APA Exam
On reference page, centered at the top should be the word
"References" (continue pagination)
Starting at the title page, what should be in the upper left hand corner?
"running head: abbreviation of title"
Elements of a book reference
Author(s) last name, initial, initial, period (commas between authors names until last author and insert &) Date of publication of the book Title of the book in italics Location of the publisher: name of the publisher
For a book Example
Fink, L. D. (2003). Creating significant learning experiences. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
If you happen to have more than 6 authors
IN TEXT CITE THIS ARTICLE WITH Wasserstein et al. (2005). Do not list all 6 authors in-text.
The first line of the reference is to the ________ margin, and subsequent lines are ____________
The first line of the reference is to the left margin, and subsequent lines are indented
All papers written in APA format have
a title page in-text citations reference page
Where should your name appear?
after the title
Header should be on second page, flush left in _______ ________. Title of document is ________ _________ on this page, centered
all caps first line
On reference page, author's names should be
as listed on the journal. Do not alphabetize names w/in reference. Should be listed in same order as article. Last name, initial, initial, period. When you reach the last author, insert an "&" before their name
What do you capitalize in the journal title
capitalize the first letter of each word in journal title with 3 or more letters.
All characters in running head are
capitalized
^ following the authors(s), insert the
date of publication for article following the date, insert the title of the article. Only the first letter of the first word of the title is in capital letters (unless there is a subtitle) Ex: Cavanagh, S. J., Hogan, K., & Ramgopal, T. (1995). The assessment of student nurse learning styles using the Kolb learning styles inventory. Nurse Education Today,15, 177-183.
Do not include a _______ with the "retrieved from" information.
date. The date is the date of the publication, NOT when you retrieved it
Entire document should be
double spaced
If you have taken a direct quote from the source, you must cite the
exact page number from the source and the quote must be in parentheses Ex: Kolb defined learning as "the process whereby knowledge is created through a transformation of experience" (Kolb, 1984, p. 38).
If included, where should the abstract be?
follows the title page
Page numbering should be in
header, flush right
Journal title should be
in italics Ex: DeCoux, V. M. (1990). Kolb's learning style inventory: A review of its applications in nursing research. Journal of Nursing Education, 29, 202-207.
If citing three or more authors
include all names the first time it is used in text (up to 5 authors) and date Subsquent times, use the first author's name followed by et al. Ex:First time: (Cavanagh, Hogan, & Ramgopal, 1995) Second time (and throughout rest of paper): (Cavanagh et al., 1995)
Every paragraph should be
indented
After the volume number, insert
insert the page numbers for that article
Following the journal name, insert
insert the volume number. Only use the issue number if each issue of the journal begins with page 1
With subtitle
just capitalize first letter of subtitle.
If you have two or more sources to support an idea in your paper in-text,
list them alphabetically, separated by semicolons Ex: (Cavanagh, Hogan, & Ramgopal, 1995; Hawks, 1992; Kolb & Kolb, 2008).
after your name should appear the
name of the institution where you are when writing
If no abstract, the first page following your title should
start the text of your document.
Pagination starts on which page and on which side?
starts on the title page, flush right
Do not split one page of references,
the full reference should start on the next page
After the authors name, date, and title of article is
the name of the journal
If you access an online source, the
the retrieved from information should be included Ex: National League for Nursing. (2003). Innovation in nursing education: A call to reform. Retrieved from http://www.nln.org/aboutnln/ PositionStatements/innovation082203.pdf
Where are these 3 elements (title, name, institute) placed on page?
they are centered about halfway down the first page
If you list _______ or more items in a sentence, place a comma before the "and"
three
Insert _________ spaces at the end of each sentence after the period
two
Do not include "retrieved from" unless
unless this is an online only source
If your citation is not for a direct quote, the author's ______ and _______ are needed
Author's name and the year of publication
Margins should be
1 inch all around
The title should be no more than ________ words
12
If your direct quote contains _____ words or more, it must be set off in a block
40
Running head should be no more than ______ characters
50