1. Formatting class assignments -APA (6 th ed.) Duration: 7 min 30 sec. APA: Formatting Class Assignments

2. Running head and page number Running head: WHAT STUDENTS NEED TO KNOW 1 APA manual (6th ed.), pp. 23-25; See also sample paper p. 41

3. Title page for APA article submission What Students Need to Know About APA Laura Lucio Ramirez and Johanna Tunon Nova Southeastern University Running head: WHAT STUDENTS NEED TO KNOW Author Note Byline for authors Institutional affiliation Title: Author note First paragraph – complete departmental affiliation Second paragraph – changes of affiliation (if any) Third paragraph – acknowledgements Fourth paragraph – contact information 1 APA manual (6th ed.), pp. 23-25; See also sample paper p. 41

4. Title page – Class Assignment Runn What Students Need to Know About APA Student’s Name Course number or CRN: Title of course: Title: by Laura Lucio Ramirez CUR 526 24022 Educational Research for Practitioners Institution Month day, year Nova Southeastern University July 1, 2012 Running head: WHAT STUDENTS NEED TO KNOW 1

5. Abstract 2 This paper provides an overview of how to use APA formatting. The rules in the sixth edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. Errors that were corrected in later runs of the sixth edition are also discussed. Keywords: formatting, styles guides, APA WHAT STUDENTS NEED TO KNOW

6. Formatting the assignment content z 3 Use double-spacing throughout the paper including the title page, abstract, body of the document, reference list, appendixes, tables, and figure captions. APA does permit single spacing within references but double spacing between references (see Publication Manual, p. 323). Major headings are centered. The first word of the heading is capitalized as well as all major words. Articles, short prepositions, and coordinating conjunctions, however, are not capitalized (Falcao, 2005). Other issues also need to be considered. Students and teachers alike need to pay attention to using subheadings. For example, Page #s 12 pt font Times New Roman Double spaced Indented Left justified No underlining Bold for headings You can now use bullets APA Formatting for NSU Class Assignments WHAT STUDENTS NEED TO KNOW

7. Running head 3 Use double-spacing throughout the paper including the title page, abstract, body of the document, reference list, appendixes, tables, and figure captions. APA does permit single spacing within references but double spacing between references. (See p. 326 of the Publication Manual.) Major headings are centered. The first word of the heading is capitalized as well as all major words. Articles, short prepositions, and coordinating conjunctions, however, are not capitalized (Falcao, 2005). Other issues also need to be considered. Students and teachers alike need to pay attention to using subheadings. For example, Running heads is only on the title page. Just use the title here. 1 inch margins APA Formatting for NSU Class Assignments WHAT STUDENTS NEED TO KNOW

8. Headings Use Level 1 Headings Level 2 – Flush Left, Boldfaced, Upper and Lower Case Side Heading APA manual (6th ed.), p. 62; See also sample paper p. 54 Title of Paper

9. Sample page Use double-spacing throughout the paper including the title page, abstract, body of the document, reference list, appendixes, tables, and figure captions. APA does permit single spacing within references but double spacing between references. (See p. 326 of the Publication Manual.) Issues to Consider Major headings require specific formatting: (a) The first word of the heading is capitalized as well as all major words; (b) articles, short prepositions, and coordinating conjunctions are not capitalized; and (c) the heading is not italicized. Formatting of Paper There are exceptions for dissertation. Other issues also need to be considered. Students and teachers need to know how to use 2 APA Formatting for NSU Class Assignments Issues to Consider Title Level 2 APA Headings Level 1 Formatting of Paper Do not label the introduction as a specific section. WHAT STUDENTS NEED TO KNOW See sample paper, APA manual, pp. 44-48

10. Reference section References 32 Reference Section See APA manual (6th ed.), pp. 193-215 Page entitled References Hanging indentations APA uses double spacing. Check with your academic program because a lot of programs single space citations. Double space between citations Use italics, do not underline Alphabetical order, Then by date centered Kennedy, J. D. (2005). Master's and doctoral thesis citations: Analysis and trends of a longitudinal study. Portal, 3, 459-479. doi:10.1037/0002-9432.76.4.482 Kennedy, J. D. (2009a). Identifying uniform core journal titles for music libraries: A dissertation citation study. College & Research Libraries, 60(2), 153-163. Kennedy, J. D. (2009b). Measuring the use and value of electronic journals and books. Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 43(3), 33-43. Morner, C. J. (1995). Measuring the library research skills of education doctoral students. In R. AnRhein (Ed.), Continuity & transformation: The promise of confluence. Proceedings of the Seventh National Conference of the Association of College and Research Libraries, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, March 29-April 1, 1995 (pp. 381-391). Chicago, IL: Association of College and Research Libraries. O'Connor, D. O., & Voos, H. (2008). Empirical laws, theory construction, and bibliometrics. In J. Smith & B. B. Jones, New adventures on the Web. Springfield, MA: Springer Verlag. WHAT STUDENTS NEED TO KNOW

