Assessment in External and Internal Criticism

It refers to the process of probing primary sources that will be used in writing history.

This includes source criticism which studies the external and internal validity of sources.

• Historical Method

• Historical Sources

• Historical Data

• Historical Sites

In this type of historical method, Historians determine the authenticity of sources by examining the date, locale, creator, analysis and integrity of the historical sources.

• Internal Criticism

• External Criticism

• Factual Analysis

• Speculative analysis

●It studies the content of the source to know its truthfulness. For a source to be valid, its content must be reasonable and historically precise.

• Internal Criticism

• External Criticism

• Primary sources

• Secondary Sources

What is the importance of analyzing primary sources in studying Philippine History?

What are the advantages of using External and Internal Criticism in analyzing primary sources?