APA Style 6th edition

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APA Style 6th edition

• APA (American Psychological Association)
• rules for formatting referencing sources for
  papers written in the social behavioral
  Sciences
• two aspects of apa style
• Format style (visual presentation)
• Reference style (in text citation, ref. list)

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Format basics

• font times new roman
• font size 12 pt.
• Line spacing double spaced
• Margins one inch all around
• indent first line of every paragraph

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Format page sections

• four major sections of paper
• title page
• Abstract
• Body of Text
• References page

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Format title page
Centered, above halfway line of paper
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Format Abstract
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Format body of Text
Indent ?
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Format References
List Alphabetically
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references In-text

• basic elements for citing source within text
• Authors last name Smith
• Year of publication 2007
• Page number p. 19
• (no page number for websites)

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references in-text

• two ways to cite source
• Option (1) place reference at the end of your
  sentence
• Indeed, "Students often had difficulty using APA
  style, especially when it was their first time"
  (Jones, 1998, p. 199).
• Option (2) place reference within your sentence
• According to Jones (1998), "Students often had
  difficulty using APA style, especially when it
  was their first time" (p. 199).

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references in-text

• Two ways to give information
• Direct quotation or paraphrase
• direct quotation
• According to Jones (1998), Students often had
  difficulty using APA style, especially when it
  was their first time (p. 199).
• paraphrase
• According to Jones (1998), APA style can pose a
  challenge for uninitiated students.
• You do not need page number for
  paraphrase

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references in-text

• Long quotations (longer than 40 words)
• block format (indent every line)
• remove quotations
• Jones' (1998) study found the following    
  . Students often had difficulty using APA style,
  especially when it was their first time citing
  sources. This difficulty could be attributed to
  the fact that many students failed to purchase a
  style manual or to ask their teacher for
  help. (p. 199)

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references in-text

• referencing multiple authors in text
• One author
• (Walker, 2007, p.18).
• According to Walker (2007)
• Two authors
• (Walker Allen, 2004, p.29).
• According to Walker and Allen (2004)
• Three authors (et al. for subsequent entries)
  
• (Bradley, Ramirez, Walker, 2002, p. 204).
• According to Bradley, Ramirez and Walker
• More than six
• (Kosslyn, et al., 1996)
• According to Kosslyn et al. (1996)
• Indirect source
• According to Lacan, The unconscious is
  structured like a language (as cited in Smith,
  2008, p. 34).

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references references list

• in text references must be listed in references
  page
• entries are listed alphabetically
• last name, first name initial. Smith, C. (2007).

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references references list

• three common references books,
• Articles from database, articles from website
• book
• Last name, First name initial. (Year of
  publication). Title. Place of publication
  Publisher.
• Brookfield, H. (2001). Exploring agrodiversity.
  New York, NY Columbia University Press.

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references references list

• Article from database
• Last name, First initial. (Date of publication).
  Title of article. Title of Journal, volume
  number (issue number), page range.
• Smyth, A. (2002). A study of enjoyment of peas.
  Journal of Abnormal Eating, 8 (3), 120-125.

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references references list

• article from web site
• Last name, First name initial. (Year of
  publication). Title of article. Retrieved from
  URL.
• Jones, J. (2009). Whats happening in VPK.
  Retrieved from http//www.fldoe.org/learn

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