RESEARCH

ING A
TOPIC
Researching about a specific topic
can be a tough responsibility when
you do not know where to get all
the information you need. While
information is literally
everywhere, it is essential that one
knows how to select possible or
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MT. MAYON?
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MT. MAYON?
• It is considered as one of the
most active volcanoes in the
Philippines.
• It is usually called as the
volcano with the most perfect
cone.
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• Using your background
MT. MAYON?
knowledge, provide other
descriptions about Mount
Mayon.
• Do you know how and why
volcanic eruption occurs?
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• If you do not have sufficient
MT. MAYON?
knowledge about this volcano, what
resources or materials will you use
to help you in gaining more and
other useful information about it?
Sources Of Information
When Researching A
Topic
Print-based materials
Electronic sources
 SOURCES OF
INFORMATION
WHEN
Primary Secondary Tertiary
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Sources Sources A
Sources
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 SOURCES OF
INFORMATION
Primary Sources
WHEN
• include firsthand accounts, raw data, and other
original materials on which other researches are
based.RESEARCHING A
• authentic materials and have not been subjected to
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evaluation or assessment.
 SOURCES OF
INFORMATION
Primary Sources
Examples:
WHEN
original works like poems, diaries, court records,
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interviews, surveys, and original research andA
research published in scholarly and/or academic
journals. TOPIC
Primary Sources
 SOURCES OF
INFORMATION
Secondary Sources
WHEN
• they describe, interpret or analyze primary sources
• These are often information written or presented
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by authors who did not personally witnessA an event
or occurrence.
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 SOURCES OF
INFORMATION
Secondary Sources
WHEN
Examples:
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textbooks, magazine articles, book reviews,
commentaries and almanacs.
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 SOURCES OF
INFORMATION
Tertiary SourcesWHEN
• they are used to organize and locate primary
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and secondary sources A
TOPIC
 SOURCES OF
INFORMATION
Tertiary SourcesWHEN
Examples:
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indexes, abstracts, bibliographies, directories
andTOPIC
databases.
Tertiary Sources
When using information gathered for
activities like researching a topic,
remember that information should always
be accurate, reliable, up-to-date,
consistent, relevant and unique.
Any questions?
Identify if the given item is a primary, secondary or
tertiary source.
SOURCE CLASSIFICATION
1. textbooks
2. court records
3. surveys
4. dictionaries
5. studies published in academic
journals
6. magazines
7. abstracts
8. indices
9. Newspapers
10. diaries
Identify if the given item is a primary, secondary or
tertiary source.
SOURCE CLASSIFICATION
1. textbooks Secondary
2. court records Primary
3. surveys Primary
4. dictionaries Tertiary
5. studies published in academic
Primary
journals
6. magazines Secondary
7. abstracts Tertiary
8. indices Tertiary
9. Newspapers Secondary
10. diaries Primary