1-10-11 Lit Review Class

Rick's Class Website: Link

Faith - answers questions about Why and Who and For Whom something happens.

Science - answers questions about What and How and Where something happens


Literature Review Topics
Keith Proctor: Intrinsic Learner Motivation - "Drive" and "A Whole New Mind" by Daniel Pink(Link to Google Book - Drive and Link to Google Book - A Whole New Mind)
Kim Davidson: Value-added modeling
Jered Borup: Distance Learning
Pam: Elements of good story - Making good educational stories
Francoise: Lexical competence for French as a second language
Mike: Deliberate Practice
Ben: Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) & Second Language Acquisition
Mardy: Mentoring Relationship between EDLF intern and EPP administrators

How do published literature reviews compare to other kinds of published articles?
What are some of the different purposes of literature reviews?

A publishable literature review is:
Method
Answer meaningful question(s)
Substantive - cite major theorists in the field
Good writing - systematic and coherent
Findings section
Definable scope
Theoretical framework
List of keywords for literature searches
Evaluative - Element of critique
Provides direction for future research
Makes an argument

6 Steps of Conducting a Literature Review
Problem formulation - establish what journal to write for
Literature searching
Literature evaluation and Summarizing
Analysis and Interpretation
Writing and Structuring
Publishing and Presenting

Structuring arguments: "The Craft of Research" by Booth, Columb, and Williams (Link)
"Everybody Needs a Rock" - (GB Link)

How to Choose a Topic
Stick with what I was interested in when I began the program
Choose a research topic without others getting in the way
Write a lot about what I am interested in and want to research
Read a lot about what I am interested in
Choose a topic that is interesting to more than just you

How to Narrow a Topic
Use topic modifiers: locations, demographics, categories, and time periods

Literature Review Questions
What do we know about ...?
The purpose of this paper is ...