Category Archives: Literature Review

Literature Review Introduction

Mood: d’oh Now Playing: How sweet it is (James Taylor) Yup, I’m still doing corrections. At the moment, I’m trying to get the literature introduction just right but I can’t seem to do it when I’m staring at the document, so … Continue reading

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Still fixing the literature!

Mood: crushed-out Now Playing: The typing of people still here at this time of night! James told me I had to build on my previous Chapter 1 on why intermediate steps was such an important thing to study. Now, that stumped … Continue reading

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Determining Literature Review Structure

Mood:  chilling Now Playing: Ishq Hua Kaise Hua (Ishq) I’ve been looking at my literature review – and I just don’t feel the structure is right. I am redrafting it – but still trying to figure out how’s the best way … Continue reading

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Vygotsky and Self-explanations

Mood:  a-ok Now Playing: Gill’s mobile ringtone  I think this literature review is starting to make some more sense but not entirely sure. I think I’m going to see how well I can link Vygotsky with self-explanations, some guy called Schwarz had … Continue reading

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Distributed Cognition

Mood:  quizzical Now Playing: I Have Nothing (Whitney Houston) I’ve been trying to get my ahead around three concepts: Vygotsky’s idea of psychological tools, activity theory and distributed cognition as I think they’ll all form part of my literature review. Anyway, … Continue reading

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Restarting the literature review

Mood:  a-ok Now Playing: If you leave me now (Chicago) Right, I’ve decided to restart looking at my literature review – because the truth is I have no idea – and the weekend certainly didn’t make it any clearer. So, what … Continue reading

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Literature Review

Mood:  rushed Now Playing: Little Old Wine Drinker, Me (Dean Martin) Topic: Literature Review Right, I’ve been trying to get my head around my literature review and have to say it has not worked! I have no idea what I’m … Continue reading

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Theoretical Frameworks

Mood:  a-ok Now Playing: Lovenworth (Roy Rogers) Topic: Analytical Frameworks Well, during the CALRG conference I was trying to put together the theories I’m using and how they relate to my research. So, just going to type up my ramblings … Continue reading

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Alternative theories

Mood:  a-ok Now Playing: Sway (Dean Martin) Topic: Literature Review So, went to the OpenLearn reading group session on action research and whilst I was there whatever they were saying got me thinking about the writing of my literature review. … Continue reading

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Grand Unified Theories (GUT)

Mood:  a-ok Now Playing: When It Comes Down To It (Tasmin Archer) Topic: Methodology Well, I’m reading Diana Laurillard’s Conversational Framework for learning, I don’t think I’m likely to be using it (well who knows!) … because I do like … Continue reading

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