Contents

• An introduction to writing reviews of academic literature
• Considerations in writing reviews for specific purposes
• Selecting a topic and identifying literature for review
• General guidelines for analyzing literature
• Analyzing literature from the viewpoint of a researcher
• Synthesizing literature prior to writing a review
• Guidelines for writing a first draft
• Guidelines for developing a coherent essay
• Guidelines on style, mechanics, and language usage
• Incorporating feedback and refining the first draft
• Comprehensive self-editing checklist for refining the final draft
• Supplementary readings: sample literature reviews for discussion and evaluation. Review A. Individual differences in student cheating
• Review B. Knowledge, interest, and narrative writing
• Review C. Immune neglect: a source of durability bias in affective forecasting
• Appendix A: A close look at locating literature electronically
• Appendix B: Sample ERIC search