Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Sources Quiz
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Primary sources are records of events or evidence as they are first described or actually happened without any ______ or commentary.

interpretation

Theses, dissertations, and scholarly journal articles are examples of ______ sources.

primary

Secondary sources offer an analysis or restatement of ______ sources.

primary

Determining if a source is primary, secondary or tertiary can be ______.

<p>tricky</p> Signup and view all the answers

Tertiary material is often considered to be further removed from the ______ or origin.

<p>source</p> Signup and view all the answers

Examples of Secondary Sources: Textbooks, edited works, books and articles that interpret or review research works, histories, biographies, literary criticism and interpretation, reviews of law and legislation, political analyses and ______.

<p>commentaries</p> Signup and view all the answers

Tertiary Sources These are sources that index, abstract, organize, compile, or digest other sources.Some reference materials and textbooks are considered tertiary sources when their chief purpose is to list, summarize or simply repackage ideas or other information.Tertiary sources are usually not credited to a particular ______.

<p>author</p> Signup and view all the answers

Examples of Tertiary Sources: Dictionaries/encyclopedias (may also be secondary), almanacs, fact books, ______ (may also be secondary), directories, guidebooks, manuals, handbooks, and textbooks (may be secondary), indexing and abstracting sources.

<p>Wikipedia</p> Signup and view all the answers

Some reference materials and textbooks are considered tertiary sources when their chief purpose is to list, summarize or simply repackage ideas or other ______.

<p>information</p> Signup and view all the answers

Tertiary sources are usually not credited to a ______ author.

<p>particular</p> Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Primary Sources

  • Records of events or evidence as they are first described or occurred without interpretation or commentary
  • Examples: Theses, dissertations, and scholarly journal articles

Secondary Sources

  • Offer analysis or restatement of primary sources
  • Examples: Textbooks, edited works, books and articles that interpret or review research works, histories, biographies, literary criticism and interpretation, reviews of law and legislation, political analyses and commentaries

Tertiary Sources

  • Index, abstract, organize, compile, or digest other sources
  • Examples: Dictionaries/encyclopedias (may also be secondary), almanacs, fact books, bibliographies (may also be secondary), directories, guidebooks, manuals, handbooks, and textbooks (may be secondary), indexing and abstracting sources
  • Characteristics of tertiary sources: not credited to a particular author, list, summarize or repackage ideas or other information

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Test your knowledge on identifying primary, secondary, and tertiary sources of information or evidence. This quiz provides a description of material and its originality to help determine the category of the source.

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