11. Hanging indentations References Page entitled References Hanging indentations Single space in citations (NOTE: FSEHS style) Double space between citations Use italics, do not underline Alphabetical order, Then by date 32 Reference Page See APA manual (6th ed.), pp. 193-215 Kennedy, J. D. (2005). Master's and doctoral thesis citations: Analysis and trends of a longitudinal study. Portal, 3, 459-479. doi:10.1037/0002-9432.76.4.482 Kennedy, J. D. (2009a). Identifying uniform core journal titles for music libraries: A dissertation citation study. College & Research Libraries, 60(2), 153-163. Kennedy, J. D. (2009b). Measuring the use and value of electronic journals and books. Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 43(3), 33-43. Morner, C. J. (1995). Measuring the library research skills of education doctoral students. In R. AnRhein (Ed.), Continuity & transformation: The promise of confluence. Proceedings of the Seventh National Conference of the Association of College and Research Libraries, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, March 29-April 1, 1995 (pp. 381-391). Chicago, IL: Association of College and Research Libraries. O'Connor, D. O., & Voos, H. (2008). Empirical laws, theory construction, and bibliometrics. In J. Smith & B. B. Jones, New adventures on the Web. Springfield, MA: Springer Verlag. WHAT STUDENTS NEED TO KNOW

12. Using Microsoft Word’s formatting for hanging indentations Example in MSWord 2003 Go to Format. Select Paragraph. In Indents and Spacing Go to the Special section. Select Hanging.

13. Hanging indentations using Word 2007 Jones, R. N., del Rio, J. A., Humenik, J. A., García, E. O., & Ramírez, A. M. (2001). Citation mining: Integrating text mining and bibliometrics for research user profiling. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 52, 1148-1156. Hanging Indentations Using Word 2007

14. Double spacing or single spacing References Page entitled References Hanging indentations APA uses double spacing. Check with your academic program because a lot of programs single space citations. Double space between citations Use italics, do not underline Alphabetical order, Then by date 32 Reference Page See APA manual (6th ed.), pp. 193-215 Kennedy, J. D. (2005). Master's and doctoral thesis citations: Analysis and trends of a longitudinal study. Portal, 3, 459-479. doi:10.1037/0002-9432.76.4.482 Kennedy, J. D. (2009a). Identifying uniform core journal titles for music libraries: A dissertation citation study. College & Research Libraries, 60(2), 153-163. Kennedy, J. D. (2009b). Measuring the use and value of electronic journals and books. Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 43(3), 33-43. Morner, C. J. (1995). Measuring the library research skills of education doctoral students. In R. AnRhein (Ed.), Continuity & transformation: The promise of confluence. Proceedings of the Seventh National Conference of the Association of College and Research Libraries, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, March 29-April 1, 1995 (pp. 381-391). Chicago, IL: Association of College and Research Libraries. O'Connor, D. O., & Voos, H. (2008). Empirical laws, theory construction, and bibliometrics. In J. Smith & B. B. Jones, New adventures on the Web. Springfield, MA: Springer Verlag. WHAT STUDENTS NEED TO KNOW

15. Italicize journal and book titles References Page entitled References Hanging indentations APA uses double spacing. Check with your academic program because a lot of programs single space citations. Use italics, do not underline Alphabetical order, Then by date 32 Reference Page See APA manual (6th ed.), pp. 193-215 Kennedy, J. D. (2005). Master's and doctoral thesis citations: Analysis and trends of a longitudinal study. Portal, 3, 459-479. doi:10.1037/0002-9432.76.4.482 Kennedy, J. D. (2009a). Identifying uniform core journal titles for music libraries: A dissertation citation study. College & Research Libraries, 60(2), 153-163. Kennedy, J. D. (2009b). Measuring the use and value of electronic journals and books. Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 43(3), 33-43. Morner, C. J. (1995). Measuring the library research skills of education doctoral students. In R. AnRhein (Ed.), Continuity & transformation: The promise of confluence. Proceedings of the Seventh National Conference of the Association of College and Research Libraries, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, March 29-April 1, 1995 (pp. 381-391). Chicago, IL: Association of College and Research Libraries. O'Connor, D. O., & Voos, H. (2008). Empirical laws, theory construction, and bibliometrics. In J. Smith & B. B. Jones, New adventures on the Web. Springfield, MA: Springer Verlag. WHAT STUDENTS NEED TO KNOW

