PECASALES, NINA SHRINE A.
1ST YEAR, CBA
ACTIVITY 1:
CRITERION PRIMARY SOURCE
Definition
- Primary sources are
documents, images or
artifacts that provide
firsthand testimony or direct
evidence concerning an
historical topic under
research investigation.
Primary sources are original
documents created or
experienced
contemporaneously with the
event being researched.
Primary sources enable
researchers to get as close
as possible to what actually
happened during an
historical event or time
period. (UCI Libraries,)
Credibility
Authenticity
Provenance
Sample Document
SECONADRY SOURCE
- a secondary source of
information is one that
was created later by
someone who did
not experience first-hand
or participate in the events
or conditions you’re
researching. For the
purposes of a historical
research project,
secondary sources are
generally scholarly books
and articles. Also included
would be reference
sources like
encyclopedias. (Library
Illinois, edu)
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