Deck 3: Reviewing the Literature

Question 1

In a qualitative research study,typically the literature at the beginning of the study is used to

A)justify the importance of the research problem.
B)minimize the importance of the literature review.
C)create a general understanding of the educational topic.
D)document the need for the research questions in the study.

Answer 1

justify the importance of the research problem.

Question 2

Examine the following end-of-text references to the literature.Which one is appropriately written in accordance with the APA style manual 6^th ed. )?

A)Smith,J.W.1994).Ancillary Test Items and Student Achievement.Journal of Applied Science,42,330-345.
B)Fox,A.B.1993).Construct validity and use of inter-rater reliabilities.Journal of Applied Measurement,41,45-50.
C)Jones,J.J.1994).Questions responses and response rates.Journal of Survey Research,35,50-56.
D)Enos,M.1999).Cabin isolation writing strategies.Journal of English Education,45,pp.59-80.

Answer 2

Fox,A.B.1993).Construct validity and use of inter-rater reliabilities.Journal of Applied Measurement,41,45-50.

Question 3

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

A)papers posted to Web sites.
B)conference papers.
C)books reporting research studies.
D)summaries such as encyclopedias.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

If you were to set a priority on searching one database for your educational literature review for a study,what database would you search first?

A)ERIC
B)PsycINFO
C)Sociological abstracts
D)Web of Science

Question 5

For what reason would you be particularly cautious about using papers posted to Web sites on the Internet for your literature review?

A)The papers may be difficult to locate with the search engine.
B)The papers would take a long time to print out.
C)The papers may not be screened for high quality.
D)The papers may be off-topic to the topic you plan to study.

Question 6

Identify how you would narrow your computerized ERIC search to research studies so that you capture important data-based studies on your topic.

Question 7

Identify the best approach to locate literature for a literature review

A)Conduct a broad internet search,such as Google
B)Ask faculty or students to recommend good articles and studies to review.
C)Examine a textbook related to the topic.
D)Run a search of a database,such as ERIC

Question 8

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:

Question 9

Define the term secondary source of information.

Question 10

The use of the literature in a qualitative study tends to differ from its use in a quantitative study in what way?

A)It has more value or quality to it.
B)It has more citations to qualitative studies.
C)It justifies the importance of the problem.
D)It has fewer references to the literature.

Question 11

The literature review in the beginning of a qualitative study helps to

A)establish the central role of literature in the study.
B)reduce the role of the literature in the study.
C)specify the variables importance for the questions.
D)predict the results in the study.

Question 12

Using computerized literature databases what is the best procedure to narrow a topic to locate a reasonable number of documents?

A)Searching through a Thesaurus of terms
B)Combining terms in your search
C)Limiting the search process to the last 20 years
D)Having a good understanding of your topic at the outset

Question 13

Which of the following is a strategy to synthesize the literature?

A)List all studies chronologically.
B)Focus on the earliest studies as most important.
C)Construct a literature map.
D)Calculate the average number of studies per year.

Question 14

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

A)to connect my proposed study to other studies in the map.
B)to give direction to the reader in understanding the map.
C)to show how my proposed study extends existing literature.
D)to indicate the direction of influence in my study.

Question 15

Which of the following would most likely be found in the "my study" box in a literature map?

A)What are parents' experiences with school choice?
B)School choice as a factor in schooling.
C)My topic will be school choice.
D)Smith 1995)studied school choice.

Question 16

Write to the left of each heading in the blank the number of the level of the heading in appropriate APA style 6^th ed. ).
Level ________ Review of the Literature
Level ________ Introduction
Level ________ Indicators of kindness. This formof kindness …

Question 17

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?

A)A direct source from the author of a published research study
B)A source of primary information useful in a literature review
C)A source of secondary information useful in a literature review
D)A source of tertiary information useful in a literature review

Question 18

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?

A)The literature focuses on the same topic as your proposed study.
B)The literature examines the same population that you plan to study.
C)The literature can be located and obtained from your academic library.
D)The literature is in a readily accessible form,such as an online journal.

Question 19

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

A)identifying key terms for a literature search.
B)understanding the literature on a topic.
C)keeping updated on the scholarly literature.
D)identifying important journals for literature searches.

Question 20

When you have two levels of APA style 6^th ed. )headings in a research report,which levels should you use?

A)Levels 0 and 1
B)Levels 1 and 2
C)Levels 3 and 4
D)Levels 4 and 5

Question 21

Define the difference between a study-by-study review of the literature and a thematic review of the literature.

Question 22

Take the following within-text reference to the literature and rewrite it to represent a good model of a cited reference in APA style 6^th 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:

Question 23

Take the following within-text reference to the literature and rewrite it to represent a good model of a reference in APA style 6^th ed. .
Poor Model:
"Alex Smith 1994,p.45 showed that consumer consumption at fairs…
Good Model: