Fill in the boxes in the evidence matrix as follows.

1. Source: Full citation for the article.

2. Research Questions: The reason the article was written. The major research question(s) or central themes raised by the authors.
3. Methods: The methods used in the article (include description of sampling strategy and sample)
4. Major Finding(s): 1-3 major research findings
5. Theme #1, #2, etc.: Themes of interest to you. You are looking to see whether/how the theme is treated in each of the articles.
Themes are points of comparison across two or more research articles. These can form individual paragraphs in your literature review. The following are possible themes:

By time. How research on the subject has evolved over time.

By topic or question. What are the major approaches or variables researchers have been looking at? Are there similar questions that are addressed by
several of the articles?
By theoretical approach. Have specific theoretical models been used? If so, use those categories to organize your review.

SOURCE
(CITATION)

RESEARCH
QUESTION

METHODS

MAJOR
FINDINGS

THEME #1:

THEME #2:

# In summarizing the materials in the evidence matrix, use quotation marks for any words that are not your own and provide the page number(s) for quotes.
This notation system will help you to avoid plagiarism.