Practical Research 2: Module 3

provides an overview of what has been written about a specific topic ​

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​LITERATURE REVIEW

1. LITERATURE SEARCH

   • selection of related references in a study

2. EVALUATION AND ANALYSIS OF SELECTED WORKS

   • screen selected references for reliability and usefulness

3. DRAFTING THE LITERATURE REVIEW

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​Three Stages of Literature Review

1. ​Identify Key Terms

2. ​Locate Literature

3. ​Critically evaluate and select

4. Organize the Literature

5. ​Write the literature review

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​MAPPING OUT THE LITERATURE REVIEW

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1. To indicate the research has been conducted in an area before.

2. ​To demonstrate ability to critically analyze the literature in a study area.

3. ​Highlight existing gap or any disagreements in the research area that a study addresses.

​Why do a Literature Review ?

​claim or assumptions of what the researcher want to determine in a study

​HYPOTHESIS

NULL​

• ​ there is NO RELATIONSHIP between variables

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​ALTERNATIVE

• ​THERE IS a RELATIONSHIP between variables

​null vs. Alternative hypothesis

​theory, principle, or model that the researcher choose to guide him in the conduct of the study

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​THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

​tentative theory regarding the topic under investigation (usually shown in a diagram)

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CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK