the materials you will incorporate into your literature review. Drafting the Literature Review Divide the literature review into two subsections: (a) the conceptual literature section which explains concepts relevant to your study, and (b) the related studies section which presents studies similar to your own. When writing the conceptual literature, you may use concepts from the title of the references or the specific questions and objectives of your research. For the related studies, you may arrange them in three ways: by theme (similar studies are grouped together), by chronology (from the earliest to the latest), or by type (foreign or local studies). These three ways of writing the related studies section depend on the objectives and features of your review.  Thematic Arrangement if your intention is to make the readers focus on how your study is similar to or different from the previous ones.  Chronological Arrangement if you want to emphasize the development and progress in a specific field of study.  Typological Arrangement if there are sufficient studies conducted locally about your research. At the end of the related studies section, write a synthesis that shows the research gap. Synthesizing can be done at the micro and macro levels. Microlevel synthesis involves the consolidation of ideas to explain a concept. On the other hand, Macrolevel synthesis is performed when several studies are consolidated to establish a research gap and not just to explain a concept. Define important terms in your study. Aside from the informal and formal ways, definitions can be made conceptually or operationally. while a conceptual definition is the definition of a term that is generally used in a specific discipline. An operational definition is a type of definition specifically made of your study. Direct quotation is typically used when stating laws and principles and when explicitly showing the author’s intention. Important things in making RRL Note-taking -is another skill that you can particularly use in drafting the literature review as well as in the other stages of the research undertaking. It involves writing information from a source text and integrating this information into your current study. Citing Sources/Authors In-text citation Reference Citation  In-text citation It requires the researcher to indicate the source of the information within the body of the text. Three of the most popular documentation styles are: American Psychological Association (APA) Style Modern Language Association (MLA) Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS). American Psychological Association Modern Language Association (MLA) This phenomenon was attributed by some scholars to high-achieving students’ tendency to be realistic (Falchikov & Bound 415).  Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS) Time management skills help you reduce stress and prioritize your time. Effective This phenomenon was time management clarifies your goals attributed by some scholars and prioritizes your most important to high-achieving students’ tasks. As a result, you have more time to achieve bigger and better results. When tendency to be realistic you manage your time, you can plan your (Falchikov & Bound 1989, day and increase your performance, 415). Anderson and Smith, 2004, 325) Reference Citation Refers to the complete bibliographic information of the reference used. Reference citation usually appears at the end of the paper. The compilation of these references is known as the reference list. APA Style - Reference Citation MLA Style - Reference Citation Falchikov, Nancy and David Boud. “Student Self- Assessment in Higher Education: A Meta-Analysis.” Review of Educational Research, vol. 59, no.4 1989, pp. 395-430. CMOS Style- Reference Citation Falchikov, Nancy and David Boud. “Student Self-Assessment in Higher Education: A Meta-Analysis.” Review of Educational Research, no.4 (1989): 395-430.  Best of Luck to your Chapter 2 Researchers!