INQUIRIES, INVESTIGATIONS, AND IMMERSION

Selecting Relevant Literature

A. Give the criteria in evaluating literature employed in the following statements. Choose your answers
from the box below. (Options: accuracy, authority, objectivity, currency, coverage)

1. “This paper is a little too outdated. This won’t do.”

2. “This does not go along with my research topic. I won’t need this.”
3. “This paper has just been conducted last year. This suits my study.”
4. “This paper went through a peer evaluation. This must be a thorough research.”
5. “Upon reading the title, I thought it is relevant to my study, but as I read on, it is not.”
6. “I have read the qualifications of this author and he is a doctor. I will include this.”
7. “The results of this research were also proven in the previous research I read. I will include this.”
8. “I wonder why the conclusion of this research was not congruent to his results. I will discard this.”
9. “This study was conducted in the late 90s. This does no longer apply in today’s world. I will look for
another.”
10. “Oh, this education-related research was conducted by a professor emeritus from Harvard
University. This shall go on my list.”

B. Supply the missing information in the concept map below to illustrate your understanding about
the goals of literature review.