Review of Related Literature

A major part of any research paper that encapsulates the parallel ideas from books, magazines, scholarly papers, and any other sources to your research topic.

• Research Title

• Introduction

• Review of Related Literature

• Methodology

Which of the following can be a source of Related Literature?

• books      

• local studies

• foreign studies

• all of the above

It is a system used to create a framework of the written work.

• Research Topic

• Review of Related Literature

• Outline

• Category

Which of the following is NOT a purpose of writing the RRL?

• It justifies the research and guarantees that the study has not been done before.

• It illustrates how the topic has been studied.

• It highlights the flaws, outlines the gaps, and reveals inconsistencies of previous studies.

• It enables the researcher to repeat previous studies.

The RRL ensures that the research is scientifically formulated. This means that it must be based on an existing knowledge and is logically constructed. What purpose of RRL does it show?

• It provides context to the readers.

• It shows where the research fits into the existing body of knowledge.

• It justifies the research and guarantees that the study has not been done before.

• It illustrates how the topic has been studied.

Due to advancements in technology and recent developments about a research topic, the findings from previous studies might be already obsolete. The RRL highlights these issues and with this, the research becomes more relevant in addressing these situations. What purpose of RRL does it show?

• It illustrates how the topic has been studied.

• It highlights the flaws, outlines the gaps, and reveals inconsistencies of previous studies.

• It enables the researcher to learn from previous studies.

• Refines, refocuses, or sometimes changes the topic.

Mercury was believed to cure numerous diseases due to its antibiotic properties. However, recent studies conclude that mercury can poison a patient’s body. Through review of related literature, the inaccuracies of the assumptions or theories of the past is being addressed in this situation. What purpose of RRL does this situation describes?

• It illustrates how the topic has been studied.

• It highlights the flaws, outlines the gaps, and reveals inconsistencies of previous studies.

• It enables the researcher to learn from previous studies.

• Refines, refocuses, or sometimes changes the topic.

Which of the following is NOT true about the RRL? 

• It allows the researcher to discover more information about the topic.

• It provides the reader information about studies related to the research topic.

• It proves that the research is baseless.

• It shows that the research can and will improve the current knowledge about the topic.

The following are the characteristics of the literature and studies to be acknowledged in the present studies EXCEPT:

• Materials must be relevant to the research topic.

• Materials must be as objective as possible.

• Materials must be as recent as possible.

• Materials must be biased as possible.

Why must we conduct a screening for the inclusion of the materials to be used?

• To determine the applicability of the studies previously identified and selecting or excluding them.

• To gather applicable information from each primary study included in the review.

• To organize, compare, collate, summarize, aggregate, or interpret the information previously extracted to suggest a new contribution to the body of knowledge.

• To examine the title of the material to be used.