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REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 2. Primary sources are publications in

CHAPTER 2 which a researcher accounts the
findings of his or her investigations.
Parts of Chapter 2 3. Secondary sources are publications in
 Introductory Paragraph which a researcher considers in the
 Review of Related Literature work of others.
 Conceptual Framework Primary sources
Speeches
Literature Letters
– is an oral or written record of man’s Diaries
significant experiences that expressed in Autobiographies
an ordinary manner. Interviews
Review of Related Literature Official reports
– the second chapter of a research paper. Court record
- it gives an overview of all the writings Artifacts
relative to a specific topic (Prieto, Naval Drawings
& Carey, 2017). Photograph
- is the process of collecting, selecting,
and reading books, journals, reports, Secondary sources
abstracts, and other reference materials. Textbook
Significance of RRL Magazine
1. Find out the similarities and Biographies
differences between the past and Encyclopedia
present studies. Almanac
2. Helps recognize and define a Journals
research problem. Handbook
3. Gives the researcher a background Dictionaries
analysis aspect, which have been Newspapers
studied. Periodic
4. Guides the researcher on what to do
on the mechanism of the researcher Criteria in selecting, citing, and
methods. synthesizing related literature
Type of Sources for a Literature Here are some points to consider in a
Review effective literature review :
1. General references are sources in Step1: search for the literature
which a researcher refers to tract The following are key points in searching
down other sources. literature:
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a. In gathering sources, have focus, a

clearly indicated scope and purpose
of the review.
b. Isolate and center your research on
key themes or issue related to your
own research interest.
c. Choose articles which are closely
related to your research interest.
d. Choose studies conducted by experts
and authorities in that same field of
knowledge with your study.
e. Peer-reviewed materials are much
preferable than general sources of
ideas.
Step2: Reading and citing sources of
material.
In reviewing related literature, you come
up with ideas borrowed from someone
else; therefore, it is but polite, honesty,
and courtesy to learn to acknowledge
other people’s intellectual rights and to
avoid plagiarism.
1. Reference Citation in Text
Reference citation in text comprises
author surname/s, and the publication
date of source within the body of essay
or report.
It is inserted directly after
2. Reference List
3 citations
APA – American Psychological association
- Education Psychology Science
MLA – Modern Language Association
- Humanities
Chicago – Turabian style