SOURCES OF INFORMATION:

ACCESSIBILITY AND
EFFECTIVENESS
QUARTER 1 WEEK 4
OBJECTIVES:
1. Identify the Sources of Information
2. Define accessibility and
effectiveness
3. Compare and contrast contents of
materials viewed from various sources.
 1. What
information
can be
provided by
the said
2. Which sources
or references can
you use to find
other information
about this issue
or topic
 3. Will you
easily believe
in the
information
presented?
 4. Is the
information
accessible and
effective?
Why?
OTHER SOURCES
OF
INFORMATION
1. SCHOLARLY ARTICLES
Documents written by experts or scholars
discussing results of scholarly works like
research
Peer – reviewed
Technical
Has specific methods
Examples:

Research projects, studies

2. BOOKS
 source providing information in
details segregated into chapters or
parts
Synthesized version of information
Examples:

Textbooks, novels
3. GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS
Reports, consensus, policies, data
and statistics issued and published
by the government and its
attached agencies
4. NEWS/ MAGAZINE ARTICLES
Source containing timely, brief and
non- technical explanations of events
or commentaries for the general public
Contains opinions and views
5. REFERENCE MATERIALS
Sources providing answers to questions
such as statistics, maps background
information (re)directing to additional
sources
Factual
detailed
Which is
effective coloring
material for your
poster?
Which place is
accessible to
you?
 What are
What are their
their
differences?
similarities?
Comparing and contrasting are ways of
exploring the similarities and differences
between two things.Generally speaking,
comparing is showing the similarities,
and contrasting is showing differences
between two things that are related in
some ways.
How do we find if two things are
related?
 One must find a basis of
comparison to be sure that the
two things have enough in
common.
What is the basis for
comparison?
 A basis of comparison is an
essential common element that
makes it logical to compare two
items.
For example:
1. The apples and oranges are both fruits.
(similarity)
2. An apple has a thin skin that we can eat
while an orange has a thick skin that we
cannot eat.
(difference)
 CONJUNCTIONS AND TRANSITIONAL
WORDS
COMPARISON WORDS CONTRAST WORDS
Like In the same But Dissimilarly
manner
Likewise In the like Yet Nevertheless
manner
Same as In the same way Although However
Also Even though On the other
hand
Too Whereas
Both In contrast
similarly conversely
1. ______ the beach was beautiful,
we had a horrible day.
b
a. Like c. Also
b. Although d. Similarly
2. I hope this year is joyful and
_______ brings you success.
a
a. Likewise c. yet
b. also d. both
3. She bought him a sweater
_____ he hated the color. c
a. too c. but
b. both d. like
4. The weather was cold, _____
bright and sunny c
a. too c. yet
b. both d. like
5. Televisions and computers
_____ dominate our daily b
lives.

a. too c. yet
b. both d. and
EFFECTIVENESS – refers to the degree
of being able to achieve the desired
result based from their objective or
purpose.
ACCESSIBILITY – refers to the quality of
being easy to find, obtain and use.
a. Text accessibility – arrangement of
words for them to be easily
accessed.
b. Image accessibility – provides
additional information about the
text or concept.
c. Audio accessibility – provides
additional information through listening
skills.
d. Video accessibility – provides
additional information through listening
and viewing skills.
Source 1 Source 2

vs
Which is more
effective ?

Which is more accessible ?

Steps on how to compare and contrast
sources of information:
1. Take note
2. Identify similarities and differences in
the content of 2 materials.
3. Craft connections