How to Write a Literature Review: 3 Minute Step-by-step Guide | Scribbr 🎓 

dude this is driving me crazy instead of travelling the world and having fun i'm here struggling to write a literature review

I thought I was the only one struggling. Good luck to all of you too. We are all in this together

Tip: Always start with reviews, you can mix up their themes, maybe one review didnt do this but the other did.See whats been strongly estbalished thru time, and check if theyve mentioned controversial parts or gaps of your topic. From this, check recent (past five year-journals about these gaps and where do they stand. Also, literature review is quite overwhelming at first given the large amount of information youre gonna see especially for the younger generation given their access to sci-hub, which can put you in a psychological rut. Not just to comfort you, but also as a professional tip- YOU DONT NEED TO WRITE EVERYTHING YOU KNOW, OR EVERYTHING ABOUT THE TOPIC. Coherence and transition that will support why your doing a specific study is more important, moreover sufficient. If you see an underlying pattern in terms of method or conclusion lets say among 3-5 studies, try to explain this pattern in 1 paragraph. You dont need to write how those authors got the results in detail, unless you see a clash between two papers, then maybe you can re-evaluate their differences in method.

four approaches to structure the literature review: 1.) chronological: from older to recent publications 2.) thematic: organized around key themes 3.) methodological: compare research methods used across studies 4.) theoretical: discuss opposing theories or models Introduction Main body that summarizes and synthesizies Conclusion

I just started my literature review from today and I was in hyper panic mode until I heard from you -it's just simple and not to panic, made me calm down. Thank you.

This video has superb clarity. But sometimes the simple things become the most overwhelming. It is correct that we can break a literature review down to structural components. But the modern students who I teach (there are 500 on my university of York dissertation module), are faced and burdened with limitless access to knowledge, and the fields of literature become endless. The student has to navigate a constant tension between chaos and order. I find examples help, so students can see the limits and horizons before them. My students asked me to post examples up, so this is what I did on my channel, it was originally intended for my own students, but there are now there for all to see. Good luck everyone - Dr Mark Egan

Ive been crying and stressing about this for the past week.. THANK YOU!!! This was so helpful, i feel calm now

Learnt more from this video than I have from my lecturer the last 2 months, thank you 🙌

*"Writing the literature review might be easier than you think"* *"no need to panic"* me: *staring at my screen for almost half a day* also me: *fantasizing on how i would end my teacher's career and possibly the whole world just because of a fricking research proposal* Edit: I manage to pass it, a few minutes after deadline. slept like a log.

Just in time for my assignment, thank you!

Based on my experience and the research tutorials I have been making on my RU-vid channel and offline, I can say that students and researchers should have the following knowledge and mindset: 1) Literature reviews should be a fun a process to be well versed in the niche you like to study about. Journal articles are reviewed unlike social media posts that may contain misinformation; 2) There are many sources to learn about different types of literature review: Online the time and willingness are needed; 3) New AI tools are used to make your academic life easy, but students should learn from that. There are other reasons ...

Great video! In my experience as an academic writing teacher, literature review is one of the things many students struggle with.

I had to start my literature review today and I got no sleep last night because I felt like I had no idea wtf I was doing. Thank you so so so soooooo much for this playlist! I'm subscribing!

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Thank you for putting this into such a short, succinct video. Currently have nine days to complete my UG Diss and this has really helped! 🙏

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Thank you for putting the info in such a short video! I've had research on how to write this thing for 2 full months and here I am a day before the deadline learning more from you than from my teacher..

The literature review has always been a pain in the head. Especially that we are now in a pandemic, students (such as I) have problems in collecting the necessary number of sources. Thanks, Ms! I enjoyed the video. And thank you for being a big help to those who are struggling.

I'm feel so dumb after many levels of finding many literature reviews Can't relate with my research 😭😭

Got assigned a 4 page literature review in research methods in the last week of my freshman year of high school, so here I am😭

when i do my literature reviews, it just feels like I'm copying from my source's literature reviews.

have been to 10+ lectures, and this 3 min video have teached me more than all the lectures..

The new book "Where Research Begins: Choosing a Research Project That Matters to You (and the World)" (Chicago, 2022) is a good place to start if you're struggling with getting started on a research project. Chapter 5 especially is useful on Literature Reviews.

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That was so helpful and yet so short! Thank you so much for the clarity!

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I am asked to write a literature review on a topic, me thinking of what to do, i chanced across this video. I have really learned a lot from here. I pray it goes well.

This video explains it better than my professor's two hour lecture.

I don't know if I learn something this makes my head crazy more. thank you for your tips

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i have to redo my literature review in 2 days and this is SO helpful. Thank you for telling me not to panic

I'm so dumb!! I cant start 😭😭

I this this is my first comment on a video but I needed to say thank you for this series! So helpful in writing my undergrad dissertation

I've learnt more from these videos than in my lectures omfgggg been stressed up abt how to write a lit review for weeks and after watching a few of these I could finally write smthg! 😭😭😭thank god for youtube

I'm learning more from your videos than from my lecturer. Gracias!!

Look for : 1) Themes 2) contradictions 3) Gaps - literature review structure : 1) introduction 2) main body (here u summarize the literature you’ve read) 3) conclusion

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Why am I in school... :( 3 days before my assignment is due and 10 pages to go and I'm looking up how to write one. Gonna just write my literature review on why these assignments suck and identify the GAPS.

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So well done! This would've been helpful for me to have found a month ago BUT it is super helpful for my editing :)

one week, collecting relevant studies, and another week is reading and symthesizing..

My tutor said the class last year all failed to write a literature review and mine is due in a little more than 24 hours, glad this help calm down a bit. I have 5 sources to review in 1200 words!

Thank you so much. I'm researching pollinators so I will do a thematic organizational approach

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This is actually very simple and helpful thank you!

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This is the fastest video about literature review I’ve seen and I understand but now I’m wondering if it’s correct due to the other lengthy videos that I’ve seen comparing to this 🤣🤣

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This vid is 3 minutes, but actually to run the explanation, that's different thing

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I hate writing with a burning passion. Yet here I am for a class assignment

Great video! I'll make sure to apply it. Explained briefly.

This is so much more informative and more helpful than my university course.

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Those steps are very helpful ♥️. Thank you so much ma'am 😊

The sun is shinning today at 16:31 London United Kingdom, but I am here writing a literature review. This got me thinking! Should I go for that PhD or not?

your short video is very helpful and cleared the point.

Yes, but how many peer-reviewed journal articles should I include in my literature review? That is the only thing I'm having trouble figuring out. Thank you!

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Should I use only 1 approach to structure literature review? For example, if I use Chronological approach, I can't use thematic or methodological anymore?

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Great. A short yet effective video.

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I'M FUCKING dying from this rrl. It's been two weeks and I barely managed to fill in a page.

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In the 'Things to look out for'. Around 1:52, please can you elaborate on what you mean by 'Themes'?