ETL 503 Teacher Librarian Assessment

• Task Description

You are to leverage on your assignment 1A - annotated bibliography for Part 1B of your assignment centred on literature exploration. The task here is to critically reflect and analyse your experiences as a primary or post-primary student compared to 21st-century schooling with contemporary pedagogies and technological advances. Compare and contrast your learning experiences with experiences and observations of 21st-century learners or other life events.

You can use your annotated references for this exercise. The step-by-step guidance is below for your necessary action. To get to that, you need to understand what literature review is:

• Literature review

A literature review is a critical analysis and synthesis of existing research and publications on a particular topic or research question. It involves systematically searching, evaluating, and synthesizing relevant literature from various sources such as scholarly journals, books, reports, and other documents (Bolaji et al., 2022; Thomas et al., 2020). The purpose of a literature review is to provide an overview of the current state of knowledge on a specific topic, identify gaps, inconsistencies, and controversies in the existing research, and highlight areas for future investigation (Thomas et al., 2020). Literature reviews are commonly used in academic research to establish the theoretical and conceptual frameworks for a study, to identify research questions and hypotheses, and to justify the significance and relevance of the study. A literature review typically includes a summary of the key findings and themes from the literature, an evaluation of the quality and relevance of the sources, and a synthesis of the literature that identifies patterns, themes, and gaps. It may also include a discussion of the theoretical and methodological approaches used in the literature, as well as a critique of the strengths and limitations of the existing research.

• Step-by-Step

Here are the general steps involved in conducting a literature review:

1. Define the research question: The first step is to define the research question or topic of interest. This will help you focus your search and identify relevant literature.
2. Conduct a systematic search: Use relevant databases and search engines to systematically search for literature related to your research question. Use keywords, phrases, and Boolean operators to refine your search and identify the most relevant sources.
3. Evaluate and select sources: Evaluate the relevance, credibility, and quality of the sources you have identified. Select only those sources that are directly relevant to your research question and meet your criteria for quality.
4. Read and analyse the sources: Read the selected sources carefully, taking notes and highlighting key information. Analyse the information and identify patterns, themes, and gaps in the literature.
5. Organize the sources: Organize the sources into categories or themes based on the research question and the patterns and themes that emerged from the analysis.
6. Write the literature review: Write the literature review, following the appropriate structure and format for your field or discipline. Include an introduction that provides context and rationale for the review, a summary of the key findings and themes, a critical analysis and evaluation of the literature, and a conclusion that highlights the implications and future directions for research.
7. Revise and edit: Revise and edit the literature review, ensuring that it is well-organized, clearly written, and free of errors.

Update and maintain the literature review: Regularly update and maintain the literature review, incorporating new literature as it becomes available and revising the review as necessary based on new findings and insights.