A systematic review organizes all empirical evidence answering a specific research question according to pre-specified eligibility criteria. The key elements are:
Identifying PICO (T) elements helps to focus your question:
Example question: Does hand washing among healthcare workers reduce hospital acquired infection?
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Easy-to-read, this book guides you, the student, through a systematic literature review. It clearly explains the skills needed, such as: practical advice on reading, organizing relevant literature, and critically assessing the reviewed field.
Detailed contents on p. v-ix breaks out the whole sequence for a literature review. Includes sample literature reviews. Highly recommended.
Great for self-editing or peer-editing in a group. What are the stages of editing?
Explores how to develop ideas, connect them to what others have written, and express them clearly. Discusses the differences between written, oral, and poster presentations and offers instructions for applying APA style to each. Ethics discussion and examples of how to cite well and accurately. Easy to read.
Chapter 8 explores honours thesis writing. Chapter 4 explains how to search for information.
Also an ebook.
Simply written and clearly arranged. Includes chapters on assessing books and articles, search strategies with the library, and how to critically read in order to synthesize in reviews and reports.
From why to write a literature review, to successfully revising, explained in two checklists.
How to read and write literature reviews or meta-analyses. Exemplar journal articles show readers the content prevalent in writing psychological reports. Offers rhetorical options for introductions and key questions to ask of articles while reading for a literature review.
Read this book before visiting the ARC. Writing samples, including two full-length student papers in draft, marked-up, and final form. Illustrates key concepts such as how to synthesize literature, how revision differs from editing, and how to recognise and avoid plagiarism. Guidance on how to communicate with instructors on a professional level. The book shows examples of checklists, grading rubrics instructors might use, and literature reviews.
Not quick but concise to read. Text boxes highlight statements to explore in writing. Samples of front matter are in the Appendix. Clear discussion of how to assess and discuss your research in writing. Also covers JARS and MARS for meta-analysis. Highly Recommended.
In addition to providing guidance on grammar, the mechanics of writing, and APA style, this manual offers an authoritative reference and citation system. It also covers the treatment of numbers, statistical and mathematical data, tables and figures.
From topic/question selection through searching for literature, critically reading and synthesizing, to writing. Discusses what to do if you do not find an answer to your original question.
