2. What type of resources do you need to use for your research project?
- generate a list of types of resources
- Primary - firsthand knowledge, eye witness (newspapers, research articles, field research, photographs, letters, speeches)
- Secondary - analysis or report on research done by others (books, review articles, encyclopedias, magazines, journals, Wikipedia)
- Tertiary - indexes, almanacs, bibliography, provide overview of topic
- generate a list of where you would go to find these types of resources (librarians, databases, professors, Facebook, Twitter, etc.)
- using your research question, generate an arsenal of descriptive keywords and keyword phrases. For example:
- digital devices
- handheld devices
- reading comprehension
- examples of not helpful keywords or keyword phrases: computer, reading, reading practices, etc. These are too general.