Research 4 Flashcards
researchers try to mimic the original
study in all important respects because the purpose of a strict replication is to see if the same types of results as those of the original study will be obtained
strict replication
This is a replication with some major modification[s], such as examining a new
population or using an improved measurement technique
modified replication
to summarize the existing scholarship
A literature review
What are the different types or articles or reports that include literature review?
Article, theses, dissertations and sometimes student papers
What portion of research reports typically consist of literature review?
About 20%
This topic suggests two elements that writers almost always use to begin a literature review. What are those two elements?
Define key terms and establish importance of this topic
What are some additional strategies that begin a literature review?
Provide a key statistic or define major terms that will follow
providing a whole picture of what is known and what is not known, as well
as an attempt to show how diverse pieces of information fit together and make sense.
synthesis
What two tasks are necessary to connect the literature to your study
Come up with an outline of topics, the second is to scrutinize elements of the research question and the research plan taking shape
What is the first useful thing to review in research articles and literature reviews to see what topics are important?
See what the literature has said and narrow the focus to the specific topics that are more relevant to your research
What is the second useful thing to review in research articles and literature reviews to see what topics are important?
They group literature together by a common topic
Instead of writing a series of abstracts, what should the writer do?
They cluster findings together based on a common theme
When would it be appropriate to devote one or more paragraphs to describing a particular author’s written work?
When the work is central to one or more points being made in the literature review.
What is one way to collect research notes from articles to ensure that you have captured the right information and can compare it when composing a literature review?
a. Keep a spreadsheet with main topics, sample size, methodological details, and main findings to ensure that the notes from original research articles have concentrated on the literature and that the notes from original research articles have concentrated on the right information to collect in order to compose a literature review.
b. Collect or paraphrase points with the article title along with page number.
Why should direct quotations be used sparingly?
Direct quotations break the flow of a presentation.
