Is the literature review relevant to the research question(s)?
I felt that the literature reviewed throughout the article was appropriate. Literature was cited in reference to (a) types of spatial learning strategies, (b) processing and comprehension benefits derived from the creation of graphic organizers, (c) analysis of cognitive load as it applies to various assignments related to the construction of graphic organizers, and (d) the potential applicability of graphic organizers to summarization skills. Cited articles are used by the authors to illustrate the current status of research as well as to accentuate the void within this area as it relates to the application of spacial learning strategies to reading strategies and the ability of learners to summarize what they have read.
