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Inside.Waldenu.Edu Inside.Waldenu.Edu 2007-2008 Academic Calendar Academic Calendar Bookstore & University Store Catalog Commencement Degree Program Resources Disability Services Faculty Governance Financial Aid Financial Services Forms KAMs Library Office of the Provost Registrar Research Center Residencies Student Organizations Student Support & Customer Service Writing Center APA Style Asylum Grammar/ESL Coursework/KAMs MS Word Troubleshooting Plagiarism Prevention Proposals, Theses, & Dissertations Resources for Scholarly Writing Resources for Professors Tutoring and Editing Help Writing Courses Veteran's/Military Benefits	Literature Reviews A Matrix for Summarizing Articles Courtesy of Dr. Gary Burkholder in the School of Psychology, these sample matrixes show one way to summarize and present the essence of research articles. Rather than regurgitating the boring details, then, the supporting narrative can then be used to identify patterns, critically discuss strengths and weaknesses, compare, contrast, and synthesize the research, and evaluate and interpret what is known in your field. Literature Review Matrix 1 (Word document) Literature Review Matrix 2 (Word document Writing a Literature Review and Summarizing Research More properly, this handout from the University of Washington refers to psychology literature reviews. But all students in the social sciences will benefit from this small gold mine, which covers everything from reading and evaluating articles, writing the research, and presenting it in APA style. We also recommend UW’s related handout, “Summarizing a Research Article.” Writing a Literature Review and Summarizing Research Building a Lit Review and Argument For a good example of how to show you’ve done your homework through research. Building a Lit Review and Argument The Literature Review: A Few Tips on Conducting It This brief guide from the University of Toronto offers some excellent thoughts on the purpose of the lit review and how to go about achieving your goal as a writer. The Literature Review: A Few Tips on Conducting It Other Great Sites The George Washington University's Literature Review Webtorial The University of Wisconsin-Madison Review of the Literature Tutorial

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