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the Literature
Activity 3.1: Library Worksheet
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Activity 3.2:
Where Would You Look?
Where might you look to find information about each of the following?
3. A topic of interest that has not been reviewed during the last two years
8. Some popular articles on education that appeared during the last year in U.S.
News and World Report and Newsweek magazines
Activity 3.3:
Do a Computer Search of the Literature
1. The topic I chose for my search was (describe as precisely as you can below):
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5. Here are the names of three of the references (abstracts or articles) identified using
these descriptors.
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Problem Sheet 3: Review of the Literature
2. What general reference tools did you use to conduct your research? (List specific
electronic databases consulted.) _________________________________________
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c. ___________________________ f. ___________________________
4. Specify the scope of the review and explain your inclusion/exclusion criteria (i.e.,
what was and was not included and why?)._________________________________
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5. What topics and subtopics emerged about your problem and question as you
conducted your research?
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