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What is the first step in the literature review?
Step 1 – Search for relevant literature
What data bases can we use to search for journals and articles?
Google Scholar / University's library /
What is the second step in the literature review?
Step 2 – Evaluate and select sources
What is the third step in the literature review?
Step 3 – Identify themes, debates, and gaps
What are themes?
Questions or concepts recur across the literature
What are debates?
Conflicts and contradictions, where do sources disagree
What are gaps?
What is missing from the literature. Weaknesses that need to be addressed
What is the fourth step in the literature review?
Step 4 – Outline your literature review’s structure
What approaches to organizing the body of a literature review are there?
Chronological, Thematic, Methodological, and Theoretical.
In which approach we trace the development of the topic over time?
Chronological
If you have found some recurring central themes, you can organize your literature review into subsections. What approach is it?
Thematic
what is the fifth step in the literature review?
Step 5 – Write your literature review
What sections does the literature review have?
Introduction, body, and conclusion
What does APA stands for?
American Psychological Association
Every time you quote or paraphrase someone else’s ideas, you have to include citations to avoid...?
Plagiarism
An APA in-text citation consists of...?
The author’s last name and the year of publication
