Literature Review

Literature

Benefits of Literature Review

Summary & Synthesis of past

researches

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Research Papers
RP1 RP2 RP
RP4
3
Theme

Review

T1
T2
T3

Find Topic for Research

Clarify Problem
Develop Hypotheses
Define Constructs Operationally
Avoid conducting research on a topic
which has already been thoroughly
studied.

Conducting Literature Review (Meta Analysis)

Locate
Potential
Studies

Select
Relevant
Studies

Record Info
from
Selected
Organize
Contents

Write
Providing
References

Find Key
Words

Search through

Located
Studies

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A. Discussion
B. Initial Reading
C. Brain Storming
D. Use of

Read Abstract

Located
Studies

Decide Relevance
Through
o Similarity of
Context

Located Study 1
Located Study 2
::
Located Study n

Source File (One)

Contain All
Bibliographical
Information

Located Study 1
Located Study 2
::
Located Study n

Relevan
t

Selected
Studies

Read

Selected Study 1
Selected Study 2
::
Selected Study n

Irreleva

Content Files
(Multiple)

Content Files
CF1

CF2

CF3

CF4

CF5

CFn

Hypotheses
Methodology

Theme Wise Organization

Content File 1
T1
T2
T3

Content File 2

Content File 3

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Content File
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Content File
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Content File n

Literature Review
Motivation is declining (Ahmed, 2005) among students. increasing number of assignments (Fatani,
2003), unjustified marking (Naeem, 2008) were the two important reasons for this so it can be
hypothsised:
H1:
Motivation is declining.