Writing Chapter 2 Review of Related Literature What is RRL? The review of Related Literature is an activity in the research process wherein you need to support the research problem. What are we looking for? • Reports on the Results of studies closely related problems that have been investigated. • The Research Design used in the study including procedures used and data gathering instruments employed. • Population sampled and sampling methods utilized. • Variables that were operationally defined. • Extraneous variables that may affect the findings. • Recommendations for the further research. Sources of Information • Library (books, manuscripts, theses, dissertations, professional journals etc.) • Online (Google Scholar, Science Open, Research Gate, Sci-hub, Sciencedirect, Eric etc.) How do we write our review? • The Review of Related Literature must be presented in topical form. A study of teacher perception of In-Service Training Programs offered by the Division of City schools in Tacloban. o Defining In-Service Training, its goals and purpose. oTeacher’s perception in InSeT in other Divisions. oNumerical Data on Teacher’s participation on these programs. If you need to compare and contrast two literatures, arrange it from past to most recent findings. Example: Dela Cruz (2007) claims that job-related stress can enhance productivity up to a certain point. There is, however, a threshold point beyond which stress becomes harmful factor in one’s productivity. On the other hand, Luisito (2008) averred that, in his experience as a clinical psychologist, stresses always produce a negative effect on one’s productivity. The use of the following phrases and expressions that may help express related literature and studies are: • In (2018), Santos made a survey of the … • From the book of (Barrot) entitled “Practical Research 2” published by C & E Publishing, Inc., in 2020, he expounded that… • Cruz (2020) suggested that… • Perez and Dela Cruz postulated that these… • Guinbatan’s System made detailed and interesting… The following statements/phrases may help the researchers express the relevance of the study. • The related literature in this study has direct and significant relationship under study in the sense that… • The thesis of Santos (2020) is relevant to this study because the place and time are similar to… • The different concepts on … as reflected in several investigations revealed the different insights as they are relevant to the present study of the researcher/s. The following statements/phrases may help to summarize and emphasize its relevance to the present investigation: • The related literature presented in this study has a significant relationship with the future study in the sense of … • The related studies presented here were selected on the basis of their significance in promoting directions for this present study… • The different concepts on … as reflected in several studies revealed the following insights as they are related to the present researcher’s study.
