Literature Review Chart

Abstract

This resource includes a Word template for students to organize their research and thoughts in the process of developing a five-source mini-literature review. Students asked to write a literature review for the first time typically struggle to move beyond "book report" style writing and toward literature synthesis. The template builds on a chart developed...

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Details

Subject Area(s):

Other

Resource Type(s):

Assignment

Class Level(s):

College 300

Class Size(s):

Any

Usage Notes

I have used this resource in the context of a 300-level research methods course focusing on research design and data collection and enrolling sociology, justice studies, and psychology majors. Students are asked to identify a topic, locate five scholarly sources (primarily peer reviewed journal articles) related to their topic after a library instruction...

Learning Goals and Assessments

Learning Goal(s):

1. Students will be able to articulate the themes or concepts shared in common across a body of scholarly literature and use these ideas to draft a competent mini-literature review.

Goal Assessment(s):

1. After completing the template included in this resource, students should be asked to draft a 2-3 page literature review. A rubric for evaluating literature review drafts is included.