Source Analysis

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.

Assessing the Credibility of Information Sources

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;