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LESSON 3: Reading on Related Studies
Review of Related Literature
Due to the cumulative effects of rapid urbanization, population growth and climate
change, many inland and coastal water bodies around the world are experiencing
severe water pollution. To help make land-use and climate change adaptation policies
more effective at a local scale, this study used a combination of participatory
approaches and computer simulation modelling. (Kumar, 2020)
In the given example, the statements provide the background and purpose of your
research by stating different sources of Literature that maybe initiate before your
synthesis of your Study.
What are the factors that you should know
before making a Review of Related
Literature?
1. Explore the necessary information
• Most of the time, we just search on Google & find an whatever article or Journal
that just simply relate to your Study, it may be effective sometimes, using book or any
reading material crucial in locating necessary information reflecting what are past studies
that may help you to support your hypothesis.
2. Interpret carefully
• All materials should be read with outmost conviction, sometimes this are being
neglect by the young researcher in order to maximize their time allotment for the other
Chapters of the Study.
What are the factors that you should know
before making a Review of Related
Literature?
Style of Citation:
1. Integral Citation
Ex: “That all species of organisms arise and develop through the natural
selection of small, inherited variations that increase the individual's ability to
compete, survive, and reproduce” (Darwin, 1856)
Pattern of Citation
1. Summary
2. Paraphrase
• You are allowed to copy a certain part of the author’s sentence, but not
exceed to forty (40) words only
• This citation patterns, you are allowed to copy the author’s sentence, but
• Must be minimum of (40) and Maximum of one hundred (100) words only.
Basic Types of Referencing
Over all, we learn from this module that Review of Related Literature can be
summed up as literatures that provides idea of current findings or knowledge in
co-relation to your research.
We must follow step such as: Explore the Necessary Information, Interpret
carefully, Lineaments of Ideas, Writing your Related Literature & Revaluate
your related literature.
Always beat in mind, the types of citation along with different patterns such as
Integral Citation & Non Integral Citation along with patterns such as Summary,
Paraphrase, Short Direct and Long Direct Quotation.
WHAT I HAVE LEARNED