Cebu Roosevelt Memorial Colleges

Bogo City, Cebu

Name :RONMAE M. OLIAMOT

Course : MAEd Major in Educational Management
Subject : MA 200 B ADVANCED EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
METHODS
Date : February 22, 2020

HOW TO WRITE CHAPTER 2?

(REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE)

Related Studies:
A. laws
B. department orders
C. memoranda
D. circulars established and promulgated by duly constituted authority and positive
rules presented under the authority of the state.

Key points:

 Researchers reviews both local and foreign study in order to give a clearer
presentation of the investigations. In some cases, foreign studies may have some
biases in terms of cultural background of the respondents of the study, therefore,
there is a need to review local studies conducted on the same topic so that the
effects of the cultural differences may be ascertained.
 Both local and foreign studies are normally reviewed on the chronological order
to establish the time-order progression of the topic. It should include existing
theories that can be used to explain the problem.
 The use of the following phrases and expressions that may help express related
literature and studies are:
 In 2006, Cruz made a survey of the . . .
 Santos (2008) used . . .
 From the book of Zulueta entitled “Foundations and Dynamics of
Political Science” published by Academic Publishing Corporation,
Inc. 2001, he expounded that . . .
 Sevilla (2006) suggested that . . .
 Perez and Cruz postulated that these . . .
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 The relevance and justification of the reviewed literature and studies to the
present study local and foreign should give a clearer and more balanced
presentation that were conducted in various readings.
 It should be presented in topical form, irrespective whether it is local or foreign
and necessarily in chronological order.
 The following statements or phrases way help the researcher express the
relevance of the study.
 The related literature included in this study has direct and
significant relationship under study in the sense that . . .
 The thesis of the . . . is relevant to this study because the place and
time are similar to . . .
 The different concepts on . . . as reflected in several investigations
revealed the different insights as they are relevant to the present
study of the researcher.
 The present study is similar to that . . . in the following aspects.
 The researcher must write the review, organizing it and putting things together
in a way that will make sense to the reader. A well-organized review brings
together the necessary and relevant information on a single point or on similar
ideas and provides continuity among the results and conclusions of different
research reports.
 Studies reviewed should be grouped according to categories that are unique and
provide a logical organization of the information. Thus, it should have a
synthesis at the end to summarize and emphasize its relevance to the present
investigations.
The following phrases can help express the relevance of the study:
 The related literature included in this study has significant
relationship with the future study in the sense that . . .
 The study of . . . provided a framework for the . . .
 The dissertation of . . . is especially relevant to this study because
the venue is similar to . . .
 This present study is similar to that of . . . in terms of . . .
 The different concepts on . . . as reflected in several studies reveled
the following insights as they are related to the present researcher’s
study.
 The study conducted by . . . provided a framework for . . .
 The present study will be similar to that of . . . in the following
aspects.