Writing of Literature Review, Citation of References, Online Search of Related literature

1. Literature Search and
Review
Writing of Literature Review
Citation of References
Online Search of Related literature
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2. Exercise: Which is which?
• Review of Literature and Studies
• Review of Literature
• Review of Studies
• Review of Foreign Studies
• Review of Local Studies
• Review of Foreign Literature
• Review of Local Literature

3. Related literature
• is composed of
discussions of
facts and
principles to
which the
present study is
related
Related studiesRelated studies
• are studies,
inquiries, or
investigations
already
conducted to
which the present
proposed study is
related or has some
bearing or similarity

4. Importance, purposes, and functions
1.They help or guide the researcher in
searching for or selecting a better
research problem or topic
2.They help the investigator understand
his topic for research better
3.They ensure that there will be no
duplication of other studies

5. 4. They help and guide the researcher in locating more
sources of related information
5. They help and guide the researcher in making his
research design
6. They help and guide the researcher in making
comparison between his findings with the findings
of other researchers on similar studies with the end
in view of formulating generalizations or principles
which are the contributions of the study to the fund
of knowledge.
Importance, purposes, and functions

6. CITATION OF REFERENCES

7. The three stages of effective literature
review process (Levy & Ellis)

8. characteristics
1. The surveyed materials must be as recent as possible.
2. Materials reviewed must be objective and unbiased.
3. Materials surveyed must be relevant to the study.
4. Surveyed materials must have been based upon
genuinely original and true facts or data to make
them valid and reliable.
5. Reviewed materials must not be too few nor too
many.

9. Not a summary of literature
• Take the important facts or concepts that are
relevant to your study.
– Do not copy everything from the source.
– presents the concepts in chronological order
either from the past to present or vice versa
– present the relevance and implications of the
concepts to your study and why this concept is
adapted in your study
– Themes are highly encouraged

10. sources
1. Books, encyclopedias, almanacs, and other similar references
2. articles published in journals, magazines, periodicals, newspapers
3. Manuscripts, monographs, memoirs, speeches, letters, and diaries
4. Unpublished theses and dissertations
5. Constitution, laws and statutes of the land
6. Bulletin, circulars, and orders
7. Records of any organization
8. Reports from seminars, educational or otherwise
9. Official reports of all kinds

11. Caution: to be critically evaluated
– Unpublished (no publication information)
research papers, slide presentations and
other form of online materials
– Wikis
– Websites (Company, organization and
personal) including blogs and white papers
– Unpublished undergraduate theses and
projects

12. Online Search of Related Literature
I. Searching
– Advanced Search
– Online Database
– Bookmarks
– Online Referencing
II. Collecting
– Online surveys
– Docs sharing
III. Writing
– Citations and
Bibliography
– Tracking
IV. Testing
– Grammar check
– Calculating readability
– Plagiarism test

13. I. Searching: Search Engine
www.google.com

14. I. Searching: Online Databases
• http://su.edu.ph/page/215-Online-ResourcesAcademics
• www.sciencedirect.com

15. Searching: Online Databases
• Wikipedia
–List of ________ journals

16. Searching: Online References
- eBooks
- Journals
- Databases

17. I. Searching: Bookmark

18. II. Collecting – Online Survey
•www.google.com/forms
• Try: http://bit.do/nwssu

19. II. Collecting – Docs Sharing
•Google drive
(https://drive.google.com)
• Example:

20. III. Writing: Citation format
builder
http://www.citationmachine.net/

21. III. Writing: Citations and Bibliography
• Use MS Word (at least)
• Develop a database of all sources cited

22. III. Writing: Tracking

23. IV. Testing: Grammar Check
• http://www.gingersoftware.com (free)

24. IV. Testing: Calculating readability
Coleman–Liau index is
a readability test to
gauge the
understandability of a
text. Its output
approximates the
U.S. grade level thought
necessary to
comprehend the text.

25. IV. Testing: Calculating readability
Flesch–Kincaid readability
tests are readability
tests designed to indicate
how difficult a reading
passage in English is to
understand. There are two
tests, the Flesch reading
ease, and the Flesch–
Kincaid grade level.

26. IV. Testing: Calculating readability
The automated readability
index (ARI) is a readability
test for English texts,
designed to gauge the
understandability of a text.
It produces an approximate
representation of the US
grade level needed to
comprehend the text.

27. IV. Testing: Calculating readability
The SMOG grade is a
measure of readability that
estimates the years of
education needed to
understand a piece of
writing. SMOG is the
acronym derived from
Simple Measure of
Gobbledygook. It is widely
used, particularly for
checking health messages

28. IV. Testing: Calculating readability
www.online-utility.org

29. IV. Testing: Plagiarism Test
www.grammarly.com

30. Let’s have a game!

31. The Shapes of ICT integration in Research

32. - Organized, work hard to
incorporate ICT in research
- prefer working alone to
teamwork using social media
- collect loads of data and file it
so information is easy to locate.
- digital information overloaded
The Shapes of ICT integration in Research

33. - a seeker and an explorer, searching for
ways in which teachers want to grow and
change in using ICT in research
- the most receptive of the five shapes to
ICT in research
- the only shape that's not frozen, and you
cause your co-teachers-researchers
- confusion when you change ICT tool from
day to day
The Shapes of ICT integration in Research

34. - A leader in ICT in research
- decisive and able to focus
on the goal in integrating
ICT in research
- have confidence in using
ICT
The Shapes of ICT integration in Research

35. - listen and communicate
well with others through
ICT
- can be an effective and
innovative researcher
The Shapes of ICT integration in Research

36. - Creative, imaginative, free
form, like to have fun, think
out-of-the-box.
- a "what if" person who's
always thinking of new ways
in using ICT in research
The Shapes of ICT integration in Research

37. Thank you!
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