Learning from Others and Reviewing the Literature

Question 1

-Provide a firsthand account of an
event or activity.
-They are generated by the
people directly involved.
-They are the original
materials on which further research is based.
-The information in a primary source has not been
subject to interpretation, analysis, or evaluation.

Answer 1

Primary Sources of Information

Question 2

-Offer interpretations, analyses,
evaluations, or summaries of primary and other
secondary sources.
-They are generally written
after the event or activity discussed and are not
based on direct observation or involvement in that
event or activity

Answer 2

Secondary Sources of Information

Question 3

Rather than reporting or commenting on an event
or activity, tertiary sources collect, synthesize, and
categorize primary and secondary literature.

Answer 3

Tertiary Sources of Information

Question 4

Ways of Organizing RRLS

Answer 4

1. Through chronological order (date/year)
2. Through broad to specific
3. Through major models or major theories
4. Through prominent authors
5. Through contrasting schools of thought
6. Through thematic concept or by topic
7. Through Methodological approach