Literature Review

Write a review of the literature in a specific area of interest in science, the topic is Literature Review: Mechanism on Long Term Depression (LTD) Induction.
The literature review serves several purposes. For the writer, it forces an in-depth reading of the science that has already been established. Not only does the writer read everything done in that topic, but he or she synthesizes the existing science, gaining insight into what is known and what still has to be done. The review serves the same purpose for the reader, but it has the benefit that someone else has already done the legwork. Reviews are sometimes written at a slightly more general level of discourse so that readers in related fields can see the state of scientific investigation in a highly specialized topic. The “literature” in a well-developed subfield within a mature science may run to hundreds of sources, and so reviews typically incorporate a considerable amount of published work.
You will write your own much shorter and more focused literature review. Choose the topic as stated above. This tightly-focused topic will greatly narrow the field for you as you gather sources. You might start with one report that you find interesting and useful, then try working backward, using the source articles in the “References” page. As much as you can, you should write your review at the level of discourse of the scientists who have written your source material. This can be challenging, particularly if you are still struggling to understand the field. So choose your articles well.
You must include five primary sources. For this assignment, use peer-reviewed journal articles only, and do not use someone else’s literature review as a source. The sources should be very recent, no more five years old.
Your review should conform to this format:
1. Title: make it quite specific and indicative that this is a review.
2. Abstract.
3. Introduction: briefly introduce the subject, explain your rationale and/or purpose, and announce the main point or central question.
4. Body: summarize, synthesize, and critique each source article. Include some comparison and contrast to show the relationship of these separate pieces of science.
5. Conclusion: briefly summarize the current state of knowledge, and suggest directions for future research.
6. References: include a References page and parenthetical citations.

Literature review

Order Description

First, I needed to identify an area of research focus for your planned “virtual” (you won’t be carrying out the research yourself) Action Learning Project and have this confirmed individually with your tutor

MY AREA OF FOCUS IS AS FOLLOWS:
How effective is integrating independent reading from the ‘class library’ as part of a 15 minute daily literacy rotation in developing fluency and intonation in students who are reading below the national level in grade 1, as measured by using a multidimensional fluency scale and informal observation over a 10 week period?

Second, complete the literature search related to the focus area you have chosen. You will be helped through some of these techniques through online tutorials on Curtin Library Research Engines. Review the resources discovered and select between 12-15 sources that are most pertinent or relevant to your area of focus. Before you begin to read a book, article, report, online material …… make sure you have written down the full details for your List of References. Take notes as you read the literature. You are reading to find out how each piece of writing approaches the subject of your research, what it has to say about it and how each piece contributes to “ informing” you how you, as a teacher-researcher, might go about researching your topic.

Finally, write a review of these sources – this is the Literature Review. Like all academic writing, a literature review must have an introduction, body, and conclusion.

The introduction should include:

the nature of the focus area under review
the basis for your selection of the literature sources
The body paragraphs could include relevant paragraphs on:

definitions you found useful
current key research studies
principal questions that are being asked by previous researchers
some current findings about your focus area
research methodologies and data collection methods that have been used by other researchers
The conclusion should include:

a summary of major agreements and disagreements about the focus area.
a summary of general conclusions that are being drawn
Your work should be approximately (but no more than) 2500 words. Cover Page and the List of References are not included
in the word count.