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Chapter 3. Reviewing
the Literature
For each question below, circle the correct or best answer.
1. The
use of the literature in a qualitative study tends to differ from its use in a
quantitative study in what way?
1. It
has more value or quality to it.
2. It
has more citations to qualitative studies.
3. It
justifies the importance of the problem.
4. It
has fewer references to the literature.
2. The
literature review procedure of going to a library and scanning the table of
contents of key journals for the last 10 years would be especially helpful in
1. identifying
key terms for a literature search.
2. understanding
the literature on a topic.
3. keeping
updated on the scholarly literature.
4. identifying
important journals for literature searches.
3. Identify
the best approach to locate literature for a literature review
1. Conduct
a broad internet search, such as Google
2. Ask
faculty or students to recommend good articles and studies to review.
3. Examine
a textbook related to the topic.
4. Run a
search of a database, such as ERIC
4. You read
the following description of a study in a journal article: “Smith (1993)
identified three strategies department chairs used in universities to help
mentor faculty who aspire to become good teachers: class visits,
discussions with master teachers, and organized classroom discussions.”
This quote illustrates what type of source of information for a literature
review?
1. A
direct source from the author of a published research study
2. A
source of primary information useful in a literature review
3. A
source of secondary information useful in a literature review
4. A
source of tertiary information useful in a literature review
5. If
you are new to a topic and have not studied or read about it before, it is
useful to begin your literature review by consulting
1. papers
posted to Web sites.
2. conference
papers.
3. books
reporting research studies.
4. summaries
such as encyclopedias.
6. If
you were to set a priority on searching one database for your educational
literature review for a study, what database would you search?
1. ERIC
2. PsycINFO
3. Sociofile
4. EDUC
ABSTRACTS
7. For
what reason would you be particularly cautious about using papers posted to Web
sites on the Internet for your literature review?
1. The
papers may be difficult to locate with the search engine.
2. The papers
would take a long time to print out.
3. The
papers may not be screened for high quality.
4. The
papers may be off-topic to the topic you plan to study.
8. Using
computerized literature databases what is the best procedure to narrow a topic
to locate a reasonable number of documents?
1. Searching
through a Thesaurus of terms
2. Combining
terms in your search
3. Limiting
the search process to the last 20 years
4. Having
a good understanding of your topic at the outset
9. You
are examining a research study that you have found in your literature search.
The task now is to determine if the study is a relevant one to use in your
literature review. What factor below is NOT a criterion that you might
employ?
1. The
literature focuses on the same topic as your proposed study.
2. The
literature examines the same population that you plan to study.
3. The
literature can be located and obtained from your academic library.
4. The
literature is in a readily accessible form, such as an online journal.
10. Of
the reasons cited below, indicate which one is NOT an important reason for
developing a literature map for a review of the literature?
1. It
helps you organize the literature in your mind.
2. It
helps you identify where your study fits into the literature.
3. It
helps you map the distinctions among research studies.
4. It
helps you present research to audiences about your topic.
11. In
a qualitative research study, typically the literature at the
beginning of the study is used to
1. justify
the importance of the research problem.
2. minimize
the importance of the literature review.
3. create
a general understanding of the educational topic.
4. document
the need for the research questions in the study.
12. The
literature review in the beginning of a quantitative study
helps to
1. establish
the central role of literature in the study.
2. reduce
the role of the literature in the study.
3. specify
the variables importance for the questions.
4. predict
the results in the study.
13. Examine
the following end-of-text references to the literature. Which one is appropriately
written in accordance with the APA style manual (6th ed.)?
345.
Smith, J. W. (1994). Ancillary Test Items and Student
Achievement. Journal
of Applied Science, 42, 330-345.
50. Fox,
A. B. (1993). Construct validity and use of inter-rater reliabilities. Journal of Applied Measurement, 41,
45-50.
56. Jones,
J. J. (1994). Questions responses and response rates. Journal of Survey Research,
35, 50-56.
80. Enos,
M. (1999). Cabin isolation writing strategies. Journal of English Education, 45, pp.
59-80.
14. When
you have two levels of APA style (6th ed.)
headings in a research report, which levels should you use?
1. Levels
0 and 1
2. Levels
1 and 2
3. Levels
3 and 4
4. Levels
4 and 5
15. Which
of the following would most likely be found in the “my study” box in a literature
map?
1. What
are parents’ experiences with school choice?
2. School
choice as a factor in schooling.
3. My
topic will be school choice.
4. Smith
(1995) studied school choice.
16. In a
literature map, the box, “My study” has arrows drawn from other boxes in the map.
The intent of arrows from other boxes to the “My study” box is
1. to
connect my proposed study to other studies in the map.
2. to
give direction to the reader in understanding the map.
3. to
show how my proposed study extends existing literature.
4. to
indicate the direction of influence in my study.
_______________________________________________________________
17. Place
in order the 5 steps in the process of conducting a literature review. Number
the steps from 1 – first step, to 5 – final step.
_____ Writing a review
_____ Reading the literature and checking it for relevance
_____ Organizing the literature with a literature map
_____ Locating the literature about a topic
_____ Identifying key terms to use in a search
_______________________________________________________________
18. Identify
how you would narrow your computerized ERIC search to research studies so that
you capture important data-based studies on your topic.
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
19. Define
the term secondary
source of information.
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
20. Identify
the aspects of a good abstract that are located in this quantitative abstract
at the beginning of a research study.
“This study explores the meaning of women’s education in Third
World countries. Ten women in Saudi Arabia were asked to participate in
this qualitative study. Each woman had a life story to tell about her
experiences in education, and the themes developed from these stories indicated
educational experiences shaped by marginalization, limited admission, hopeful
aspirations, and control by a centralized government.”
List the aspects found in this abstract here:
______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
_________________________________________________________
21. Write
to the left of each heading in the blank the number of the level of the heading
in appropriate APA style (6th ed.).
Level _____ Review
of the Literature
Level _____ Introduction
Level _____ Indicators
of kindness. This form of kindness …
__________________________________________________________________
22. Take
the following within-text reference to the literature and rewrite it to
represent a good model of a reference in APA style (6th ed.).
Poor Model:
“Alex Smith (1994, p. 45) showed that consumer consumption at
fairs…
Good Model:
_____________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
23. Take
the following within-text reference to the literature and rewrite it to
represent a good model of a cited reference in APA style (6th ed.):
Poor Model:
“Several authors have concluded that consciousness resides
within a sphere of the brain where learning best occurs (Smith, 1994;
Happenstance, 1996; Jones 1990 as cited in Able, 1990).”
Good Model:
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
24. Define
the difference between a study-by-study review of the literature and a thematic
review of the literature.
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
25. Take
a topic of your choice and identify five steps that you would use to conduct a
computer search of the ERIC database. These steps need not necessary be listed
in order for them to be correct.
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
26. Examine
the following poor model of an end-of-text reference. Rewrite the example
so that it reflects appropriate APA (6th ed.)
end-of-text reference style.
Poor Model:
Shertzer, Barney, and Stone, Sylvia. (1999). Understanding the Division I Student
Athletic Trainer: Saint or Lackey? Journal of Irreproducible
Results, 24, pages 42-46.
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