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primary source

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is an original article or report in which researchers communicate directly to the reader the methods and results of their studies

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secondary source

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is one that reviews, summarizes, or discusses primary research (e.g., a textbook chapter)

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Examples of secondary sources:

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Professional Books and Textbooks
Encyclopedias
Reviews, Yearbooks, and Handbooks

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The Purpose of Reviewing Related Literature

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Refining the Research Problem

Establishing the Conceptual or Theoretical Orientation

Developing Significance

Identifying Methodological Limitations

Identifying Contradictory Findings

Developing Research Hypotheses

Learning About New Information

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PsychINFO

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Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms

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The most highly used database in education is ________.

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ERIC

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The most highly used database in psychology is __________.

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PsychINFO

Different versions of this database contain information on articles from the late 1800’s, and full text version from the late 1900’s.

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____________ contains both scholarly and popular articles.

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Info Trac Onefile

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___________ and __________ publications work well in searches.

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Journal Articles

Reports/Research

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The goal of your search

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should be to come up with an acceptable number of articles and/or reports for your purposes.

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Meta Analyses

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These combine the results of many primary sources on the same topic to determine an overall “effect size”

Different meta analyses on the same topic may come to somewhat different conclusions on effect size.

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Best-Evidence Synthesis

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This type of combination of primary sources results in a narrative, rather than statistical, summary as to the best practices in a field based upon the findings of primary sources (both quantitative and qualitative).

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AND

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The most common way of limiting a search is to use the connector “and.”

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Put _________ around sets.

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parentheses

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Put _______ around phrases.

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quotation marks

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Put ________ between terms.

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commas

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The purpose of the review

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is to relate previous research and theory to the problem under investigation.

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Refining the Research Problem

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The researcher learns how others have defined the general problem in more specific ways.

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Establishing the Conceptual or Theoretical Orientation

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The researcher places his/her study within the context of pertinent conceptual frameworks or theoretical orientations.

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Developing Significance

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The researcher can demonstrate the significance of his/her study within the context of previous knowledge.

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Identifying Methodological Limitations

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The researcher can identify promising methodological approaches while avoiding problematic ones.

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Identifying Contradictory Findings

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The researcher can discover contradictory findings or theories in the literature, and these can prove fruitful as areas for further research.

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Developing Research Hypotheses

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In quantitative studies, previous research may suggest a particular result in the current study. When no such studies exist, existing theory should be used to justify your hypotheses.

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Learning About New Information

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The literature review provides an opportunity to learn about new information the researcher hadn’t previously been aware of.

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Take what kinds of notes when reading articles?
Make sure to record the bibliographic information on the article. Indicate participants, instruments, and procedures. Summarize results and conclusions. Note any weaknesses or limitations. Make note of the overall importance and quality of the article; you can use a rating scale to do this.
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Strengths of Using the Internet
Strengths Provides current information and covers niche topics Can be accessed from everywhere Easier to find most current copies of those journals that post their material online; full text articles often available International material available (though often not in English)
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Weaknesses of Using the Internet
Weaknesses Does not provide access to all scholarly works. Accuracy and validity of information often difficult to check. No standardized search terms. That fact that anyone can publish a web page means that quality can be dubious.
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Subject directories
are the “yellow pages” of the Internet in which you can browse through lists of Internet resources by topic. Typically, each topic is located within a hierarchy of subjects.
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The advantage of ____________ is that the content has been reviewed and organized by a human.
subject directories
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Search engines
are large searchable databases of webpages
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____________ are compiled automatically, and have not been vetted by a human.
Search engine databases
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metasearch engine
a search engine that submits your search to multiple search engines at the same time
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Examples of metasearch engines
Examples: | Dogpile, Clusty, and Metacrawler
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ERIC
Education Resources Information Center
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descriptors
are used to organize and index database materials by subject. They are used to locate records that may not contain the specific keyword.
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keywords
match words found in the indexed record. If you use keywords for a search, you will locate many more records than you would if you used a descriptor.
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If the ERIC number begins with EJ, it is a ___________.
journal article
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If the ERIC number begins with ED, it is a ___________.
nonjournal article
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One advantage of searching nonjournal documents is that _____________ are often included.
conference presentations
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___________ are more comprehensive than other secondary sources and more scholarly.
handbooks
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__________ are considered secondary sources.
textbooks
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meta analysis
is a procedure that uses statistical methods to systematically combine the results of a number of studies of the same problem.
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meta-analysis
is a review that quantitatively synthesizes previous studies.
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nonrefereed journal
a journal that does not use external reviewers to evaluate manuscripts
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refereed
sent to reviewers for an evaluation
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blind review
is one in which the names of the authors of the manuscript are omitted.
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One of the most difficult aspects of using the Internet for educational research is that _________________________________________.
there is no standard controlled vocabulary that facilitates a search.
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Two of the largest subject directories are _________ and __________.
Yahoo! | Google
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Often the best search strategy in a subject directory is _______________.
to steer clear of the search box and use the categories.
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________________________ is most useful when you are not sure what category to choose for a particular subject.
the search function of a subject directory
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search engines
are large searchable databases of webpages.
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retrieval algorithms
determine both how many pages each search retrieves as well as how the results of each search are ordered
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Examples of metasearch engines
Dogpile Clusty Metacrawler
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With metasearch engines it is especially important to pay attention to __________.
relevancy
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discussion group
is one in which messages are transmitted as email and are therefore available only to individuals who have subscribed to the mailing list
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listsery
is a specific type of software for managing email lists
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IES
Institute of Education Sciences
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U.S. DOE
U.S. Department of Education
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AERA
American Educational Research Association
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Most educational research is document in either ______________ or ______________.
Chicago Manual of Style/Turabian style | APA format
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Most ____________ are thematic.
qualitative reviews
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quantitative reviews
are often very detailed and found in the beginning sections of an article Quantitative Studies Group studies together that investigate similar topics The topics themselves should be ordered from more general to more specific Within topics, studies can be organized from oldest to newest You should either give enough details about the study so that the reader can fully understand, or just mention it in passing (e.g., Other have found similar results (Smith & Jones, 2012)). Don’t give some, but not all of the information, as the reader will not be able to fully follow the study
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qualitative reviews
ten to be brief in the beginning but more integrated throughout the whole of the article
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Review include three elements: _________, ___________, ___________.
summary of the study reviewed analysis of the study summary of how the study relates to the research problem
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______________ should be used sparingly and only when a special or critical meaning could not be indicated by your own words.
quotations
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WWC
What Works Clearinghouse
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SIG
special interest groups
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Foreshadowed Problems
A statement of the general purpose or question so that views of the participants will emerge
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Mixed-Methods Studies
Usually presented in one section rather than having a separate review for the quantitative and qualitative sections
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Exploratory Studies
The review tends to be like reviews in qualitative research
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Explanatory Studies
The review tends to be like reviews in quantitative research
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Criteria for Evaluating the Review of the Literature
The review of literature should adequately cover previous research. The review of literature should cite actual findings from other studies. The review of the literature should be up-to-date. The review of literature should analyze as well as summarize. The review of literature should be organized logically by topic, not by author. The review of literature should briefly summarize minor studies and discuss major studies in detail. The review of major studies should relate previous studies explicitly to the research problem or methods. The review of literature should provide a logical basis for the hypothesis. The review of literature should establish a theoretical or conceptual framework for the problem. The review of literature should help establish the significance of the research.

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