Education Research Methods

Literature reviews are designed to do two things:

• give your readers an overview of sources you have explored while researching a particular topic or idea, and
• demonstrate how your research fits into the larger field of study.  (from Purdue OWL)

Learn more about literature reviews with these links:

An annotated bibliography is a list of research sources which includes an evaluative and/or summary statement for each source.  For more help writing an annotated bibliography, check out these sources.

Need help with citations in APA style?  Check out these helpful links: