What are the components of previous studies?

Previous studies are the group of studies and researches that dealt with the topic that the researcher is studying, and these studies play a great role in giving a general idea to the researcher about the research he is doing and about the stages of its development.

Previous studies play a large and important role in enriching scientific research, and make the sources of this research diverse and multiple.

 What are the conditions for selecting previous studies? 

The conditions for choosing previous studies are numerous and varied, and the most prominent of these conditions is that the researcher draws upon previous studies from the original primary sources, and avoids secondary sources.

The researcher should take the previous studies that relate to his scientific research from the refereed scientific journals and reliable scientific sources.

The researcher must possess the ability and skill to choose previous studies that are related to the scientific research that he undertakes, because his knowledge of sources not related to his scientific research will lead to the loss of his effort and time.

And the way the previous studies are presented is considered one of the most important conditions that the researcher must adhere to, and he must make sure that he displays the previous studies in a sound language, an attractive method that makes the researcher impulsive to read the scientific research.

 What is the importance of previous studies? 

There is a great importance for the previous studies, and the importance of the previous studies lies in its assistance to the researcher not to make the same mistakes of other researchers previously made, because the researcher through whom he is familiar with the previous studies will discover the problems that other researchers have suffered and thus will have the ability to avoid them.

Previous studies helps the researcher to know the ideas that were studied, thus excluding them and focusing on creative ideas that had not been studied before.

Previous studies also help the researcher to see the method that researchers used in their studies to formulate study questions, and therefore the researcher benefits from this matter, and he has sufficient experience to formulate his scientific research questions.

Previous studies also contribute to providing answers to a number of questions that revolve in the student's mind, thus saving time and effort.

Previous studies also facilitate the task of research on the researcher, because it forms a broad ground, and makes him familiar enough with the research that he is doing.

Previous studies provide a suitable platform for new researchers, and give them a strong push to complete the study simply and easily.

 The components of previous studies 

The following are the main components of previous studies:

• Aim of the previous study

The first component of previous study is the aim. Where the researcher starts by listing the aim of the precious study, where the aim of the previous study shows the readers what exactly the previous study aimed to achieve. The aim also helps the researcher link his study aim with the aim of the previous study. The aim of the previous study should be briefly mentioned in the summarization of previous study.

• Methodology of the previous study

The second component of previous study is the methodology, where the methodology of the previous study shows that exact methodology used by previous researcher. The presentation of the methodology in the previous studies enable the researcher to compare it with the methodology he is following. And to benefit from the methodology other researchers followed. The methodology section in the previous studies also shows the population and sample of the study, which enable comparison between the researcher methodology for the sample and the methodology for the sample used in previous studies.

• Population and sample

Population and sample are of also important parts of previous studies, where the researcher present the population and sample of previous studies to enable the researchers to compare between the population and sample of the current research and the population and sample of the previous studies. The population and sample may have a large effect on the results of the research, since applying the research to a different population and sample will certainly have a strong impact on the results of the study.

• Results

Study results are an essential part of the previous studies, where the presentation of the results enable the researcher to understand what results were reached by previous studies and how these results differ from the results obtained in his research. The results should be mentioned in a comprehensive manner and yet focused manner, and to focus on mentioning the results that relate to the results of the current research.

• Recommendations

Study recommendations are also an essential part of the previous studies, where the presentation of the recommendations enable the researcher to understand what recommendations were reached by previous studies and how these recommendations differ from the recommendations listed in his research. The recommendations should be mentioned in a comprehensive manner and yet focused manner, and to focus on mentioning the recommendations that relate to the results and recommendations of the current research.

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