Literature Search and ReviewWriting of Literature ReviewCitation of ReferencesOnline Search of Related literature

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Exercise: Which is which?

• Review of Literature and Studies• Review of Literature• Review of Studies• Review of Foreign Studies• Review of Local Studies• Review of Foreign Literature• Review of Local Literature

Related literature

• is composed of discussions of facts and principles to which the present study is related

Related studiesRelated studies• are studies,

inquiries, or investigations already conducted to which the present proposed study is related or has some bearing or similarity

Importance, purposes, and functions1.They help or guide the researcher in

searching for or selecting a better research problem or topic

2.They help the investigator understand his topic for research better

3.They ensure that there will be no duplication of other studies

4. They help and guide the researcher in locating moresources of related information

5. They help and guide the researcher in making hisresearch design

6. They help and guide the researcher in makingcomparison between his findings with the findingsof other researchers on similar studies with the endin view of formulating generalizations or principleswhich are the contributions of the study to the fundof knowledge.

Importance, purposes, and functions

CITATION OF REFERENCES

The three stages of effective literature review process (Levy & Ellis)

characteristics1. The surveyed materials must be as recent as possible.2. Materials reviewed must be objective and unbiased.3. Materials surveyed must be relevant to the study.4. Surveyed materials must have been based upon

genuinely original and true facts or data to makethem valid and reliable.

5. Reviewed materials must not be too few nor toomany.

Not a summary of literature• Take the important facts or concepts that are

relevant to your study. – Do not copy everything from the source.– presents the concepts in chronological order

either from the past to present or vice versa– present the relevance and implications of the

concepts to your study and why this concept isadapted in your study

– Themes are highly encouraged

sources1. Books, encyclopedias, almanacs, and other similar references2. articles published in journals, magazines, periodicals, newspapers3. Manuscripts, monographs, memoirs, speeches, letters, and diaries4. Unpublished theses and dissertations5. Constitution, laws and statutes of the land6. Bulletin, circulars, and orders7. Records of any organization8. Reports from seminars, educational or otherwise9. Official reports of all kinds

Caution: to be critically evaluated– Unpublished (no publication information)

research papers, slide presentations andother form of online materials

– Wikis– Websites (Company, organization and

personal) including blogs and white papers– Unpublished undergraduate theses and

projects

Online Search of Related Literature

I. Searching– Advanced Search– Online Database– Bookmarks– Online Referencing

II. Collecting – Online surveys– Docs sharing

III. Writing– Citations and

Bibliography– Tracking

IV. Testing– Grammar check– Calculating readability– Plagiarism test

I. Searching: Search Engine

www.google.com

I. Searching: Online Databases

• http://su.edu.ph/page/215-Online-ResourcesAcademics• www.sciencedirect.com

Searching: Online Databases

• Wikipedia–List of ________ journals

Searching: Online References

- eBooks- Journals - Databases

I. Searching: Bookmark

II. Collecting – Online Survey

•www.google.com/forms

• Try: http://bit.do/nwssu

II. Collecting – Docs Sharing

•Google drive (https://drive.google.com)

• Example:

III. Writing: Citation format builder

http://www.citationmachine.net/

III. Writing: Citations and Bibliography

• Use MS Word (at least) • Develop a database of all sources cited

III. Writing: Tracking

IV. Testing: Grammar Check

• http://www.gingersoftware.com (free)

IV. Testing: Calculating readability

Coleman–Liau index is a readability test to gauge the understandability of a text. Its output approximates the U.S. grade level thought necessary to comprehend the text.

IV. Testing: Calculating readability

Flesch–Kincaid readability tests are readability tests designed to indicate how difficult a reading passage in English is to understand. There are two tests, the Flesch reading ease, and the Flesch–Kincaid grade level.

IV. Testing: Calculating readability

The automated readability index (ARI) is a readability test for English texts, designed to gauge the understandability of a text. It produces an approximate representation of the US grade level needed to comprehend the text.

IV. Testing: Calculating readability

The SMOG grade is a measure of readability that estimates the years of education needed to understand a piece of writing. SMOG is the acronym derived from Simple Measure of Gobbledygook. It is widely used, particularly for checking health messages

IV. Testing: Calculating readability

www.online-utility.org

IV. Testing: Plagiarism Test

www.grammarly.com

Let’s have a game!

The Shapes of ICT integration in Research

- Organized, work hard to incorporate ICT in research

- prefer working alone to teamwork using social media

- collect loads of data and file it so information is easy to locate.

- digital information overloaded

The Shapes of ICT integration in Research

- a seeker and an explorer, searching for ways in which teachers want to grow and change in using ICT in research

- the most receptive of the five shapes to ICT in research

- the only shape that's not frozen, and you cause your co-teachers-researchers

- confusion when you change ICT tool from day to day

The Shapes of ICT integration in Research

- A leader in ICT in research- decisive and able to focus

on the goal in integrating ICT in research

- have confidence in using ICT

The Shapes of ICT integration in Research

- listen and communicate well with others through ICT

- can be an effective and innovative researcher

The Shapes of ICT integration in Research

- Creative, imaginative, free form, like to have fun, think out-of-the-box.

- a "what if" person who's always thinking of new ways in using ICT in research

The Shapes of ICT integration in Research

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