PRACTICAL RESEARCH 1

Quarter 1- Module 4:
Learning from Others and
Reviewing the Literature
 What I Know?

Choose the best answer from the choices given.

1. Examining or studying again concepts or ideas related to your research is
a. Meta-analysis b. Significance
c. Review of Related Literature d. Methodology
2. This referencing style is mostly used in social sciences
a. APA b. MLA
c. MPA d. Brownian
3. It is in this part where you display the identities or names of all writers or owners
of ideas that you incorporated in your research paper.
a. definition of terms b. references
c. in-text citation d. contents
4. The Review of Related Literature is rightfully done by ‘’copy and paste’’ activity.
a. Highly accepted in all researches c. Optional to some researches
b. Not accepted in all researches d. Depends on the researchers’ decision
5. Chapter 2 is the part of the research paper that contains the…
a. Background of the Study b. Significance of the Study
c. Scope and Limitation d. Review of Related Literature
6. To read the literature critically means:
a. to suggest the previous research was always poorly conducted
b. skimming through the material because most of it is just covering
c. evaluating what you read in terms of your own research questions
d. being negative about something before you read it.
7. It entails taking a phrase - either spoken or written - and restating it.
a. In-text citation b. paraphrasing
c. referencing d. synonym
8. Plagiarism is an act of
a. stealing and passing off intellectual properties as one's own
b. using someone else’s work without crediting the source
c. presenting as original and novel an idea or invention copied from an existing
source
d. all of the above
9. Which choice reveals what should not be included in the bibliography?
a. Age of the author b. Author’s name
c.Titles of the article d. The dates of the article
10. Which of the following does not provide credibility and value to your study?
a. Falsifying documents b. Integrity
b. Confidentiality agreement d. Privacy and disclosure contract
 Lesson Literature Review
1

Literature is an oral or written record of man’s significant experiences that are

expressed in an ordinary manner. It is conveyed directly or indirectly. Direct
expressions is in books, journals, periodic papers, and online reading materials.
Indirect expressions are not written or spoken at all but is mirror image of his
environment (Ridley 2012).
The Review of Related Literature is one of the main components of a research
study, specifically in the second chapter. It gives an overview of all the writings
relative to a specific topic (Prieto, Naval & Carey, 2017). Therefore, selecting the
right sources for the literature review is very important in producing a quality
research paper.

What’s In?

In the previous lessons, you learned the importance of understanding the value
of qualitative research: its kinds, characteristics, uses, strengths, weaknesses,
specificity, and the feasibility of the study. A good introductory page is a baseline
statement of what and how a paper should go fluidly. However, a review of related
literature will strengthen your claims of a systematic, purposeful, and well-defined
research paper. In this part, you will be exploring the process or reviewing related
literatures.

What Is It?

A review of related literature is the process of collecting, selecting, and reading

books, journals, reports, abstracts, and other reference materials. The following
information may be collected:

1. Background knowledge about the problem and associated ideas.

2. Theories that give details of the presence of the problem and certain variables
that is connected to the problem.
3. Data that prove the occurrence and gravity of the problem
4. Detailed and broad results of related studies
5. Gaps and recommendations for additional study specified in related studies

The significance and rationale of related literature and studies is to find out
the similarities and differences between the past and present studies, to get ideas
into the critical and controversial aspects of the problem. It helps recognize and
define a research problem. It gives the researcher a background analysis aspect,
which have been studied. It guides the researcher on what to do on the mechanism
of the research methods; this also provides the thoughts to advance with the study
until its conclusion. It avoids redundant duplication of a study. Moreover, reading
extensively will enrich your background knowledge on your research topic that will
enable you to establish a good groundwork or course of your research endeavor.
 What I Can Do?

Activity 1
Read other sources of information, at least three, related to your chosen
research topic in online libraries, databases, and other sources. Visit
webpages, journals, and similar on-line materials that has published theses or
dissertations. Cite portions of the articles that are close to your chosen interest
of study and provide what is asked.

Introduction: What is the topic of my literature review?

Example: Gender Inequality among TVL Learners
Answer:
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Topic Sentence:
Example: The number of learners, quality of work, quantity of work, and types of
PPE.
Answer:_____________________________________________________________
My sources (works to be read, analyzed and cited)
(INDICATE THE AUTHOR, TITLE OF THE RESEARCH STUDY, AND SOURCE: If
it is from a website copy the URL)
Example: Bagale, S. (2016). Gender Equality and Social Inclusion in Technical and
Vocation Education and Training. Journal of Training and Development. from
https://doi.org/10.3126/jtd.v2i0.15435
Answer:
1.__________________________________________________________________
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2.
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3.
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Body: What are the main points/arguments of my sources? How are these points
supported?
Example:
Source 1: Bagale found out that more women are included in the traditional technical
vocational programs, whereas there is poor participation in non-traditional areas.

Source 2: Mustapha pointed out that there is gender imbalance in the technical
vocational field.
Answer:
Source1:
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Source 2:
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Source 3:
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Body: Similarities in (comparing) two or more of the articles:

Example: Bagale and Mustapha agreed that there are still gender inequalities in the
technical vocational field and that women are still concentrated in certain types of
area.

Answer:
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Body: Differences in (contrasting) in two or more of the articles:

Example: Bagale and Mustapha disagree on the factors that contributes and are
affected by the gender inequality issues on technical vocational majors.

Answer:
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Conclusion: Summarizing
Example: This literature review was conducted to analyze opposing perspectives on
gender inequality among technical vocational learners.

Answer:
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Why is the topic of this literature review important and/or what should be the next
step of this study?
Example: Further research is needed to examine recent statistics on gender
inequality among TVL learners in the senior high schools of this division as
compared to others in this region.

Answer:
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