Literature Review Matrix

A matrix structure for organizing articles, methods, findings, themes, gaps, and AI-assisted notes.

A matrix structure for organizing articles, methods, findings, themes, gaps, and AI-assisted notes.

What this tool helps with

  • Citation and bibliographic fields.
  • Research question, method, sample, and context.
  • Key findings and limitations.
  • Theme and gap mapping.
  • AI assistance and verification notes.

How to use it

Use this as a practical working document. Adapt the wording, examples, and checkpoints to your course, institution, research area, audience level, and policy environment.

Quality and responsibility check

  • Keep human judgment visible.
  • Verify factual claims and references.
  • Avoid confidential or sensitive data in unapproved AI systems.
  • Document AI assistance where it affects academic work.
  • Review the tool after actual classroom, research, or workshop use.

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How to adapt this material

  • Use the material as a lecture note, pre-reading, workshop handout, classroom discussion prompt, or FDP activity.
  • Adjust examples for the audience: students need clarity and boundaries, faculty need teaching applications, and researchers need verification and citation discipline.
  • Pair the material with a short reflection task so learners explain where AI helped, what they verified, and what remained their own academic judgment.

Quality check

Before using the material in class or training, review examples for accuracy, privacy, academic integrity, disclosure expectations, and fit with institutional policy.