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Purpose of Literature Review

1. Demonstrates the researcher’s comprehensive grasp of issues related to the
current research, such as underlying philosophy, theories, principles, concepts
and practices.
2. Reflects the researcher's awareness of recent developments in the area of
concern being explored in the current research, both in content and
methodology.
3. Provides a frame of reference for the current research substantively, and in
terms of the research variables and the population sampling.
4. Specifies where the previous study ends and where the current study begins,
and the similarities and differences of related researches to the current
research.
5. Discloses findings of previous researches that have a bearing on the current
research.
6. Determines the researchability and feasibility of the problem under study.
7. Identifies the following areas of concern:
• The appropriate research methods and techniques expected to yield the
needed data and information in the current research:
• Effective procedures in data gathering
• Clues on how to ensure the accuracy and effective ness of data analysis.
8. Serves as a connecting link between the findings of previous researches and
the results of the current study.
9. Defines terms and suggests assumptions.
10. Provides clues on the sequence of research activities to be pursued.

Documentation Style

Throughout the research, the published researches of other researcher’s ac
credit those who prepared the foundation for your work. To present someone else idea
or work as your own is to commit plagiarism. Plagiarism is a serious breach of ethics.
Reference citations (giving others credit when credit is due) must be included in your
paper wherever else's ideas or work has influenced your thinking and writing.
(Gravetter & Forzano, 2006).

The American Psychological Association (APA) is a popular style commonly
used researchers in documentation or reference citation. The APA format is also called
the author date method of parenthetical documentation or in-text citation.

Documentation refers to the acknowledgement of sources. These sources are
cited direct quotations or as indirect quotations (paraphrases). Colleges, universities,
and institutions make their own choice of documentation style. This may be defined as
style of citation or acknowledgement of authorities or sources.

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