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Introduction to APA Format
Why Cite Sources
When to Cite Sources
APA Editorial Style
APA Resources
Test Your APA Knowledge
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Test Your Knowledge
Test Your Knowledge: Part 1
In your paper, you compare a revolutionary idea to Neil Armstrong's setting foot on the moon. You had to consult a book to determine if it was actually Neil Armstrong or Alan Shepherd. Do you have to cite your source?
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Yes. Because you had to look it up in a book, it's not common knowledge and you have to cite it.
No. It's common knowledge; you don't have to cite it.
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All items listed on your reference page must appear as in-text citations in your paper.
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How is the Reference list organized?
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Organized in one alphabetical listing by the first entry whether it is author or title
Organized in the same order as you have cited sources in the actual paper
Organized alphabetically by the author’s last name. Citations without an author appear at the end
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Test Your Knowledge: Part 2
You find a good summary of a recent study on the television viewing habits of children under five on a web page. You don't have time to fully address the study in your paper so you decide to simply summarize a portion of the material, without using any of the original words or referring explicitly to the study. The summary was on the Internet and no authors were listed; do you have to cite it?
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Yes. The ideas are not your own; you have to cite it.
No. You haven't quoted the author nor used their research, so you don't have to cite it.
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We include citations in academic papers only so that we can avoid plagiarizing.
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Test Your Knowledge: Part 3
The School of Education requires papers be formatted in MLA style.
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Hint: APA is the accepted format for the School of Education for all papers.
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SOE’s required style regulates all these areas – which description is incorrect?
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Margins 2 inches on all sides
Fonts Times New Roman is recommended
Page headers including the phrase “Running head” on the title page
Alphabetized reference list
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All APA style papers must have a header. Which of the following rules are correct?
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The running head's title must be in all capital letters and flush left.
Page numbers should be flush right.
The running head cannot exceed 50 characters, including spaces and punctuation.
On the title page, the words "Running head" must precede the title.
All of the above are correct.
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Test Your Knowledge: Part 4
If you use a source that has no author (author is unknown), how do you cite the source in your text?
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If the source doesn't have an author, you can't use it in your paper
Use "Anonymous" in place of the author's last name
Use the first few words of the reference list entry (usually the title) in place of the author.
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When I cite a journal article retrieved from a database (electronic resource), it is proper APA style to:
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Always include both the DOI and the name of the database
Always include the date the article was retrieved from the database
Always include the DOI (digital object identifier) instead of the url of the database
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