Activity (2) differentiate between primary & secondary sources (3 Marks)

Work through the sources (mentioned below), think and decide if they are a primary source or a secondary source or a combination of both.

Primary

Secondary

Both

Source-1: an article in a newspaper that gives details about the degree of air pollution recorded last week

Primary

Secondary

Both

Source-2: a documentary that shows and describes the experiences of factory workers during the Gulf War

Source-3: history interviews (audio recorded) that have been carried out with citizens working as taxi drivers in Muscat

Primary

Secondary

Both

Source-4: an article in a journal that describes the usage of statistical dataset in informing governmental social policy

Primary

Secondary

Both

Source-5: a journal research paper that gives revision of the existing research studies into the cause of alcohol in liver cancer. This is done before it reports the findings of the new study, undertaken by the author of the paper

Primary

Secondary

Both

Primary

Secondary

Both

Source-6: a conference paper that gives temporary findings about an ongoing study in exploring the behavior of students at schools