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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