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Guide to Writing a Review of Related Literature

This document provides guidance on writing the review of related literature (RRL) section of a research paper. It discusses the purpose and components of the RRL, including an introduction, presentation of previous literature, and synthesis of the review. Three common approaches to organizing the RRL are described: chronological, by country of origin, and thematic. The document instructs readers to refer to their research problem and gathered sources to create a thematic outline for their own RRL and construct a reference list using APA style citations. Finally, evaluation criteria for assessing an RRL outline focus on organization, coherence, sentence construction and grammar.

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Guide to Writing a Review of Related Literature

This document provides guidance on writing the review of related literature (RRL) section of a research paper. It discusses the purpose and components of the RRL, including an introduction, presentation of previous literature, and synthesis of the review. Three common approaches to organizing the RRL are described: chronological, by country of origin, and thematic. The document instructs readers to refer to their research problem and gathered sources to create a thematic outline for their own RRL and construct a reference list using APA style citations. Finally, evaluation criteria for assessing an RRL outline focus on organization, coherence, sentence construction and grammar.

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Learning from

Others and
Reviewing the
Literature

Writing the
Review of Related
Literature

Lesson Objectives
The learner demonstrates
understanding /
comprehension of:
Nature and definition of RRL;
Identify the parts of the RRL;
and
Characterize the approaches

Motivation Statement

How will you be


able to construct
an organized and
well presented

Writing the Essential Parts of


the RRL

This section presents the


related concepts, ideas and
studies gathered by the
researcher.
Each of the literature and
studies either foreign or local
should be explained how it is
related to the present

This should not be


more than five or ten
(5 or 10) years
beyond.
This also varies
depending on the
institutional

Related literatures are


those which we find
from books, periodicals,
magazines, newspaper,
reports and other
published materials
containing facts, laws,
theories , and other

Related studies on the


other hand, refer to the
thesis, dissertation and
research studies
characterized by the
presence of research
problem, hypothesis,
objectives, related
literature, methodology,

Basic Parts of the RRL

1. Introduction
2. Presentation of
Literature
3. Synthesis of the
Review

Approaches in Writing the RRL

1. Chronological Approach
The literature and studies are
presented according to the year
when they were written from as in
the following structure:
Introduction
Recent Literature and Studies
Least Recent Literature and

2. Country of Origin
Approach
The literature and studies are
categorized by country where
they came from as in the
following structure:
Introduction
Foreign Literature and
Studies
Local Literature and Studies

3. Thematic or Variable/Factor
Approach
The literature and studies with the
same findings are grouped
together as in the following
structure:
Introduction
Literature and Studies on
Variable 1
Literature and Studies on
Variable 2

Practice
Referring to your Statement of
the Problem and using the data
gathered from various published
and on-line sources, construct a
thematic outline of your RRL.

Enrichment
sing the APA style of in-text
citation, construct a reference list
for your bibliography.

Enrichment
The RRL outline shall be rated
using the following
rubric/criteria for evaluation
Organization and Coherence
50 pts
Sentence construction and Grammar
50 pts

TOTAL
100 pts

End

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