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Reviewing the Literature MCQ

What is a citation search?

It traces all the publications of a particular author over time.

It traces key authors of journal articles or books to previous or future related work in relation to a particular topic.

It traces articles on a particular topic from books as opposed to journal articles.

It calculates the impact factor for a journal.

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Correct Answer: It traces key authors of journal articles or books to previous or future related work in relation to a particular topic.

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It can be useful to begin a literature review with a brief research statement. Of the statements below, which would you NOT expect to see?

What is the topic of the research?

How does this project relate to past research in the field?

What methodological approaches should be excluded?

Why a given body of literature is relevant to the research

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Correct Answer: What methodological approaches should be excluded?

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A critical literature review requires the researchers to ______.

Be negative about the literature they read

Highlight the reasons why previous research was misguided or poorly conducted

Select literature they find easy to criticise

Evaluate the contribution of previous research in the light of a new research questions

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Correct Answer: Evaluate the contribution of previous research in the light of a new research questions

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Which of the following questions links to the key criterion of authorship, used for evaluating sources of information?

When was the source created and last updated?

Is the source authoritative and therefore credible?

What motivations have led to the creation of the work?

Is there sufficient information/data/analysis offered to make the paper rigorous?

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Correct Answer: Is the source authoritative and therefore credible?

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Which of the following statements would NOT define a main purpose of a literature review?

To learn from previous research in order to be in a position to ask focused questions

To provide a context for the research that is to be undertaken

To show volume of research that has been conducted on a particular topic

To clearly indicate what the new research will add to what is already known

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Correct Answer: To show volume of research that has been conducted on a particular topic

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A checklist of a literature review would NOT include which of the following key items?

The topic and scope clearly identified

A clear understanding of the relevant terms and concepts

Material from as far back as it is possible to obtain

Research conceptualized/reordered in such a way that new perspectives are generated

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Correct Answer: Material from as far back as it is possible to obtain

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Which of the following is a scholarly database?

Detox

Protocol

ABI Complete

ReQuest

All of these

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Correct Answer: ABI Complete

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Which of these is NOT an advantage of using a library?

To obtain print information that is available but difficult to access elsewhere

To access working papers ahead of print

To have experts to help

To identify adjacent material that might be of interest/use on a related topic

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Correct Answer: To access working papers ahead of print

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What is the function of a Boolean operator?

To identify a particular type of publication

To broaden the scope of a search on a particular subject

To delineate the scope and depth of research results

To have a programme that can operate within the Google platform

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Correct Answer: To delineate the scope and depth of research results

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Which of the following is a reason to undertake a systematic review of the literature?

Being able to access important grey literature

Increasing the transparency of a review

Being able to reach older yet still important contributions

Enhancing creativity and intuition

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Correct Answer: Increasing the transparency of a review

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Reviewing the Literature MCQ

What is a citation search?

It can be useful to begin a literature review with a brief research statement. Of the statements below, which would you NOT expect to see?

A critical literature review requires the researchers to ______.

Which of the following questions links to the key criterion of authorship, used for evaluating sources of information?

Which of the following statements would NOT define a main purpose of a literature review?

A checklist of a literature review would NOT include which of the following key items?

Which of the following is a scholarly database?

Which of these is NOT an advantage of using a library?

What is the function of a Boolean operator?

Which of the following is a reason to undertake a systematic review of the literature?

Which of the following questions links to the key criterion of authorship, used for evaluating sources of information?