Week 2 Research

When conducting a literature review, how many sources should you have during an initial search?

• 10

• 30

• 50

• 70

Which type of literature should be prioritized when you are beginning your study and want to establish a broad synthesis of the literature?

• journal articles

• encyclopedias

• conference papers

• books

Which type of literature varies the most in quality and should be lower in priority?

• conference papers

• research monographs

• encyclopedias

• dissertations

Which suggestion is useful tip when designing a visual literature map?

• Include citations to provide evidence of major concepts.

• Avoid using circles or flowcharts for clarity.

• Include at least 75 studies.

• Focus only on quantitative research articles.

Literature reviews are typically shorter for a research proposal.

• True

• False

Conference papers and proceedings are not appropriate sources of literature for a literature review.

• True

• False

The Chicago Manual of Style is the most popular style manual used in field of education and psychology.

• True

• False

When abstracting a study, you should identify the methodological and technical strengths and weaknesses.

• True

• False

Quantitative studies should incorporate a review of the literature at the beginning of the study to provide direction for the research study; whereas qualitative studies should incorporate a review of the literature at the end to compare and contrast with the themes and categories of the study.

• True

• False

Definition of terms appear in qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods proposals to ensure the researcher’s precision of meaning.

• True

• False