Literature review

By : Tatiana Melo, Andrea Hernandez and

Jennifer López

Some key aspects of reviewing literature

Discussion as a mode for informing the study

1discussion via internet

2.Discussion in local exchanges.

3.Discussion at conferences.

Internet- based options for informing the study

“ teacher+ research +email discussion list”

Topics in teacher Research https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?INDEX

.

National Teacher Research Panel Website

http://www.ntrp.org.uk/

“teacher+ research + network”

http://www.teacherresearch.net/

http://teachersnetwork.org/tnli/research/

http://www.tlrp.org/tern/about.html

http://groups.yahoo.com/

Conference and seminar Based options for informing a study.

American Educational Research Association’s (AERA)

www.aera.net/sigs www.teachersresearch.org The home page of the teacher Inquiry

Communities Network of the national Writing Project

www.writingproject.org/

Using text to inform the study

What to read How much to read How to located sources How to read them

What should be read to inform a study.

Reading for awareness of relevant other research in the area

Accept what is already thought about the matter (save time)

Replicate an existing study.

To helping inform the concepts

Relevant work done: to open teachers up to

research opinions (to compare)

To provide teachers deepen their understanding and appreciation of a theoretical position toward.

Reliable

Impact Pertinent

Locating relevant literature (strategies)

Searching computerized library Doing online searches using a powerful

engine.

Academic type text in return

http://northernlight.com/ Searching online databases

Pages

http://www.eric.ed.gov/ (Educational Resources Information Center- Eric)

http://opac.acer.edu.au:8080/edresearch/index.html (ed Research Online)

http://www.leeds.ac.uk/bei/index.html Education line (Uk)

http://www.loc.gov/index.html library of the congreess

How to read the resources we locate

Active

Methodical Evaluative

Discriminating

Critical

ReadRead

Reading Methodically

Which approaches seem best for my study and who can help me decide this ?

Who writes about collecting such data

Who are some of the theorists they refer to?

What accounts do they provide of “helping”?

How have other researchers analyzed their data?

What kind of data have the researchers in similar studies

What theories do these writes draw on?

Who writes about “helping” in the context of literacy

In what ways do my first grade ss help each other in small group reading and writing activities

Analysis DataTheoryConcepts Questions

Constructing a record system for the material we read.Keywords, Methodology or relevant detailed bibliographic

project entry here.

Details about the text, including:Synopsis of the main argumentIdentification of theoretical perspectivesDefinitions used, constructed by the author(s)Assumptions made about the world by the author.Cross reference to similar, opposing etc, views interpretation, researchA Photocopy of the contents pages if a book or whole journal.Your comments critique etc.

Layout

Research Methodology: Ethnography

History

Lecompre& Preissele (1994)-Chap1.

General guides to classical ethnography:

Fetterman (1998)

Interpretative ethnography:

Denzin (1997)

……

Compilation

Gouncu, Artin & Rogoft,Barbata(1998) Children's categorization with Varying Adult support; America

Educational Research Journal, Vol35, No 2, Pp333-349 CQU library 5370.7844

Aim:…………………………..

General focus on shared Thinking inter-subjectivity……………..

Key finding:…………………

Hared thinking: …………………………………………..see also Heath 1983. Consider Vygotsky’s zone of proximal development in light of these findings.

Social cognition and

learning

How to Write a Literature Review

Literature Reviewis

Published information In a particular area

Summary of sourcesCombines summary

And synthesis

SummaryRecap of important

info

Synthesis Re- organization of

that info

Who writes

Clarify stablish qFind models : look for

L2Narrow the topic:

Select materialHundreds of articles

And info.

Teachers or experts canBe also good sources

Narrow down the topic

Best quality sources And accurate info.

Example:

2. Sociolinguistics

3. Communicative C

4. Cultural comp

5. Folk wisdom expressions

6. Slang proverbs saying

Find and focus

Constructing working thesis statement

Term paper

For a particular perspective

Organized around ideas

Connect your sources together

Lit. review

Methodology Linguistic component

Gap the construction and Significance of the study

Gaps Gaps

Statement of the problem