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Writing the literature review

Use ELICIT To Find, Summarise, And Organise Papers For Your Literature Review

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  A few months ago, I discovered Elicit AI. Elicit’s superpowers of organisation and summary complement Google Scholar’s advanced searches as well as Research Rabbit’s networks and timelines. With these tools, my literature search toolkit is now complete. Join me on Thursday evening 6th June @6:00 (GMT+2:00) when I take you through some of the …

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Raise the Conceptual Level of Your Writing

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Many students approach their literature reviews by emphasising who (i.e., the authors of each reference) is saying what. Each paragraph begins with the authors’ names. This approach is not advisable as it shifts the focus to the authors rather than the content of their statements. Consider the following paragraph as an example of this unfortunate …

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5 Ways to Improve Your Literature Review

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Show academic integrity Even if you feel strongly about your claim, be fair. Don’t pick a side and present a biased argument. Rather, explain the main claims or debates and contrast the strengths of yours against the weaknesses of the other(s). Then, the merits of your claim will emerge and the argument for your research will …

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5 Smart ways to Raise the Level of your Literature Review

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5 SMART Ways to Raise the Level of Your Literature Review. 1. Update your references to show that you’re informed of current research in your field. At least three-quarters of your references should come from the last five years. 2. Focus on what the authors are saying with references, rather than who is saying it. …

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The Literature Review

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How well have you written your literature review? In my experience, most students write their literature reviews by focussing on who (i.e. the authors of each reference) says what. Each paragraph starts with authors’ names. Writing this way is not ideal as the focus is on the authors, rather than on what they’re saying. According to Bloom’s (2001) Taxonomy of conceptual …

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