Literature revision examination questions and
their correct answers for the best learners
Literature review definition - Correct Answer -Organized critique of the important
scholarly literature
- Supports a study and is a key step in the research process.
-Provides the basis for the study.
Literature reviews primary purpose - Correct Answer -Provide the reader with a
comprehensive background for understanding current issues
- Answer health-related questions
- Highlight the significance of new research.
It can inspire research ideas by identifying gaps or inconsistencies in a body of
knowledge,
Specific Role of the Literature Review
in
Quantitative Research (4 ways) - Correct Answer 1) Develop conceptual/theoretical
framework
-provides a map for understanding the relationships among variables. The literatures
helps to identify the variables and the linkages between them
2) Research questions and hypothesis refinement
-Helps to determine what is known and unknown
3) Methodology -sample, instruments, methods
- Reveals strengths and weaknesses of the designs and methods of previous studies
and help determine if replication or refinement of methods is needed
4) Contribute to the analysis
- Lit review is used to interpret and discuss the findings of a study
- Researcher must go back indicates that certain findings may be supported by other
research findings.
Systematic reviews - Correct Answer A type of literature review that uses rigorous
methods to identify, critically appraise, and synthesize primary studies.
*Provide best available objective evidence on a topic*
