Literature Review 4 AP Research
START
by Dr. Olga Koz, Collegiate Librarian and IRML Evidence Synthesis Methodologist
The myth..
01
Read transcript
Lesson objectives
Objective 03
Objective 04
Objective 02
Objective 01
Application
Evaluate
Understand
Understand
Responsibly apply relevant tools to the literature review process
Understand the literature review role in research
Be able to select search strategies, techniques, and sources for evidence
Be able to distinguish between the types of the literature review
Definition
02
01
LR Definition
Conducting a literature review is a process of discovery, analysis, and synthesis of knowledge on a particular topic or in support of a research question. You will document the process and the results.
Info
Types of Review
01
L E A R N I N G
R E S E A R C H
Part of a AP Research Proposal
Argumentative essay/ AP Capstone
Preparation for Research
Part of a Research Study
LR
“Nested” or Part of a Larger Work
Part of a AP Capstone
“Stand-Alone” Work
Learning Assignment
A Review Article
Info
Based on purposes and positioning of the reviews of the literature: https://libguides.kennesaw.edu/allLR
Literature Review Objectives
01
AP Capstone
Learn more
Info
02
Review Design
start
Literature Review Process
02
Topic & Question
Text button
02
LR
Literature Review Process
Learn more about each tool
Q & Topic Development
Organization
Gray Zone
1. Academic databases
2. Open Access Academic Databases
Extracting
Summarization
Retrieval + AI
OA Academic
Gray Zone
03
Search Strategy
start
03
Search Strategy
Academic Indexes, Databases, Repositories
Where
How
Search techniques & engines
Concepts, evidence, types of publications, level of evidence,inclusion/exclusion
What
Learn more
Where? Data sources
03
Lexical search
Academic Databases
Semantic search
OA academic repositories
Structured data
Hybrid
LLM training data
Neural, Agentic
Unstructured data
03
Where: Academic Databases
Check library databases!
Databases A to Z list
Select a database Tool
Info
03
Academic Databases
for Georgia
Explora for High School
- Genially
State library consortiums provide subscriptions to academic databases to K-12 schools
ThesaurusBrowsing
03
List of databases with a thesaurus and tutorials how to do this search by a database
03
OA Academic Datasets
Ai2 PaperFinder
Research Rabbit
Read more
Research Evidence
03
Systematic Review/ Meta analysis
Meta-Analysis
If you conduct a research study, you focus on finding related research studies (similar questions, concepts/variables). Look for a higher level of research evidence.
Experiment, Control intervention
Experimental Studies
Descriptive, causal, comparative, correaltional
Quantitative Studies
Meta-synthesis
Case study, ethnography, phenomenology
Qualitative Studies
Read more
Precise Search
03
Whatever you do keyword search or "prompt" you should limit your search to research population, setting, type of research, publication date - precision, relevance
03
Search Algorithms & Techniques
Exact match
Pearl growing
Best Match
Vector search
Semantic
Citation Chaining
Thesaurus browsing
Lexical Search
Knowledge Graphs
Keyword Search
Language models
Neural
Boolean
Hybrid
More about search techniques
Hybrid Search (EbscoHost)
03
Summary
Custom GPT
Natural Language
Boolean search
Thesaurus button
Complementary tools to find more research
03
Citation Chaining using AI tools
04
Section 4 Analysis
start
04
Systematic Search
Preliminary Search
Synthesis
Citation & Notes Manager
Extraction & Appraisal
Gap & Thematic Analysis
Citation Analysis & Mapping
Connected Papers Research Rabbit
Analysis Matrix
Organization of citations, documents, & research
04
Zotero
Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, annotate, cite, and share research. Available for Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, and Android Just need to create a quick bibliography? Try ZoteroBib.
04
Extraction & Scanning - Research Gap
SciSpace
04
Gap Analysis
A lack of empirical evidence
Evidence Gap
Knowledge Gap
A lack of knowledge
Methodological Gap
A gap in theoretical understanding and conceptual models in a particular topic here
A gap in the research methods
Theoretical/Conceptual Gap
Lack of theories or conceptual models
04
AI for analysis
04
Analysis Matrix
Synthesis Writing
Resources
Text button
KSU Writing Center
Quiz
start
Quiz
Wrong!
Oops!
For those who selected discovery, analysis, or synthesis, I should emphasize that the question was about "generic generative AI" and "research review," this anwer was wrong from my perspective.
Reference
IRML AP Resources https://www.kennesaw.edu/irml/instructional-resources/ap-research-resources.php
01
AP Research for High School Students https://libguides.kennesaw.edu/AP_Research
02
Hopscotch Literature Review Design tool https://libguides.kennesaw.edu/LRD_thesis
03
Advanced Search for Research Literature: https://libguides.kennesaw.edu/lit_search
04
Lesson completed!
