Literature Review Matri

Literature Review Matrix Order Description   LITERATURE REVIEW MATRIX GRADING CRITERIA PLEASE USE TEMPLATE FORM THAT WILL BE UPLOADED you must choose a minimum of six articles that were published within the last five years. These publications must be empirical articles that summarize original research (i.e., experiments, surveys, interviews, etc.). Meta-analyses, literature reviews, and systematic reviews should not be included in your integrative review paper. If you choose an article that is not of the correct type, you will lose points. Feel free to check with the instructor if you are not sure whether or not an article is appropriate for the scholarly synthesis. Because an integrative review is NOT a summary of different sources, it can be very difficult to keep your research organized. It is especially difficult to organize the information in a way that makes the writing process simpler. One way that seems particularly helpful in organizing integrative reviews is the literature review matrix. The matrix is a chart that allows a researcher to sort and categorize the different studies presented on an issue. Your matrix must include six original experimental studies. A response of “not applicable” (NA) will not be acceptable for any of the categories and points will be deducted for a NA reply. GRADED ITEMS AVAILABLE POINTS EARNED POINTS The purpose or research question the authors posed 10 Frameworks • Theories • Concepts 10 The methods used in the study 10 Variables • Independent • Dependent 10 Instruments 10 The major findings of the study 10 How the findings confirm those of other studies 10 How the findings differ from other studies 10 Sources of potential bias 10 Implications 10 Neatly formatted matrix in tabular form with headings repeated on each page, and correct APA formatting, grammar, spelling, and punctuation (up to 10 points will be deducted for violations) Total points 100