16. Alphabetize authors in reference list References Page entitled References Hanging indentations APA uses double spacing. Check with your academic program because a lot of programs single space citations. Use italics, do not underline Alphabetical order 32 Reference Page See APA manual (6th ed.), pp. 193-215 A Z Kennedy, J. D. (2005). Master's and doctoral thesis citations: Analysis and trends of a longitudinal study. Portal, 3, 459-479. doi:10.1037/0002-9432.76.4.482 Kennedy, J. D. (2009a). Identifying uniform core journal titles for music libraries: A dissertation citation study. College & Research Libraries, 60(2), 153-163. Kennedy, J. D. (2009b). Measuring the use and value of electronic journals and books. Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 43(3), 33-43. Morner, C. J. (1995). Measuring the library research skills of education doctoral students. In R. AnRhein (Ed.), Continuity & transformation: The promise of confluence. Proceedings of the Seventh National Conference of the Association of College and Research Libraries, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, March 29-April 1, 1995 (pp. 381-391). Chicago, IL: Association of College and Research Libraries. Voos, D. O., & O’Connor, H. (2008). Empirical laws, theory construction, and bibliometrics. In J. Smith & B. B. Jones, New adventures on the Web. Springfield, MA: Springer Verlag. WHAT STUDENTS NEED TO KNOW

17. Alphabetize by date and article title Kennedy, J. D. (2005). Master's and doctoral thesis citations: Analysis and trends of a longitudinal study. Portal, 3, 459-479. doi:10.1037/0002-9432.76.4.482 Kennedy, J. D. (2009a). Identifying uniform core journal titles for music libraries: A dissertation citation study. College & Research Libraries, 60(2), 153-163. Kennedy, J. D. (2009b). Measuring the use and value of electronic journals and books. Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 43(3), 33-43. Morner, C. J. (1995). Measuring the library research skills of education doctoral students. In R. AnRhein (Ed.), Continuity & transformation: The promise of confluence. Proceedings of the Seventh National Conference of the Association of College and Research Libraries, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, March 29-April 1, 1995 (pp. 381-391). Chicago, IL: Association of College and Research Libraries. O'Connor, D. O., & Voos, H. (2008). Empirical laws, theory construction, and bibliometrics. In J. Smith & B. B. Jones, New adventures on the Web. Springfield, MA: Springer Verlag. References Page entitled References Hanging indentations APA uses double spacing. Check with your academic program because a lot of programs single space citations. Use italics, do not underline Alphabetical order, and Then by date 32 Reference Page See APA manual (6th ed.), pp. 193-215

18. DOIs Kennedy, J. D. (2005). Master's and doctoral thesis citations: Analysis and trends of a longitudinal study. Portal, 3, 459-479. doi:10.1037/0002-9432.76.4.482 Kennedy, J. D. (2009a). Identifying uniform core journal titles for music libraries: A dissertation citation study. College & Research Libraries, 60(2), 153-163. Kennedy, J. D. (2009b). Measuring the use and value of electronic journals and books. Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 43(3), 33-43. Morner, C. J. (1995). Measuring the library research skills of education doctoral students. In R. AnRhein (Ed.), Continuity & transformation: The promise of confluence. Proceedings of the Seventh National Conference of the Association of College and Research Libraries, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, March 29-April 1, 1995 (pp. 381-391). Chicago, IL: Association of College and Research Libraries. O'Connor, D. O., & Voos, H. (2008). Empirical laws, theory construction, and bibliometrics. In J. Smith & B. B. Jones, New adventures on the Web. Springfield, MA: Springer Verlag. References Digital Object Identifier (DOI) 32 Reference Page

19. Retrieval statements References Digital Object Identifier (DOI) Use retrieval statements for the exact journal home URL. 32 Reference Page Kennedy, J. D. (2005). Master's and doctoral thesis citations: Analysis and trends of a longitudinal study. Portal, 3, 459-479. Retrieved from http://www.portal.org Kennedy, J. D. (2009a). Identifying uniform core journal titles for music libraries: A dissertation citation study. College & Research Libraries, 60(2), 153-163. Kennedy, J. D. (2009b). Measuring the use and value of electronic journals and books. Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 43(3), 33-43. Morner, C. J. (1995). Measuring the library research skills of education doctoral students. In R. AnRhein (Ed.), Continuity & transformation: The promise of confluence. Proceedings of the Seventh National Conference of the Association of College and Research Libraries, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, March 29-April 1, 1995 (pp. 381-391). Chicago, IL: Association of College and Research Libraries. O'Connor, D. O., & Voos, H. (2008). Empirical laws, theory construction, and bibliometrics. In J. Smith & B. B. Jones, New adventures on the Web. Springfield, MA: Springer Verlag.

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