Purposes of literature revews
Let us compare the objectives of three types of evidence reviews: the one nested in a research study, the proposal, and the concept paper. The aim of the literature review in a concept paper is to connect concepts to frame the proposed research. A review of research in the research proposal focuses on proving the viability of the proposed study and finding evidence gaps, while in the research study itself, the emphasis is on conducting in-depth and critical analysis and synthesis of previous research.
Learn more
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Consectetur adipiscing elit
A literature review is a common college assignment where students summarize literature or annotate journal articles to understand a subject better. When it is a part of a research proposal, students synthesize research to reveal gaps in research or frame future studies. There are different types of literature reviews, each with specific purposes. The requirements for literature types, search techniques, and analysis methods can also vary significantly based on the review types.
Read more here
Best match search algorithm," the most prominent and widely used algorithm is Okapi BM25, or simply BM25. It is a ranking function used by search engines to estimate the relevance of documents to a given search query. Modern, sophisticated systems increasingly use machine learning and deep learning to augment or replace traditional ranking. These models can learn more nuanced and context-aware patterns by analyzing user behavior, like which results get clicked.
Lorem ipsum dolor
What is a literature review? Composing a literature review is a process of discovering, analyzing, and synthesizing knowledge on a particular topic or research question. You will document the process and the results. Like any research process, it requires applying methods and design. As with any documentation, it follows a particular genre, style, and format.
Read more here
Academic Databases
An academic database is a structured, curated digital repository containing organized scholarly information or scholarly records designed for efficient searching, retrieval, and analysis by researchers and students. Every library offers a searchable collection of databases. In the slide, you see the Smart Search database selection tool and an example of the interface for Georgia libraries' directory of databases (GALILEO).
Lear more here
Now, when your findings are analyzed and classified, you are ready to consider approaches to integrating and synthesizing them into a coherent, purposeful, and logical description, a synthesis of knowledge into a coherent whole that informs future research and actions is still the most challenging task.
Synthesize E-Lecture from the Harvard U. Gutman Library Sandelowski, M., & Barroso, J. (2007). Handbook for synthesizing qualitative research. New York: Springer Pub. Co. Lern more here https://libguides.kennesaw.edu/lr/synthesis
Since 2022, when the first ChatGPT app appeared, students have been bombarded by salesmen of new miracle AI tools. They claim that the new tools will not only enable writing literature reviews but also facilitate finding, analyzing, and summarizing numerous academic articles.
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Literature Review 4 AP Research
START
by Dr. Olga Koz, Collegiate Librarian and IRML Evidence Synthesis Methodologist
The myth..
01
Read transcript
Lesson objectives
Objective 03
Objective 04
Objective 02
Objective 01
Application
Evaluate
Understand
Understand
Responsibly apply relevant tools to the literature review process
Understand the literature review role in research
Be able to select search strategies, techniques, and sources for evidence
Be able to distinguish between the types of the literature review
Definition
02
01
LR Definition
Conducting a literature review is a process of discovery, analysis, and synthesis of knowledge on a particular topic or in support of a research question. You will document the process and the results.
Info
Types of Review
01
L E A R N I N G
R E S E A R C H
Part of a AP Research Proposal
Argumentative essay/ AP Capstone
Preparation for Research
Part of a Research Study
LR
“Nested” or Part of a Larger Work
Part of a AP Capstone
“Stand-Alone” Work
Learning Assignment
A Review Article
Info
Based on purposes and positioning of the reviews of the literature: https://libguides.kennesaw.edu/allLR
Literature Review Objectives
01
AP Capstone
Learn more
Info
02
Review Design
start
Literature Review Process
02
Topic & Question
Text button
02
LR
Literature Review Process
Learn more about each tool
Q & Topic Development
Organization
Gray Zone
1. Academic databases
2. Open Access Academic Databases
Extracting
Summarization
Retrieval + AI
OA Academic
Gray Zone
03
Search Strategy
start
03
Search Strategy
Academic Indexes, Databases, Repositories
Where
How
Search techniques & engines
Concepts, evidence, types of publications, level of evidence,inclusion/exclusion
What
Learn more
Where? Data sources
03
Lexical search
Academic Databases
Semantic search
OA academic repositories
Structured data
Hybrid
LLM training data
Neural, Agentic
Unstructured data
03
Where: Academic Databases
Check library databases!
Databases A to Z list
Select a database Tool
Info
03
Academic Databases
for Georgia
Explora for High School
- Genially
State library consortiums provide subscriptions to academic databases to K-12 schools
ThesaurusBrowsing
03
List of databases with a thesaurus and tutorials how to do this search by a database
03
OA Academic Datasets
Ai2 PaperFinder
Research Rabbit
Read more
Research Evidence
03
Systematic Review/ Meta analysis
Meta-Analysis
If you conduct a research study, you focus on finding related research studies (similar questions, concepts/variables). Look for a higher level of research evidence.
