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AP Capstone: Seminar & Research: Researching

QUEST Model for Research

Finding Quality Sources

Primary vs. Secondary Sources
Explanation of the difference between Primary and Secondary Sources from American University.

Finding a Topic

Gale's Topic Finder allows you to explore new topics or keywords and discover new connections to ideas you may have.

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Writing Research Questions

Narrowing a Topic and Developing a Research Question
Use this handout to help you go from a broad subject of interest to a more narrowed topic for research to a specific research question.