Selecting Relevant

Literature
GROUP 3
 Introduction
Selecting relevant literature will help you to
segregate the known and the unknown
information in a topic. Others seek to
explore an unfamiliar concept or idea.
 Thus, doing a literature review
clarifies your research focus
within the context of your field.

This module will make you understand the goals of

writing a literature review. In addition, your higher
order thinking skills will be improved.
 RELATED LITERATURE
Selecting the literature to be included
in your research needs a lot of critical
thinking.

Careful evaluation must be done in order

for you to identify what new information
you can give.
Literature, in the context of research, refers to a collection of
published information or materials on a particular area of
research or topic.

Literature review is a process of studying what has already been

written on a particular topic.
The process involves identifying, locating, and analyzing
documents that contain information related to a researcher's
topic (Avilla, 2016).

Aveyard (2010) defined it as a "comprehensive study and

interpretation of literature that addresses a specific topic."
 1. To demonstrate a familiarity with a body of
GOALS OF knowledge and establish credibility.
LITERATURE
REVIEW 2. To show the path of prior research and
how a current project is linked to it.
— ACCORDING TO PRIETO (2017)

3. To integrate and summarize what is

known in an area.

4. To learn from others and stimulate new

ideas.
CRITERIA
1 ACCURACY 4 CURRENCY

2 AUTHORITY 5 COVERAGE

3 OBJECTIVITY
QUESTIONS TO
ASK
 IS THE INFORMATION RELIABLE?

ACCURACY
IS THE INFORMATION ERROR-FREE?

IS THE INFORMATION BASED ON PROVEN

FACTS?

CAN THE INFORMATION BE VERIFIED AGAINST

OTHER RELIABLE SOURCES?
 WHO IS THE AUTHOR?

AUTHORITY
DOES HE OR SHE HAVE THE QUALIFICATIONS TO
SPEAK OR WRITE ON THAT TOPIC?

IS THE AUTHOR AFFILIATED WITH A REPUTABLE

UNIVERSITY OR ORGANIZATION IN THIS SUBJECT
FIELD?
 WHAT IS THE INTENDED PURPOSE OF THE
INFORMATION?
OBJECTIVITY
IS THE INFORMATION FACTS OR OPINION?

IS THE INFORMATION BIASED?

 WHEN WAS THE INFORMATION
PUBLISHED?
CURRENCY
IS THE INFORMATION CURRENT OR
OUTDATED?

DOES CURRENCY MATTER IN THIS TOPIC?

 DOES THE INFORMATION COVERED
MEET YOUR INFORMATION NEEDS?
COVERAGE
DOES IT PROVIDE BASIC OR IN-DEPTH
COVERAGE?
THANK YOU!