Literature Review - PSY 3213C - Research Methods in Psychology (Valencia Connect Campuses) - UCF Research Guides at University of Central Florida Libraries

Preparing for your Literature Review

Article Summary Sheet
This worksheet can help you to organize your thoughts and summarize articles as you read them. This is very helpful when you are creating annotated bibliographies or literature reviews

Literature Review Matrix
A literature review matrix makes it easier to synthesize research from multiple sources when writing a literature review. This guide to setting up a literature review matrix was created by Dr. Gary Burkholder in the School of Psychology at Walden University. It provides two examples of literature review matrices and templates in both Word and Excel.

Skill Building

There are a number of academic skills that come into play when developing a research project. Here are some resources that can help you brush up on your skills and provide tips to make you a more efficient researcher.

Sage Research Methods
Sage Research Methods is the ultimate methods library with more than 1000 books, reference works, journal articles, and instructional videos by world-leading academics from across the social sciences, including the largest collection of qualitative methods books available online from any scholarly publisher. The site is designed to guide users to the content they need to learn a little or a lot about their method. The Methods Map can help those less familiar with research methods to find the best technique to use in their research. Built upon Sage’s legacy of methods publishing, Sage Research Methods is the essential online tool for researchers.Full text of book, journal, and reference content to aid as students research design methodologies, understand and select methods, conduct research, and write findings.
Includes tools such as:
- Project Planner: find step-by-step guidance to complete your research project
- Which Stats Test: answer questions to see which statistical method is best for your data
Includes the complete series of:
- Little Green Books -- Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences
- Little Blue Books -- Qualitative Research Methods
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