Module_4

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In this module, we are going to learn why we need to conduct a literature review, how to do a literature review, and the guidelines for evaluating a literature review. We are also going to take some time to get familiar with the library resources and the procedures to conduct library search. **//Purposes of Literature Review//** A literature review will inform us of the current status of the research area, background information, and research ideas in relation to our specific area of interest. The following points state the major purposes of conducting a review of the literature: · //Look for research ideas // o Find knowledge gaps o Avoid exact replication · //Fine-tune research questions // o Avoid going too broad or being too vague · //Learn from previous research // o Model after or improve on previous studies · //Provide convincing argument // o Demonstrate expertise in the field of study · //Gain a winning edge by citing critical studies // o Do not leave out key authors or include controversial studies that would mean life or death for your study

**// Tasks in Literature Review //**
Specifically through conducting the Literature Review we want to: · //Locate // relevant studies o Start with most recent and pertinent study and go from the references listed in that study o Library search: Keywords ? abstracts ? full texts ? reviews · //Evaluate // quality of studies o Relevance to present study o Soundness of methodology o Implications for the present study · //Present review results // o Well-organized format o Well-informed researcher **//Steps in Literature Search//** · Start with a key recent paper on the topic of interest · Obtain //secondary sources // (the references section, reviews or summaries of research, textbooks) · Go to //primary sources // (original articles) if included in literature review · Annotate each study · Divide summaries into subsections · Organize subsections into coherent structure · Maintain a computerized database (e.g, ProCite, EndNote, Reference Manager, and RefWorks). Software for citations are available at the UCF library website for UCF students to download for free, and the address is http://library.ucf.edu/Databases/CitationManagement/default.asp ) **//Guidelines for Evaluating Lit Review//** · //Comprehensive // (supporting and opposing views, important studies by recognized scholars)  · //Up-to-date // (recent)  · //Pertinent // (focused)  · //Organized // (coherent, systematic, funnel-format) · //<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Ethical // (accurate citing, first-hand, plagiarism) · //<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Evaluative // (critical reading) · //<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Implicational // (knowledge gap, methodology, significance of study)

//Student Access to UCF Library Resources//
<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">As currently registered students at UCF, you all have the access to the UCF library both on-campus and off-campus through the Internet. I expect you are all experienced at borrowing books from libraries, so in this module we are going to focus on how to use online library resources. For on-campus access, all the UCF computers have open access to the library's resources and the website is http://library.ucf.edu/<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">. If you are off-campus, you are required to use your Pegasus, Card, and EZProxy to login for your library access. If you have any question about how to login, you can always contact the UCF Ask a Librarian < http://library.ucf.edu/ask > service by telephone at (407) 823-2562 or toll free at (866) 271-7589 for assistance. You can also contact the UCF Cocoa campus library at (321) 433-7662 or by email at brevlibr@mail.ucf.edu<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">. UCF librarians are very helpful.

