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When to require APA format:

• Formal projects which include a written

portion (i.e. Science Fair)

• Academic/research papers

• Formal essays

• Teacher’s preference for other activities

(provides additional practice for

APA use)

Format: Title Page

Formatting in APA

APA Style 6th edition

Font: Times New Roman preferred

Font size: 12 pt.

Line spacing: double spaced

Margins: one inch (all)

Indent: First line of every paragraph (except in Abstract)

(Title is centered, above halfway)

Format (Presentation Style)

American Psychological Association (APA)

A style and referencing guide for academic writing (typically for works written in the social and behavioral sciences)

Format: Abstract

Guidelines for appearance of:

1. Title page

2. Abstract (teacher’s preference)

3. Body

4. References

  • NOT titled: “Bibliography” or “Works Cited”

APA provides guidelines for:

1. Formatting (presentation style)

a. Helps a paper appear neat, organized,

and easy for the reader to follow and understand

2. Referencing sources

a. Provides a uniform framework for

acknowledging (giving credit to) sources

b. Helps writers avoid plagiarism

c. Provides credibility for research presented

Presented by Amy Davenport

Adapted from:

APA style! by Cynthia Lozano

Format: Body

Referencing Sources in APA

Style and content guidelines for:

  • In-text Citations
  • References Page

Format: References

(Alphabetical Listing)

References

When is citation necessary?

ANYTIME credit to a source should be acknowledged, i.e.:

  • After paraphrasing
  • Direct quotes
  • Quoting/referring to specific research

findings, supporting facts, or statistics

Angeli, E., Wagner, J., Lawrick, E., Moore, K., Anderson, M., Soderlund, L., & Brizee, A.

(2016, May 13). General format. Retrieved August 2016 from http://

owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

Lozano, Cynthia. (2015, July 1) APA style! Retrieved July 2016 from https://prezi.com/

ktna8nlvmntk/apa-style/

References Page

  • Start the reference list on a new page
  • Center the title “References”
  • Double-space all entries
  • Use hanging indent
  • Alphabetize the entries
  • Do not underline or italicize titles

Every source mentioned in the paper must have an entry on the references page.

How to provide in-text references

Basic Elements (In-text)

Author’s last name: Smith

Year of publication: 2007

Page number: p. 19

(no page number for websites)

Two ways to include in-text citations:

Option (1): place reference at the end of your sentence

Ex: Indeed, "Students often had difficulty using APA style..." (Jones, 1998, p. 199).

Option (2): place reference within your sentence

Ex: According to Jones (1998), "Students often had difficulty using APA style..." (p.199).

References

Article from Database

Format

Last name, First initial. (Date of publication).

Title of article. Title of Journal, volume number (issue number), page range.

Example

Smyth, A. (2002). A study of enjoyment of peas.

Journal of Abnormal Eating, 8 (3), 120-125.

Three common source types:

books, articles from databases, articles from websites

Book

Format

Last name, First name initial. (Year of publication). Title.

Place of publication: Publisher.

Example

Brookfield, H. (2001). Exploring biodiversity. New York,

NY: Columbia University Press.

Questions

References

Article from Web Site

Format

Last name, First name initial. (Year of publication).

Title of article. Retrieved on (date) from URL.

Example

Jones, J. (2009). What’s happening in VPK.

Retrieved on June 29, 2016 from http://www.fldoe.org/learn

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