Research Reviewer Ful
Research Reviewer Ful
Research Reviewer Ful
TYPES OF SOURCES
Primary Source
A first person account by someone who experienced or witnessed an event. The original
document has not been previously published or interpreted by anyone else.
Secondary Source
One step removed from the primary original source, The author is re-examining,
interpreting and forming conclusions based on the information conveyed in the primary
source.
⁃ Newspaper
⁃ Biography
⁃ Textbooks
⁃ Documentaries
⁃ Encyclopedias
⁃ Dictionaries
⁃ Non-original photographs
Library or Internet
Library
Beggins with a question
-What resources are available to study about?
Solves a problem
-In order to study……I need to find
Require skills
-Specialized technique/resources
Leads to a discovery
Internet
Paraphrasing
⁃ Put the info in a newnorder
⁃ Break down complex ideas into smaller pieces
⁃ Use different vocabulary. Consult a thesaurus if NECESSARY.
⁃ ACCURATELY represent the author, Be faithful what s/he saying.
⁃ Imagine ou are explaining the material to a friend.
⁃ Be Clear
Quoting
⁃ Exact words lifted from a text.
⁃ Use quotation marks.
⁃ Word for word.
Ex.
‘’It was all pretty confusing. We had been attacked’’(Myrell, 2009, 09)
(Author),Year ordate ,page
In Text Citation
An in-text citation is the brief form of the reference that you include in the body of your work. It gives enough
information to uniquely identify the source in your reference list.
Ex.Journal
Alexander, P. A.(2018).Past as prologue:Educational psychology’s legacy and progeny. Journal
Of Education, 110(2), 147-222.https;/
Ex.Book
Citation
Chicago BOOK
Chicago JOURNAL