Extended Essay Research Skills

____ sources provide information and commentary from other researchers. Examples include journal articles, reviews, and academic books.

• Primary

• Secondary

_____ sources provide raw information and first-hand evidence. Examples include interview transcripts, statistical data, and works of art. A source that gives you direct access to the subject of your research.

• Primary

• Secondary

You want to know more about the decision to build an airport in your city. Which of the following would be a primary source for this information?

• Position paper by the city planner
• City council minutes
• A newspaper article
• The airport's website

You are researching the pros and cons of bottled water. Which resource would be most likely to include biased information about your topic?

• Government website
• Magazine article about bottling
• Encyclopedia article about bottling
• Bottling company newsletter

You are doing a paper on the current research on climate change in Antarctica. Your database search on “climate change in Antarctica” returns too many results. Which of the following operators or filters is the best way to revise your search?

• Use the DATE filter
• Use the NOT operator
• Use the SOURCE filter
• Use the OR operator

If you paraphrase, summarize, or directly quote information, you must:

• record the source

• format the source

• cite the source

• correct the source

Which statement describes a primary source?

• A. a letter written by a Revolutionary soldier
• B. an encyclopedia entry about the French and Indian War
• C. a documentary describing the Civil War
• D. an essay explaining the history of the Middle Colonies

Let's say you want to write an EE in one of the sciences and plan on conducting an experiment as part of your research. This would be a(n) _____ source.

• Primary

• Secondary

• Open

Boolean operator used to narrow your search; results must include both terms; gives fewer search results

• AND
• OR
• NOT

Used in search to expand your search; results include either or both term; gives more search results

• OR
• AND
• NOT