Please construct an essay in which you address the following:
Discuss any difficulty you had in finding either the primary or secondary source, or both – was it easy to identify primary research and distinguish it from secondary sources? Was it easy to identify a valid secondary source and distinguish it from the rest of the crazy internet?
Provide an overview of the topic you selected and how both the primary and secondary source are relevant.
Give a description of the content of both articles. How was the research conducted? What hypothesis was being tested?
Explain what you learned from the primary article in the context of this course – meaning, what did you learn about species survival/reproduction/pregnancy/development and their role in understanding heredity and genetics?
Did you learn anything new from the secondary article, with regard to species survival/reproduction/pregnancy/development and their role in understanding heredity and genetics?
Both the primary and secondary articles probably drew some conclusions from the research – which conclusions were more clear and easy to follow?
Do you feel the conclusions in either article were biased or opinionated? How might that impact your understanding of the evolutionary, reproductive, developmental, or genetic topic involved?
Would you have drawn the same conclusions from the research as the primary author? Would you have drawn the same conclusions as the secondary author?
How does the information in the primary source fit into your understanding of species survival/reproduction/development/heredity/genetics? How does it apply to everyday life or career?
How does the information in the secondary source fit into your understanding of species survival/reproduction/development/heredity/genetics? How does it apply to everyday life or career?
What did you learn from the research and comparison, and what are the biggest takeaways you will remember?
When searching for topics that impact you, are you more likely to seek out primary or secondary research, and why?
Does completing a source comparison help you feel more comfortable in your own ability to evaluate and analyze how articles are written? Do you feel more skeptical about secondary articles now that you have a better understanding of primary research?