APA Guidelines

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Let's test your knowledge on the APA guidelines!

What is the common format for an in-text citation in APA style?

1. (Author Last Name, First Initial, Year) for example (Smith, J., 2017)
2. (Author Last Name, Year) for example (Smith, 2017)
3. (Author Full Name) for example: (James Smith)
4. (Author Full Name, Year) for example: (James Smith, 2017)

This citation is for a chapter from a book:

Stockert, P. A., & Smith Higuchi, K. A. (2009). Sleep. In P. A. Potter, A. G. Perry, J. C. Ross-Kerr, & M. J. Woods (Eds.), Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing (4th ed., pp. 987-1008). Toronto, ON: Mosby Elsevier.

What would the in-text citation look like for this resource?

1. (Potter et al., 4th ed.)
2. (Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing, 4th ed.)
3. (Stockert & Smith Higuchi, 2009)
4. (Stockert et al., 2009)

Health Canada. (2010, March 5). Diabetes. In First Nations, Inuit, and aboriginal health. Retrieved from http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fniah-spnia/diseases-maladies/diabete/index-eng.php

Dai, D. Y. (2008). Intelligence and intellectual development. In N. J. Salkind & K. Rasmussen (Eds.), Encyclopedia of educational psychology. Retrieved from https://us.sagepub.com

Gibson, D. R., Zhang, G., Cassady, D., Pappas, L., Mitchell, J., & Kegeles, S. M. (2010). Effectiveness of HIV prevention social marketing with injecting drug users. American Journal of Public Health, 100, 1828-1830. Retrieved from http://ajph.aphapublications.org

(Health Canada, 2010)

(Dai, 2008)

(Gibson et al., 2010)

This is the pattern for putting together a reference from a magazine article found online:  

 

Last Name, I. (Year, Month Day). Title of the article. Title of the Magazine. URL.  

  

Please drag and drop the elements into the right order on the next slide.

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Psychology Today.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/articles/201009/revenge-the-introvert

(2010, September 1).

Revenge of the introvert.

Helgo, L.

Where is the mistake in this citation?

Englander, Micheal. (2016). The phenomenological method in qualitative psychology and psychiatry. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being, 11 , 1-11. https://doi.org/10.3402/qhw.v11.30682

This citation is properly formatted:

Coquitlam. Planning and Development Department. (2013). Citywide official community plan. City of Coquitlam. http://www.coquitlam.ca/planning-and-development/community-plans/community-plans.aspx

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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).

1. 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).
2. 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).
3. 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)

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).

1. The study found that students struggle most with the finer details of APA formatting.
2. The study found that students struggle most with the finer details of APA formatting (Reynolds, 2011).
3. The study found that students struggle most with the finer details of APA formatting. (Reynolds)