module 1 apa style

Prepared by Dr. Andree Swanson, EdD, MHR, MAOM

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1. APA Style – Where do

I turn for information?

2. In-text citations

3. Paraphrasing

4. Peer-reviewed articles

5. Academic writing

Any questions?

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Module One – APA StyleModule One – APA Style


APA Style – Where do I turn for in

formation?

Basic Formatting for an APA Essa

y

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Question: Where do you turn if you need assistance creating APA references? Answer: This PowerPoint, books, and websites are available.

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Recommend this book for graduate-level students

For ALL students, recommend bookmarking this site www.apastyle.org


On this website, you will find links to: Facebook

Twitter

APA Style Blog

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Connect with

APA and learn

more about the

APA style

through social

media.

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Recommend this book for students

at:

Community colleges

Technical and Business schools

Undergraduate distance learners Also recommend this for graduate

students, but cross-reference this

with APA Publication Manual


Question:What format should I use?

Answer:See the next few slides for your answer.


Spacing

Double-spaced throughout the paper

No additional blank lines between paragraphs

Font – 12 point Courier Times New Roman

Margins 1” all around


Creating the running head and page number in Microsoft Word 2007 Click on the Insert tab. Click on Header in the

Header & Footer bar. Choose the Blank (Three

Columns) header. Right click on the middle

header "Type Text" and click Delete.

In the left-hand column of the header, type in the words Running head and then a colon (:), then type in your running read in all caps.

In the right-hand column, insert the page number with no other information (page, p., etc.) by click on the page number button (upper-left on the screen) and choosing Current Position and then Plain Number.

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See sample on next page


Question:How do you handle quotations?

Answer:Here’s some guidance.


Quote less than 40 words? Use quotation marks Note the placement of the period at the end

of the sentence…after the parentheses The citation is part of the sentence.

Example “Three Irish Setters roam the neighborhood at

night” (Swanson, 2013, p. 134).


Have a quote in the middle of your sentence?

Use quotation marks.

Cite the source within the sentence immediately after the quote.

Example Before the rain begins, “Kingston, the dog, can tell when there is a

storm around” (Swanson, 2013, p. 22) further substantiating that dogs are affected by weather.


Placement of the period seems to always be a point of confusion.

In APA style, the period goes to the right of the parentheses.

The page number is NOT part of the quote, but is part of the sentence.

Example Swanson (2004) stated, “Three Irish Setters

roam the neighborhood at night” (p. 134).


Indent to .5” on the left margin. Continue to double space the quote. Do not place the citation within the sentence(s). Cite the source after the sentence immediately

after the quote.

Example

Nitko (2011) stated:

A teacher must make many decisions. Making good decisions

in the classroom, however, requires more than good judgment

or years of experience. Successful teachers obtain information

about their students from high-quality assessments. (p. 3)

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“APA’s in-text citations provide at least the author’s last name and the year of publication.”

“For direct quotations and some paraphrases, a page number is given as well.”

“The guidelines presented here are consistent with advice given in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th ed. (2010).”

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“APA style requires the use of the past tense or the present perfect tense in signal phrases introducing cited material…” Swanson (2011)

reported… Swanson (2011) has

argued…

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HACKER & FISTER HANDBOOK

http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/resdoc5e/RES5e_ch06_o.html

PURDUE ONLINE WRITING LAB

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http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/02/

If URLs do not work, copy and paste into a new browser.


Notify reader of two items: Author’s last name

(or title of article if no author), Year of publication.

Example The large dogs are out at night

(Swanson, 2011).


After the essay is done…at the end of the text…

Select a Page Break

Center the word –

▪ Reference (if only one listing)

▪ References (if more than one)

Insert a manual page break

Click where you want to start a new page.

On the Insert tab, in the Pages group, click Page Break.


Use a hanging indent to format each reference Position the insertion point in the

paragraph in which you want the hanging indent.

Display the Paragraph dialog box. Select Hanging. Click on OK.


Question:How do you know when to cite or if it is considered common knowledge?



…”if you find the

same information

undocumented in

at least five

credible sources.”

When in doubt, cite.

Better to cite than to

not cite.

When presenting a

summary of course

material, ensure to cite

the author of the

textbook for the course.

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Question:How do we present Appendices, Tables and Figures?



Type the word, Appendix, in upper and lower case with the identifying capital letters (A, B,) at the top of the page.

Appendix contains detailed info that would be distracting to read in the text

Content must be discussed in text. Example:

Survey questions


Table usually presents quantitative data Must be discussed in text Appears on the same page as discussed for

reader ease Everything is double spaced Number all tables with Arabic numbers (1,2,3),

double space and then clear title. Clarify where the copied table originated.

Example that goes above your table:

Table 1 Analysis of Variance


Each figure is numbered consecutively in the order in which they are first mentioned in the text.

Figures are photographs, drawings or non-quantitative data.

Each figure must have a caption and is located at the top left.

Example: Figure 1. Gender Differences


Title page with running head, title, your name, and

school name

Abstract if required by instructor

Text pages

Reference page(s)

Appendices

Tables

Figures


Not double-spaced Justified text References flush left for first line and

never use author’s first name, only initials

Reference page not alphabetized An anonymous author is listed Incorrect APA citations


Remember the purpose of citations

and references is to point out to your

reader the source of this information.

Doing this adds credibility and

strength to your writing.


Please contact your Instructor


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