**//Library Resources//**
<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">UCF's electronic resources include approximately 350 databases, 24,000 online journals and more than 40,000 electronic books. We can use gain access and use these resources through **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">books, online catalog, NetLibrary, **and**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> Interlibrary Loan **. To begin your search in the library's catalog, start at the http://library.ucf.edu<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> ( http://library.ucf.edu<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">). You can find most items you want through your search on **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">books, online catalog/databases, and NetLibrary. **My favorite technique to find peer-reviewed research articles, such as for your literature review and article critiques, is to go to the tab at the top of the UCF library homepage entitled **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Articles and Databases ** and search by keywords in the EBSCOhost or the WilsonWeb databases. When you cannot find some specific books or articles, you may want to use **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Interlibrary Loan **, and Librarians will help you find those items. Distance learning students may obtain both UCF and non-UCF library materials such as books, journal articles, etc. using the UCF Interlibrary Loan service. UCF's Interlibrary Loan Service is now using Illiad. There is a specific module for EDF6481: Fundamentals of Graduate Research. This library module was specifically designed for our class, introducing how to conduct literature search using library resources in much more details. Please check out this module through the link : http://library.ucf.edu/reference/guides/edf6481/default.asp<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">, which will greatly help you with your literature search. **//UCF Library Catalog//** General Information: <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The UCF Library Catalog can be used to search for any item the library has access to, such as books or journal titles (not individual articles), and to determine which journals are available online. To begin your search in the library's catalog, start at the UCF library homepage <span style="color: #3d51f0; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;">( http://library.ucf.edu<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">). <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;"> Search Tips <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">When you click on Books/Catalog, you will be taken to the **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Basic Search ** screen where you can search by keyword, author, title, or subject. If you know the item you are looking for, you can browse by using the search box **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Browse Organized Lists **. If it's an author search, type the author's last name first. For a title search, leave off the initial article (a, an, the). Try a **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Search For ** **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Keyword(s) ** search using the major concepts of your topic if you are not sure of the exact title of an item. Click Yes in the **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Exact Phrase **option button if its important that your keywords be found together. The **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Keyword ** is a good search to use with synonyms and the truncation feature (* the asterisk). To search for a journal title, click on **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Journals/Serials ** and search by Keyword or Browse Organized Lists for titles. Be sure to click on **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Full Catalog **to return to Searching all Holdings. Use the **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Advanced **search option (black tab at top of screen) to search using multiple terms or concepts, or to restrict the search by format, language, date, or location. Using the drop down feature and clicking on one of the fields will limit your search to items in that field. You can use the **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Format ** option and search for only DVDs, videos, or other media formats. After performing a search, click on Refine and follow the directions to add another search term to narrow your results. You can also take a closer look at the results that seem to be on target and use the **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Subject Headings ** from these items to refine your search. You have to click on the title of an item to see the subject headings.

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">You can request books using Interlibrary Loan and have the books delivered to your home or a nearby UCF campus if you prefer. Information on Interlibrary Loan can be found in a subsequent section. As an alternative, if you are near another Florida SUS university library, you can check to see if the item is available there. Click on **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Change Databases ** in the upper right hand corner. Under Books and Catalogs, click on the university nearest you. You can check books out from any SUS library using your UCF ID card. **//Important Help Information//** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">UCF Library provides us strong support for this course. Barbara Alderman, UCF Librarian, will be our course advisor for library search. You can email her (balderma@mail.ucf.edu) via your class email or call her at 321-433-7997 for your questions considering your library search. Ms. Barbara Alderman will answer your questions via email, phone calls, or post the common questions you have on the Library Discussion Board. She works Tuesday nights, so you can call her on the Reference desk that night and the number is 321-433-5275. If you have question considering library search, please go for her, you will get a great help. // = =
 * Interlibrary loan**

Go to the textbook website to do the Chapter 4 multiple choice activities as a self assessment activity. The link is as follows: http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0073525960/student_view0/chapter5/chapter_outlines.html 

While you are conducting searches in the UCF library this would be a good time to begin identifying and selecting the two peer-reviewed research articles you will need for the Research Articles Critiques assignments due later in the semester.
 * Do This **: **Post two peer-reviewed research articles your group will review for the Research Article Review assignments**.

You can upload a copy of the article or provide the URL link. In your posting please cite the articles in APA format. For example: Rogers, M., Theule, J., Ryan, B., Adams, G., & Keating, L. (2009). Parental involvement and children's school achievement: Evidence for mediating processes. Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 24(1), 34-57. I will verify that these are articles are appropriate for the Article Review assignments. Your group will be able to choose another article prior to November if it is determined that the article is more appropriate and is of greater interest to the group. Some of you may not be clear on the difference between an article that may present research about a topic and a peer-reviewed research article needed for your critique assignments. One of the best methods to determine if it is a peer-reviewed research article is that the article should contain a subheading for the Methodology. This section often includes the sampling method, data gathering procedures and instruments used to gather data. Other sections may include how the analysis was conducted and the results of the study. If you do not see these subheadings, then you are not looking at a peer-reviewed research article. The research articles must be considered PRIMARY sources, not secondary sources.