Related Literature (PR1)

Review of related literature involves the systematic identification, location, and analysis of documents containing information related to the research problem.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The following are meaning of RRL EXCEPT.

• A search and evaluation of the available literature in your given subject or chosen topic area

• An interpretation and synthesis of published work

• Discusses published information in a particular subject area

• A major process that leads to give background information of your research.

To show the capacity of your research work to introduce old knowledge is one of the purposes of RRL.

• FALSE

• TRUE

Which of the following is NOT a purpose of RRL?

• Relate your study to the current conditions or situations

• Expand, prove, or disprove the findings of previous research studies

• Obtain background knowledge about the topic

• Define key terms or variables used in the project proposal

The purpose of review of related literature is to establish the significance of your work based on the evidence gathered to support the conclusions.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• MAYBE

It pertains to articles or books written by authorities giving their opinions, experiences, theories or ideas of what is good or bad, desirable and undesirable within the problem area.

• Conceptual literature

• Related studies

• Journals

• Blogs

It refers to published or unpublished reports on actual research studies done previously.

• Research literature

• Related Studies

• Conceptual literature

• Related literature

A literature review must contain at least three basic elements: an introduction or background information section; the body of the review containing the discussion of sources; and, a conclusion and/or recommendations section to end the paper.

• YES

• NO

• MAYBE

• It's up to me.

The exact words of an author are reproduced and enclosed in quotation marks.

• Quotation

• Verbatim

• Discourse

• Copyright

You restate the author's thoughts in your own words.

• Paraphrase

• Copy

• Summarize

• Evaluate