How to write previous studies section?

The previous studies are the set of researches and studies that dealt with the subject that the researcher is studying, and these studies provide a lot of information to the researcher on the subject of the study in order to help him to fully understand the subject of his research.

In each particular study there is a summary of the previous studies, whether in the research proposal or in the second chapter, which is divided into the theoretical framework and previous studies, and this part of the research is an important aspect that highlights the level of knowledge of the subject matter studied.

Summarizing previous studies is very important when conducting scientific research, as the researcher explores queries for multiple questions related to his mind, so it is necessary to use the previous scientific studies related to the subject of research, and the previous studies give the scientific researcher all the details related to the hypothesis of the research.

 Method of summarizing previous studies 

There are many ways to summarize the previous studies which are as follows:

Annotated bibliography:

The research culture differs from one researcher to another in the view of previous studies, but the vast majority of researchers, both master and doctoral researchers, use the annotated bibliography method, which is based on the presentation of the name of the previous study, after which a summary of previous studies is listed in a simple form Expressive at the same time, and then clarifies the scientific researcher the most important consequences of that study, and in the end the scientific researcher comment on those studies.

Method of summarizing previous studies in historical order:

The method of summarizing previous studies in historical order is based on the researcher collecting the previous studies, and discussing and analyzing them according to the oldest and most recent publication date.

Method of summarizing previous studies with specific topics

The method of summarizing previous studies with general concepts related to the subject.

 Objective of previous studies 

1. The aim of the previous studies is to avoid the researcher to make mistakes made by previous researchers
2. The aim of the previous studies is to help the researcher to develop questions related to the study, as it benefits from the questions posed by other researchers.
3. The aim of the previous studies is to develop aspects that did not get their full right to study.
4. The aim of the previous studies is to expand the culture of the researcher and brief him on the subject of the study, by giving him valuable information on this topic.
5. The aim of the previous studies is that they clarify the problem of scientific research, and it is helping the researcher to know the areas related to his research and it provides a large number of sources and references.
6. The aim of the previous studies that they provide the researcher a set of ideas that may be absent from him, and thus benefit from them in his research.
7. The aim of the previous studies is to inspire new researchers as it helps them to complete the studies initiated by previous researchers.
8. The aim of the previous studies is that they save the researcher effort and time because they provide information that may help him.

 Summary of results from previous studies 

To get a summary of the results you must follow some of the conditions and guidelines are as follows:

• Objective criticism free of ideological or ethnic intolerance of previous scientific research and focus in the summary of the results on the criticism of the research and important topics
• The previous studies are always incomplete and their content dealt with variables and the subject of a specific study, and the researcher did the same as you did you must collect the shortcomings; in the summary of the results because it clarifies and strengthens the results of the objective study
• The scientific researcher should try to link the study subject to the summary of the results and be consistent with them, as well as ask the researcher himself what is the goal of the inclusion of the study amid the summary of the results.

 Literature review (summary results) 

Literature review (summary results) is a critical analysis of the sources and literature in a subject and this analysis makes us reach to the abstract of literature and classification and have a comparison and evaluation of results, and the review of literature is defined as a critical and synthesis discussion of previous studies in a specific subject in the area of ​​specialization where extracts of general conclusions from several individual research centered around hypotheses themselves or have to do with them.

Goal Setting in literature review (summary results) should be the first step in writing a literature review (summary results). This should be done through a review of the literature in addition to conducting a comprehensive research in the literature review (summary results): In this step, a comprehensive survey of what has been written on a particular topic is carried out. It is necessary to determine what is the appropriate literature and what is the appropriate type. Criticism is read in the literature review (summary results) of all sources and try to search for places of allowance in these facts.

Writing a literature review (summary results): When writing a literature review (summary results), you should start with the thesis report which is important because it gives the reader an overview of the topic being presented.

 Outline of the organization of a literature review (summary results) 

1. This diagram includes an introduction: It should include a summary of what is written in the review, the aspects discussed in the review, as well as the criteria used to select the literature.
2. Review body.
3. Summary of the Review: The summary of the review includes the main agreements and differences in the literature and gaps and the overall perspective of the subject.

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