Importance of Literature Review in Research

Examining Facts, Opinions, Arguments, and Topics

The literature review will examine:

• Only facts.

• Only opinions.

• Only one side of the main argument.

• All aspects of a topic.

Citation means that a particular paper has been:

• Quoted in another paper by another author.

• Discussed orally by another author.

• Reproduced elsewhere.

• Sold to another publisher.

When you discover that an author (1) has cited another author (2) it is good practice to:

• Use the work and attribute it to author 1.

• Locate and read the original, then attribute it to author 2.

• Not to use the work.

• Use the work and attribute it to author 2.

Which is the most important reason for a researcher to review the literature?

• Because it identifies like-minded researchers.

• Because it is traditional.

• Because it shows time has been spent on the subject.

• Because it will find if anyone has done the work before.

Which one of these is not normally used by researchers to store references?

• Handwritten index cards.

• Word processing software.

• Literature maps.

• Panels.

When you cite Internet resources, you do not need to include:

• The date of birth of the author.

• The date created.

• The date of access.

• The date last updated.

Petrie, K. (2010). Creating confident, motivated teachers of physical education in primary schools. European physical education review, 16(1), 47-64.

What is “European physical education review?”

• The article title.

• A Journal name.

• A Book title.

• The Chapter title.

Which of these three sentences needs citations?

• Climate change is an issue of increasing concern to both the developing and industrialised world.

• The results of two recent studies suggest that the brain may have greater capacity to repair itself than previously thought.

• It is likely, therefore, that Shakespeare intended the character of Bottom to provide more than comic relief.

A hypothesis can be tested by the use of:

• Descriptive statistics

• Data analysis

• Inferential statistics

• Data preparation

Empirical research does not:

• Allow theory to emerge out of the data

• Involve testing an explicitly defined hypothesis

• Use observation of phenomena

• Use logic to prove a theory

Which of the following is not a data-collection method?

• Research questions

• Unstructured interviewing

• Postal survey questionnaires

• Participant observation

The core ingredients of a research paper are:

• Introduction; Data collection; Data analysis; Conclusions and recommendations; References

• Executive summary; Literature review; Data gathered; Conclusions; Bibliography.

• Research plan; Research data; Analysis; References.

• Introduction; Literature review; Research methods; Results; Discussion; Conclusion; References Cyber bullying at work is a growing threat to employee job satisfaction. Researchers want to find out why people do this and how they feel about it. The primary purpose of the study is:

• Description

• Prediction

• Exploration

• Explanation

A researcher designs an experiment to test how variables interact to influence job-seeking behaviours. The main purpose of the study was:

• Description

• Prediction

• Exploration

• Explanation

What does it mean when research quotes that their findings are "statistically significant" and the statistical level set was at 0.05?

• That a difference found is likely to occur by chance 5 or fewer times out of a 100 and suggests that the difference is quite unusual and unlikely to be due to chance but rather a real difference between the groups or conditions.

• That 95% of the time the study will be wrong.

• That a difference found is likely to occur by chance 5 or fewer times out of a 100 which suggests that the difference is due to chance and so does not represent a real difference between the groups or conditions.

• The extent to which the difference found is simply by chance.

When would you ideally finish the writing of an abstract?

• After the main body of the report has been drafted.

• After the introduction and method sections are completed.

• Once you are aware of the results.

• Before the introduction and after the title.