Research Tools for PhD in Education

Literature Review 

Many tools are there, but all are limited by their FREE version. 

So you need to use multiple platforms and need to use multiple gmail accounts. 

I used some of them and it's good:

1. Consensus 

You take or don't take the review but get the relevant Papers. Check their URLs and Title. 

Collect the DOI. 

2. DeepSeek

Submit the URL one by one and tell DeepSeek to write the review. 

Here is the prompt for Literature Review on DeepSeek:

(Copy & Paste there) 

Please provide a structured academic summary of the attached article by extracting the following components:

Paper Identification: Title and DOI (as a slide heading).

Key Arguments/Theoretical Framework: The core theoretical position and main concepts.

Research Aim & Questions: The stated gap, primary aim, and specific research questions (RQs).

Methodology: Brief description of research design, data collection, and analysis tools.

Results Summary (2-3 sentences): Key findings for each RQ, written in an academic tone.

Discussion/Implications Summary (2-3 sentences): Main interpretation of results, identified gaps, and core conclusions or recommendations.

Preferred Format: Please present the summary in a clear, single-slide table format with "Component" and "Summary" columns, using concise, academic language suitable for a presentation.

3. Google Slides

Don't keep your review paper in Word / Google Docs use slides, one paper= 1 slide, it helps you to keep it clear . 

Here is a sample;

 

See above I pasted the Title & DOI

Then in Table format: 

I listed the review in different points. 

1) key arguments 

2) theoretical background 

3) research questions of that paper 

4) results 

5) methodology 

6) discussion 

That's it.