Source Anaylsis Pages

Throughout your Research Project, you will gather a variety of sources which provide information on your topic. You will need to read/view each source and analyse the information that it contains. You can then use this information to support the key findings in your project.

When analysing a source of information (journal article, book, newspaper, documentary, survey results etc.), you should consider the following;

• Validity, reliability, credibility

• Usefulness, weaknesses

• Ethical considerations and potential bias

The following sample questions are a useful guide for source analyses;