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Selecting Primary and Secondary Sources

The document outlines the objectives and importance of conducting a literature review in research, emphasizing the distinction between primary and secondary sources. It defines primary sources as original materials providing direct evidence, while secondary sources interpret or analyze primary information. Additionally, it highlights the characteristics of reliable sources for a literature review, including relevance, objectivity, and accuracy.

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Selecting Primary and Secondary Sources

The document outlines the objectives and importance of conducting a literature review in research, emphasizing the distinction between primary and secondary sources. It defines primary sources as original materials providing direct evidence, while secondary sources interpret or analyze primary information. Additionally, it highlights the characteristics of reliable sources for a literature review, including relevance, objectivity, and accuracy.

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SELECTION OF RELATED

LITERATURE
REVIEW OF T HE RELAT ED LIT ERAT URE – RES EA RCH P ROJ EC T (WEEK 3)
Objectives
Define Review of the Related Resources;
Differentiate Primary Sources and Secondary
Sources; and
Identify how to select Related Literature.
Unlocking of Difficulties
Literature Review is a process of studying what has
already been written on a particular topic. The
process involves identifying, locating and analyzing
documents that contain information related to a
researcher’s research topic.
The word related means legal basis, literature and
studies that have a direct bearing or relation to the
present study.
Review of Related Literature is
One of the major components of a research
paper. It gives an overview of all the writings
relative to a specific topic (Prieto, N.G., Naval,
V.C. & Carey, T.G. (2017). Practical research 1 for
senior high school: Qualitative. Quezon City,
Metro Manila: LORIMAR Publishing, Inc.).
Two Major Types of Sources in RRL:
Primary Source – publications or writings wherein a
researcher reports the results of his studies. Example:
Monthly, quarterly or annual journals.
Secondary Source - publications or writings wherein a
certain author describes the work of another author.
Example: Textbooks, encyclopedias, yearbooks as much
as possible, use the primary sources to avoid tampering
and miscommunications on the data.
What is a Primary Source?
A primary source is anything that gives you
direct evidence about the people, events, or
phenomena that you are researching. Primary
sources will usually be the main objects of your
analysis.
Primary Source
If you are researching the past, you cannot
directly access it yourself, so you need primary
sources that were produced at the time by
participants or witnesses (e.g. letters,
photographs, newspapers).
What is a secondary source?
A secondary source is anything that describes,
interprets, evaluates, or analyzes information
from primary sources.
What is a secondary source?
Common examples include:
Books, articles and documentaries that synthesize
information on a topic;
Synopses and descriptions of artistic works;
Encyclopedias and textbooks that summarize
information and ideas;
Reviews and essays that evaluate or interpret something
Characteristics of Possible Sources of RRL:
1. The sources that you should use must be
updated and reliable.
2. It must be as fair and objective as possible.
3. It must be relevant to your topic.
4. It must provide accurately and enough
information on your topic.

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