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Literature Review: A Self-Guided Tutorial
Using a Synthesis Matrix
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Literature Review: A Self-Guided Tutorial
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Literature Reviews: A Recap
Peer Review
Reading the Literature
Using Concept Maps
1. Identify the question
Developing Research Questions
Considering Strong Opinions
2. Review discipline styles
3. Search the literature
Super Searching
Finding the Full Text
Citation Searching
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When to stop searching
4. Manage your references
Citation Management
Annotating Articles Tip
5. Critically analyze and evaluate
6. Synthesize
How to Review the Literature
Using a Synthesis Matrix
7. Write literature review
Using a Synthesis Matrix
A synthesis matrix visually represents your research by organizing your sources by themes:
Theme #1
Theme #2
Theme #3
Source #1
Source #2
Source #3
Sample Synthesis Matrix
Example provided by
Ashford University Writing Center
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