Synthesizing Related Literature

Why is synthesizing research important?

• Synthesizing research is important for creating confusion among researchers.
• Synthesizing research is important for ignoring existing studies and findings.
• Synthesizing research is important for promoting misinformation.
• Synthesizing research is important for consolidating various studies and findings into a coherent understanding.

It catches the reader’s attention, which can be done by using a direct announcement,

a quotation, a question, a definition, an unusual comparison, or controversial position.

• Body

• Conclusion

• Introduction

• thesis

Which of the following does not describe the body of a literature review?

• It includes brief sentences at intermediate points in the review.

• It introduces the theoretical and conceptual background of the study.

• It uses strong “umbrella” sentences at the beginning and end of each paragraph.

• It provides descriptions of previous work you have accomplished related to

  the proposed research.

It provides closure for the reader by reviewing main points, linking the main idea of

the essay to a larger issue, predicting an outcome related to the main idea, or using

a quotation that helps sum up an essential aspect of your main point.

• Conclusion
• Body
• Thesis
• Introduction

These techniques will lead to examining two subjects or data in terms of one another which highlights similarities and differences.

• Comparison and Contrast

• Example

• Reasons

• Summary

It explains, illustrates, discusses, or provides evidence to support the main idea

(thesis or claim) of the composition.

• Body

• Introduction
• Thesis

• Conclusion

It does not introduce new ideas anymore.

• body

• conclusion

• introduction

• thesis

It introduces the topic of the essay, informs the reader, and provides a context

for the topic being discussed.

• Acknowledgment
• Body
• Conclusion
• Introduction

What is synthesizing written information?

• It is summarizing the work of one source.

• It is using two or more sources and blending them together.

• It is comparing and contrasting your ideas with other ideas.

• all of the above

How can you correctly organize the flow of your related literature review?

• Body, Introduction, Conclusion

• Introduction, Body and Conclusion

• Conclusion, Introduction, Body

• Introduction, Conclusion and Body