ED 390 - Research in Reading - Education Research - LibGuides at Wartburg College: Vogel Library

Instruction Session - 5/1/23

Instruction Session Slides - 5/1/23
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Literature Reviews

A literature review is a summation of previously published books, articles, book chapters, and other works on a specific topic. For researchers (authors), students, and others, the purpose of a literature review is to provide a broad image of the existing knowledge of the topic at hand.

3 types of Literature Reviews

Evaluative
Exploratory
Instrumental

A fourth type, systematic reviews, focuses on a specific research topic/question: "trying to identify, appraise, select and synthesize all high-quality research evidence and arguments relevant to that question" (Bolderston, 2008, p. 87). A sub-type of a systematic review is a meta-analysis that uses a statistical approach to sufficiently connect the data from all specified studies to produce a more trustworthy result (Bolderston, 2008).

Bolderston, A. (2008). Writing an effective literature review. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, 39(2), 86-92.

Education Databases

Education Research Complete This link opens in a new window
Full-text education journals and scholarly articles relating to all areas from early childhood to higher education.
ERIC This link opens in a new window
The database provides access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index. Content includes journal articles, research reports, curriculum and teaching guides, conference papers, dissertations and theses, and books dating back to 1966.
Teacher Reference Center This link opens in a new window
Provides indexing and abstracts for more than 270 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators.
Education Database This link opens in a new window
Covers not only the literature on primary, secondary, and higher education but also special education, home schooling, adult education, and hundreds of related topics.

Is a Journal Scholarly?

Ulrichsweb Global Serials Directory This link opens in a new window
Lists publication details such as peer review status and databases the periodicals are accessed in for over 300,000 publications.

American Psychological Association (APA)

American Psychological Association Resources

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th Edition by American Psychological Association
Call Number: Sguides 808.06615 P96, 2020 (Near Reference)
ISBN: 9781433832178
Publication Date: 2020
When you need that actual print source! APA Style is normally used in the social sciences, education, business and some communication fields.

APA Style Guide Website
Instructional aids and guidance from the American Psychological Association.
Citing A.I. in APA
This link takes you through how to cite ChatGPT and other forms of A.I. in APA style.

Citing ChatGPT Formula:

Author. (Date). Model Title (version) [Additional Descriptors]. URL

For ChatGPT, the descriptor is Large language model.

Citing ChatGPT Example:

OpenAI. (2023). ChatGPT (Mar 14 version) [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com/chat

In-text ChatGPT citation example:

Parenthetical citation: (OpenAI, 2023)
Narrative citation: OpenAI (2023)

Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)

Purdue's Online Writing Lab commonly referred to as Purdue OWL is an online resource that supplements Purdue's writing lab. Over time it has become a go-to resource for faculty and students alike. If getting to Vogel to check out the APA Publication Manual can't happen, Purdue OWL is a wonderful online resource to use for your citation needs.

RefWorks

Citation Management Made Easier!

Vogel Library provides access to RefWorks, a powerful citation management tool. Using a citation management tool will assist you in organizing and storing research articles and creating bibliographies. All faculty, students, and staff can set up a free RefWorks account:

Go to the RefWorks login page (linked below)
Click "Create Account"
Sign up using your Wartburg email account

Questions? Contact the library!

RefWorks This link opens in a new window
Manage your references, get automatic citations of web pages, create bibliographies with one click, share with your group, and more in this robust alternative to EndNote, Zotero, and more.
Learn more on the RefWorks YouTube channel.
Sign up using your Wartburg email address