Review of Related Literature

Purpose

• Find out how much research has been done on the same area

• Justify the need for more studies on the topic

• Fill in existing gaps, clarify inconsistencies, substantiate existing facts

• Help with procedures and processes

• Get new ideas and approaches

Kinds of studies cited

• Expanded background of the study

• Relevant in purpose, methodology, findings, conclusions– General Information (GI)– Theoretical/Technical

Concepts (TTC)– Procedures and Processes

(PP)– Past Researches/Current

Works (PR/CW)

Organization of the RRL

• Broken down into the main concepts associated with the problem

• Organized from – classic studies to more recent

studies– general information to more

specific information• All sections have to end with a

summary of the information and its relationship to the problem

Bibliography is very important!• Use the APA format

guidelines for citing and for writing the Bibliography!

• Be consistent

Individual Research portfolio

1. Bibliography sheet - 1/2 sheet of pad paper with the following information:

• name on the left side of the first line,• group code on the right side of the first line,• bibliographical information of the source, in APA format (start on the third line),• specific topic covered (based on the list given to you) on the right side of the second to the last line,• classification of the topic on the right side of last line (GI, TF, PP or PR)

2. Photocopy of the needed page/s from the source