Author
Quotes
Format
References
This and That
100
When an in text citation represents a document with two or more authors, this appears between the second last and the last author’s names.
What is ampersand OR &
100
In a parenthetical citation, multiple authors of a single item are listed in this order
What is the order in which they appear on the original document
100
This line spacing is always used for APA documents
What is double
100
The references page always begins here
What is on a new page
100
When including the ideas of an author using your own words in your paper you are doing this
What is paraphrasing
200
In the body of a paper all of the authors of a resource are named the first time the resource is mentioned. Subsequently the first author’s name is followed by this, to indicate “and others”
What is et. al.
200
For a direct quote, along with the author’s name and the date of publication this is included
What is the page or paragraph (for electronic documents) number(s)
200
The margins at the top, bottom, and both sides of an APA document are this size
What is one inch
200
This short form is used to indicate a book has an editor rather than an author
What is Ed. OR Eds.
200
Academic research papers generally require students to use article that have undergone this process
What is peer review
300
When citing multiple sources within a single in text citation they should be arranged in this order
What is alphabetical by the first author’s last name of each of the sources
300
Quotes longer than this many words are block indented
What is 40
300
This shortened version of the paper’s title appears at the top of all of the pages
What is the Running Head
300
These two types of citations in a reference list include page numbers
What are print journal articles and chapters in books
300
This number is associated with a specific article and can be used to help you locate it
What is DOI OR Digital Object Identifier
400
When referring to authors in the body of a paper always use this
What is the author’s last name
400
An author’s name mentioned within the text of a paper, is followed, in brackets by this
What is the date of the publication
400
The page number 1 appears on this page
What is the title page
400
These parts of citations are italicized
What are book titles and journal titles
400
To include a great quote or idea from someone who is mentioned in another author’s book or article, and the original author’s work is unavailable, this is how it is cited in the reference list
What is the source where you found the quote Never, ever, include a reference to something you do not have.
500
When a corporation, such as the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), produces a document it appears in the reference list in this way
What is in alphabetical order using the name of the corporation as the author
500
When citing a Web page in a document this appears within the brackets
What is the URL OR Uniform Resource Locator
500
Within the body of the paper, numbers below 10 use this format
What is spelled out e.g. one, two, three (numbers 10 and larger are presented as numerals e.g. 815, 21)
500
These two parts of every book citation are separated by a colon and a space
What are the publisher and the place of publication *give yourself the points if you said Title and subtitle even though not every book has a subtitle ;-)
500
This is a useful, free, database where you can find citations and some full text resources related to education
What is ERIC OR Education Resource Information Center An understanding of how to use this database is what we’ll be working on in this lesson!
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