Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
SAMPLE:
Angeli, E., Wagner, J., Lawrick, E., Moore, K., Anderson,
M., Soderlund, L., & Brizee, A. (2010, May 5). General
format. Retrieved from
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
Capitalization
Quotes
Italics
Underlining
Point of View and Voice
Clarity and Conciseness
Word Choice
Avoiding Poetic Language
Short quotations Long quotations
Jones (1998) found "students often had Jones's (1998) study found the
difficulty using APA style" (p. 199); what following:
implications does this have for Students often had difficulty using APA
teachers? 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)
Summary or paraphrase
According to Jones (1998), APA style is a difficult citation
format for first-time learners.
APA style is a difficult citation format for first-time learners
(Jones, 1998, p. 199).
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Authors Author: on as an More With the More Communic
Author: Works Same Last Works by ation
Name the Same
Author in
the Same
Year:
Research by (Kernis, Cornell, A similar First (Berndt, (E. Johnson, Research by (E. Robbins,
Wegener and Sun, Berry, & study was citation: 2002; 2001; L. Berndt personal
Petty (1994) Harlow, 1993) done of (Mothers Harlow, Johnson, (1981a) communicat
supports... students Against 1983) 1998) illustrated ion, January
learning to Drunk that... 4, 2001).
format Driving
(Wegener & Petty, (Kernis et al., research [MADD],
1994) 1993) papers 2000) A. P. Smith
("Using also claimed
APA," 2001). that many of
Second her students
citation: had
(MADD, difficulties
2000) with APA
style
(personal
communicat
ion,
November 3,
2002).
Unknown Author
Citing Indirect and Unknown Date
Sources
Another study of students and
Johnson argued that...(as cited in research decisions discovered
Smith, 2003, p. 102). that students succeeded with
Sources Without
tutoring ("Tutoring and APA," Page Numbers
n.d.).
Electronic According to Smith (1997), ...
Sources (Mind over Matter section,
para. 6).
MULTIVOLUME Wiener, P. (Ed.). (1973). Dictionary of the history of ideas (Vols. 1-4). New York, NY: Scribner's.
WORK
Removing Bias in Language:
Disabilities
Removing Bias in Language: Race &
Ethnicity
Removing Bias in Language: Sex and
Gender
Avoid Gendered Pronouns
Find Alternative Descriptors
Punctuating statistics
...proved to be statistically significant (p = .42) with all
variables.
Use boldface for vectors and matrices:
V, ∑
Use an italicized, uppercase N to refer to a total
population.
N = 328