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How to Design and Evaluate Research in Education Book Cover
How to Design and Evaluate Research in Education, 5/e
Jack R. Fraenkel, San Francisco State University
Norman E. Wallen, San Francisco State University
Historical Research


External criticism   Evaluation of the genuineness of a document in historical research.
Historical research   The systematic collection and objective evaluation of data related to past occurrences to determine causes, effects, or trends of those events that may help explain present events and anticipate future events.
Internal criticism   Determining if the contents of a document are accurate.
Primary source   Firsthand information such as the testimony of an eyewitness, an original document, a relic, or a description of a study written by the person who conducted it.
Relic   Any object that can provide some information about the past.
Secondary source   Secondhand information, such as a description of historical events by someone not present when the event occurred.








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