PH 104 - APA Activity

Click on the error in the following sample reference entry for a book: Banks, E. (June 2009). Making your way with APA. Eastern Publishers.

(June

Click on the error in the following sample reference for a journal article with a DOI: Smith, H., & Johnson, K. (2010). APA format can be fun. Journal of Educational Idealism, 24, 127-135. https://doi.org/10.1237/0268-6155.24.3.221

24,

Correct the APA formatting error by choosing the correct option below: According to Jones, "the APA Manual changes every few years, so it is important to stay on top of changes in the current edition" (p. 87). A. According to Jones, "the APA Manual changes every few years, so it is important to stay on top of changes in the current edition." (p. 87) B. According to Jones (2011), "the APA Manual changes every few years, so it is important to stay on top of changes in the current edition" (p. 87). C. According to Jones, "the APA Manual changes every few years, so it is important to stay on top of changes in the current edition" (2011 p. 87).

B. According to Jones (2011), "the APA Manual changes every few years, so it is important to stay on top of changes in the current edition" (p. 87). (this passage was missing the date citation after the author's last name)

Correct the APA formatting error by choosing the correct option below: The study found that students struggle most with the finer details of APA formatting (Reynolds). A. The study found that students struggle most with the finer details of APA formatting. B. The study found that students struggle most with the finer details of APA formatting (Reynolds, 2011). C. The study found that students struggle most with the finer details of APA formatting. (Reynolds)

B. The study found that students struggle most with the finer details of APA formatting (Reynolds, 2011). (in-text citations in APA format require a year after the author's last name.)

Correct the APA formatting error by choosing the correct option below: (no author, 2007). A. (n.a., 2007). B. (2007). C. ("Study Finds," 2007).

C. ("Study Finds," 2007). (if there is no author, a shortened title of the work should be used in the in-text citation.)

Correct the APA formatting error by choosing the correct option below: Wiliams, J. (2010). "Locating quality sources online." Journal of Learning, 4(3), 35-40. https://www.journaloflearning.edu/locating-quality-source/volume-4 A. Wiliams, J. "Locating quality sources online." Journal of Learning, 4(3), 35-40. https://www.journaloflearning.edu/locating-quality-source/volume-4 B. Wiliams, J. "Locating Quality Sources Online." Journal of Learning, 4(3), 35-40. https://www.journaloflearning.edu/locating-quality-source/volume-4 C. Wiliams, J. (2010). Locating quality sources online. Journal of Learning, 4(3), 35-40. https://www.journaloflearning.edu/locating-quality-source/volume-4

C. Wiliams, J. (2010). Locating quality sources online. Journal of Learning, 4(3), 35-40. https://www.journaloflearning.edu/locating-quality-source/volume-4 (APA doesn't require quotation marks around article titles in a reference.)

Select the error in APA formatting in the in-text citation for a direct quote below: (Smith, J.W., 2012, p. 19).

J.W.,

Select the error in APA formatting in the sample in-text citation for a secondary source below: (as quoted in Miller, 2008).

quoted