Inquiries, Investigation and Immersion

What is the purpose of a literature review?

• To summarize existing research on a topic

• To identify gaps in knowledge

• To provide a theoretical framework for a study

• All of the above

Which of the following is NOT a step in conducting a literature review?

• Data collection

• Data analysis

• Hypothesis testing

• Synthesis and interpretation

It is a chapter of your research paper wherein it is focused on giving an

overview of all the writings relative to your specific topics.

• Introduction

• Review of Related Literature

• Methodology

• Results and Discussion

It is a source of information that is categorized by printed publications or

writings wherein a researcher reports the results of his studies.

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

• Tertiary Source

• General references

It is defined as a means of informing your readers that a certain piece of

information came from a specific source and you just borrowed it to widen the

explanation of a certain situation or data of your research.

• Literature

• Review

• Citations

• Sources

It is a manner of citation that commonly refers to all of the citations that are

found in all of the chapters in the research paper.

• In-text citation

• Out-text citation

• Bibliography

• Referencing List

This guideline in citation secures that all data and information, facts, ideas or

principles from your sources are discussed or explained separately.

• By Topic

• By author

• Chronological

• Bibliography

This is a citation style that uses author-date format only.

• APA

• MLA

• CMS

• HARVARD

This is a citation style that uses notes and bibliography and author-date

format.

• APA

• MLA

• CMA

• HARVARD

This is defined as the extraction of information and discussion from one or

more relevant sources of information.

• Synthesis

• Summary

• Conclusion

• Explanation