Teaching students to synthesize the literature into a meaningful review. This step casts previously done research in a new light based on the context/connections between literature summarized and on the students' interpretation

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1.  A structured search
2.  Deconstruction
3.  Reconstruction and synthesis 

3 stages of teaching literature review (Smallbone 2011)

Smallbone, T., & Quinton, S. (2011). A three-stage framework for teaching literature reviews: A new approach. The international journal of management education, 9(4), 1.

 A three-stage framework for teaching literature reviews: A new approach

To conduct a literature review, students must spend a lot of time searching and combing through papers to find what is relevant and accurate. It may involve a reproducible and transparent method for mapping the findings 

Literature Review stage 1: A Structured Search (Smallbone 2011)

Teaching literature Review stage 3: Reconstruction and Synthesis (Smallbone 2011)

After collecting enough viable literature, students must "digest the content" to decide how much to include, what to include and its importance. A major part of learning this is developing skills of appraisal and critique - which constitutes understanding papers as arguments not facts

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