CONTENT OF A WRITTEN REVIEW:
Bibliographic material and important information from sources may be recorded on note book, to keep a records of reference used for study.
- The central task is to sumrnari~e the reference so they reveal the current state of knowledge on selected topic.
- Important studies should be described in some details including information about research design, findings and conclusions. It is not desirable to provide extensive coverage of every reference. Reports that result in comparable findings can be grouped together and briefly summarized, for example: "A number of studies conducted on job satisfaction of nurse reveal." "Studies conducted by John A, Mathews reveal that."
- It is important to summarize the report in ones own words.
- In taking notes, be as brief as possible, but do not omit important information.
- Review should be as objective as possible. Studies that fail to support the reviewer's hypothesis or that conflict with personal values should not be omitted. Inconsistent results should be analyzed and supporting evidence evaluated as objective as possible. Literature review should conclude with a summary, to point out what has been done, and what are the gaps or areas of research in a particular activity, which means some critical judgment about extensiveness and dependability of the information on the topic must be done.
- Direct quotations must be recorded word by word and the page number indicated.
- Different views of same study must be reviewed. Studies that are important for your research should be described in more detail which includes statement, objectives, design, instrument for data collection, analysis and findings of the research. It should be precise but include complete description.