Lit+Review+Questions

After reading your book complete the following thought activity Instructions: Pick 4 ore more of the following questions and answer them in detail (a paragraph or 5 sentences about each question) 10. How does this book or article relate to the specific thesis, opintion or question I am developing about nuclear chemistry? .
 * Literature Review Questions: **
 * Ask yourself questions like these about each book or article you include: **
 * 1) Has the author formulated a problem/issue? Is it clearly defined? Is its significance (scope, severity, relevance) clearly established?
 * 2) Could the problem have been approached more effectively from another perspective?
 * 3) What is the author's research orientation (e.g., interpretive, critical science, combination)?
 * 4) What is the author's theoretical framework and where does it come from? (Proponent or opponent of nuclear power used)? (racism, classism, environmental, universalist, from a place of privilege, an advocate for developing nations)
 * 5) Has the author evaluated the literature relevant to the problem/issue? Does the author include literature taking positions she or he does not agree with?
 * 6) In material written for a popular readership, does the author use appeals to emotion, one-sided examples, or rhetorically-charged language and tone? Is there an objective basis to the reasoning, or is the author merely "proving" what he or she already believes?
 * 7) How does the author structure the argument? Can you "deconstruct" the flow of the argument to see whether or where it breaks down logically (e.g., in establishing cause-effect relationships)?
 * 8) What are the strengths and limitations of the information presented?
 * 9) In a research study, how good are the basic components of the study design (e.g., population, intervention, outcome)? How accurate and valid are the measurements? Is the analysis of the data accurate and relevant to the research question? Are the conclusions validly based upon the data and analysis?