Experiment, Control intervention
Experimental Studies
Descriptive, causal, comparative, correaltional
Quantitative Studies
Meta-synthesis
Case study, ethnography, phenomenology
Qualitative Studies
Read more
Precise Search
03
Whatever you do keyword search or "prompt" you should limit your search to research population, setting, type of research, publication date - precision, relevance
03
Search Algorithms & Techniques
Exact match
Pearl growing
Best Match
Vector search
Semantic
Citation Chaining
Thesaurus browsing
Lexical Search
Knowledge Graphs
Keyword Search
Language models
Neural
Boolean
Hybrid
More about search techniques
Hybrid Search (EbscoHost)
03
Summary
Custom GPT
Natural Language
Boolean search
Thesaurus button
Complementary tools to find more research
03
Citation Chaining using AI tools
04
Section 4 Analysis
start
04
Systematic Search
Preliminary Search
Synthesis
Citation & Notes Manager
Extraction & Appraisal
Gap & Thematic Analysis
Citation Analysis & Mapping
Connected Papers Research Rabbit
Analysis Matrix
Organization of citations, documents, & research
04
Zotero
Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, annotate, cite, and share research. Available for Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, and Android Just need to create a quick bibliography? Try ZoteroBib.
04
Extraction & Scanning - Research Gap
SciSpace
04
Gap Analysis
A lack of empirical evidence
Evidence Gap
Knowledge Gap
A lack of knowledge
Methodological Gap
A gap in theoretical understanding and conceptual models in a particular topic here
A gap in the research methods
Theoretical/Conceptual Gap
Lack of theories or conceptual models
04
AI for analysis
04
Analysis Matrix
Synthesis Writing
Resources
Text button
KSU Writing Center
Quiz
start
Quiz
Wrong!
Oops!
For those who selected discovery, analysis, or synthesis, I should emphasize that the question was about "generic generative AI" and "research review," this anwer was wrong from my perspective.
Reference
IRML AP Resources https://www.kennesaw.edu/irml/instructional-resources/ap-research-resources.php
01
AP Research for High School Students https://libguides.kennesaw.edu/AP_Research
02
Hopscotch Literature Review Design tool https://libguides.kennesaw.edu/LRD_thesis
03
Advanced Search for Research Literature: https://libguides.kennesaw.edu/lit_search
04
Lesson completed!
Purposes of literature revews
Let us compare the objectives of three types of evidence reviews: the one nested in a research study, the proposal, and the concept paper. The aim of the literature review in a concept paper is to connect concepts to frame the proposed research. A review of research in the research proposal focuses on proving the viability of the proposed study and finding evidence gaps, while in the research study itself, the emphasis is on conducting in-depth and critical analysis and synthesis of previous research.
Learn more
Lorem ipsum dolor
Consectetur adipiscing elit
A literature review is a common college assignment where students summarize literature or annotate journal articles to understand a subject better. When it is a part of a research proposal, students synthesize research to reveal gaps in research or frame future studies. There are different types of literature reviews, each with specific purposes. The requirements for literature types, search techniques, and analysis methods can also vary significantly based on the review types.
Read more here
Best match search algorithm," the most prominent and widely used algorithm is Okapi BM25, or simply BM25. It is a ranking function used by search engines to estimate the relevance of documents to a given search query. Modern, sophisticated systems increasingly use machine learning and deep learning to augment or replace traditional ranking. These models can learn more nuanced and context-aware patterns by analyzing user behavior, like which results get clicked.
Lorem ipsum dolor
What is a literature review? Composing a literature review is a process of discovering, analyzing, and synthesizing knowledge on a particular topic or research question. You will document the process and the results. Like any research process, it requires applying methods and design. As with any documentation, it follows a particular genre, style, and format.
Read more here
Academic Databases
An academic database is a structured, curated digital repository containing organized scholarly information or scholarly records designed for efficient searching, retrieval, and analysis by researchers and students. Every library offers a searchable collection of databases. In the slide, you see the Smart Search database selection tool and an example of the interface for Georgia libraries' directory of databases (GALILEO).
Lear more here
Now, when your findings are analyzed and classified, you are ready to consider approaches to integrating and synthesizing them into a coherent, purposeful, and logical description, a synthesis of knowledge into a coherent whole that informs future research and actions is still the most challenging task. Synthesize E-Lecture from the Harvard U. Gutman Library Sandelowski, M., & Barroso, J. (2007). Handbook for synthesizing qualitative research. New York: Springer Pub. Co. Lern more here https://libguides.kennesaw.edu/lr/synthesis
Since 2022, when the first ChatGPT app appeared, students have been bombarded by salesmen of new miracle AI tools. They claim that the new tools will not only enable writing literature reviews but also facilitate finding, analyzing, and summarizing numerous academic articles.