Literature Review Paper Instruction
Overview
Literature Review. A literature review is a summary of the research that has already been done on a certain topic. The goal of a literature review is to show the readers of the most important knowledge and ideas that have been established on a topic. Its purpose is to compare, contrast and/or connect findings that were identified when reviewing researchers’ work. Oftentimes, literature reviews are written to ground a study in a particular context of what is known about a subject to build a foundation for the topic (or question) being researched.
Assignment Description. For this assignment, you need to do a literature review on a topic related to Development from Adolescence to Adulthood that you choose. You are asked to locate at least seven (7) journal articles on your topic and write a 6–7-page (including reference and title page) literature review, on the articles you’ve selected. Maximum length of paper is ten (10) pages.
Steps to complete your literature review
Choose a topic relevant to Development from Adolescence to Adulthood that you are interested in learning about.
Create an inquiry question that specifically describes what you want to know about your topic.
Use database (i.e Google Scholar, PsycINFO) to search and identify journals that include information on your topic.
Find articles, read abstracts, and skim articles to determine if they are relevant to your topic AND inquiry question.
Choose at least seven (7) journal articles and save them for your project.
Read your articles and begin sorting and categorizing them according to their findings.
Organize your articles by sorting and classifying their findings in a meaningful way, always considering your original topic and inquiry question.
Finish your review.
Additional Requirements
The paper is 6-7 pages long (including reference and title page). The max page length for a paper is ten (10) pages.
The paper must be double-spaced with a 12-point font (Times New Roman or Arial).
References should begin on a new page, separate from the text of the paper.
The title page should contain the title of the paper, the author’s name, and the institutional affiliation
At least seven (7) journal articles or books should be used in the paper. Possible sources include:
Journal article, Book,
You Tube if research based.
You can find a source on Google Scholar or in the PsycINFO database.
If you are not sure if a source is acceptable, please check with the professor.
Use American Psychological Association (APA) standard to format the references and citations in the body of the paper.
The sources in the reference list should correspond to those in the body of the paper, and the sources in the body of the paper should correspond to what is in the reference list.
APA References Guide:
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDJxw44QB8s
In the body of the paper, the information from the sources should be paraphrased and cited.
Direct quotations from the sources are unnecessary and should be avoided.
Submission
The paper is only considered submitted when it has been uploaded as an attachment via Blackboard
Due at the end of the semester (December 17,2022)
Do not paste it into the submission box.
By submitting the work, the student acknowledges that he or she is the author of the work and that any help obtained in its preparation is fully recognized and reported. Only work developed particularly for this course should be submitted.
Outline For Writing Your Literature Review
Title Page
The title page should contain the title of the paper, the author’s name, and the institutional affiliation. The title page must be on a separate page.
Introduction
The introduction is used to establish the context of your review to the reader. To establish the context, it is important to do the following in this opening paragraph:
Define the topic of your study and provide any background information that helps reader to understand the topic.
Explain your reason (perspective) for reviewing the literature on this topic.
State your inquiry question for this review.
Body
This section of your paper begins with an explanation of how you have organized your literature review and describes findings from articles that provide answers to your inquiry question. Before you begin this section, be sure that you have sorted your articles into different themes based on the articles’ findings (sometimes called results). After you sort your articles, it is important to give your sorted groups a descriptive name. The names of the sorted articles will become your subheadings for each of the paragraphs that you write in the body of your review. To write the body of your literature review, it is important to include the following:
Write an introduction paragraph for the body of your review. This paragraph tells the reader specific information on how many articles you reviewed and how you sorted the articles into common themes based on the findings.
This will be a paragraph that describes the first theme that you identified and compare, contrast and/or connect the articles you’ve selected.
This will be a paragraph that describes the second theme that you identified and compare, contrast and/or connect the articles you’ve selected.
This will be a paragraph that describes the third theme that you identified and compare, contrast and/or connect the articles you’ve selected.
Conclusions
This is the last paragraph of your literature review. In this paragraph, it is important to summarize the main findings from the articles that you reviewed and to point out the information that you found particularly important to know that answered the inquiry question that you established in the first paragraph of your review. Try to conclude your paper by connecting your inquiry question back to the context of the general topic of study.
References
This is the last page of your review. It serves as a listing of all references that you mentioned in your paper. Please use APA style when completing this list. References should begin on a new page, separate from the text of the paper.
Rubric to Grade Literature Review
Target
Need Improvement
Unacceptable
Content
The inquiry question was well established in the broader context of a topic connected to Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood Development. (2pts)
The inquiry question was established in the context of a topic connected to Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood Development. (1pt)
The inquiry question was not established in the context of a topic related to Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood Development. (0pt)
At least 7 articles were selected and each specifically related to the initial inquiry question (5pts)
Less than 5 articles were selected and related to the initial inquiry question (3pts)
Less than 3 articles were selected; minimally related to the inquiry question. (0pt)
The findings/results of articles were thoughtfully compared, contrasted and/or connected to each other. (5pts)
The findings of articles were compared, contrasted and/or connected to each other. (3pts)
The findings of articles were mentioned with little and or no comparison or connection to each other. (0pt)
The conclusion of the literature review summarized the knowledge found from this review and related the knowledge gain to the inquiry question. (5pts)
The conclusion of the literature review summarized the knowledge found from this review. (3pts)
The conclusion of the literature review did not summarize the knowledge found from this review. (0pt)
Organization
The review was organized using subheadings and following the review outline. The review was suitably organized considering the contents of the selected articles. (5pts)
The review was suitably organized considering the contents of the selected articles. (3pts)
The review was minimally organized, and writing was difficult to follow throughout.
(0pt)
Mechanics
There were no grammatical, spelling and/or punctuation errors and transitional phrases were used to guide the reader
throughout the text. (2 pts)
There was an occasional grammatical, spelling and/or punctuation error that did not distract the reader. (1pt)
There were many grammatical, spelling and/or punctuation errors that distracted the reader from the content of the writing. (0 pt.)
The references were cited using APA style. (2 pts)
The references were listed. (1pt)
The references were not listed. (0 pt.)
Font, spacing, and APA format are correct. (2 pts)
Font and spacing, font and APA, or spacing and APA are not fully correct. (1pts)
Font and spacing, font and APA, or spacing and APA are incorrect. (0 pts)
Adheres to 6-7-page criteria (includes references and page). (2 pts)
Does not meet 6–7-page criteria by 2 pages or less (1pts)
Does not meet 6–7-page criteria by more than 3 pages. (0 pt.)
Raw Total: 30pts
Rubric and Outline Adapted from the Following Source: https://web.cortland.edu/rombachk/portfolio/doc/Small-scaleliteraturereview.htm