Sources Basics
Fill in the blank:
A source is a _______ of information.
What is base?
Primary sources are often _________, first-hand accounts of a topic.
What is 'Immediate'?
This is the main focus of secondary sources.
What is 'interpretation'?
Tertiary sources _________ data on specific topics.
What is 'Collect'?
When searching through Wikipedia or Baidu Baike, this is the section of the article in which you can find a list of all sources used.
What is 'References'?
These are the three major types of sources.
What are Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary?
Primary sources consist of this type of data, which has not yet been analyzed.
What is 'Raw Data'?
Secondary sources do not provide this.
What is 'New Evidence'?
Tertiary sources collect and list these for easier and convenient use.
What are 'primary' and 'secondary' sources?
In the CRAAP test, 'C' has to do with this aspect.
What is 'Currency'?
or
How current is the article?
This is the part of a website that lets you know where the information is coming from. (E.G: .com, .gov, .edu)
What is a URL?
Primary sources involve this type of research.
What is 'original' or 'independent' research?
This is a second-hand account of a person's life and stories.
What is a 'biography'?
This tertiary source can be found in classrooms when students need to look up definitions or pronunciations.
What is a dictionary?
This type of secondary source is common in social media sites such as TikTok, Youtube, or Weibo
What is a commentary?
or
What are Commentaries?
This is the main reason why Wikipedia is not a recognized source.
What is 'anyone can log in and edit the information'?
These two types of primary sources are commonly viewed by the general public, and often televised on news channels or news websites.
What are 'speeches' and 'interviews'?
This type of secondary source may sometimes be unreliable, as information is not often verified or accurate.
What is social media?
(Examples of social media may also be accepted, I.E: Twitter, Facebook, Wechat, QQ, etc.)
Websites such as DOAJ and JSTOR are tertiary sources that are classified as this.
What is a 'Database'?
This part of the CRAAP test deals with the intentions of the writer and their article.
What is 'Purpose'?
News reports/articles can be classified as either of these source types, depending on the conditions.
What are 'primary' and 'secondary'?
While most commonly a secondary source, news reports can be classified as a primary source as long as it meets this condition.
What is "The reporter needs to be present at the event"?
This is a type of review which offers a detailed analysis and assessment of something, especially a literary or philosophical theory.
What is a 'critique'?
This particular tertiary source is not recognized by universities or other academic institutions.
What is 'Wikipedia/Baidu Baike'?
A Diary is different from a Memoir in this major detail.
What is 'A diary is personal'?
or
What is 'A memoir is meant to be published'?