S TYLE T UTORIAL APA

M ENTAL C ONDITION OF THE STUDENT

W HAT D ISCIPLINES U SE T HIS S TYLE ? Primarily: Education Nursing Secondary: Business Social Sciences Such as: Psychology Linguistics Sociology Economics Criminology

G ENERAL C ONCERNS Formatting Issues Internal Citations References Credible Sources (see professor)

S TEP O NE : A SCERTAIN T YPE OF APA Ask the student if they are using true APA or an abridged version. If true APA, carry on to step two. If an abridged version, the student needs to provide the tutor with the specifics. This may require the student to approach his/her professor for clarification and further instructions before a tutor can fully assess the APA.

S TEP T WO : S TUDENT Q UESTIONS The first thing to do in any tutorial is to discover what the student needs and answer his/her questions. Typical questions: Is my APA correct? How do I ____________? Create a running head Change page numbers between sections Etc. Are my citations correct? Is my reference page set up correctly?

C ONTENT We cannot help with subject content, but we can help with the structure of the student’s argument. Make sure that the student understands that if they prioritize formatting or style concerns, there will not be much time left in the tutorial to address content concerns or argument/structure issues.

S TEP T HREE : A NSWERING C ONCERNS Basic formatting: Margins: 1 inch Font: Times New Roman, 12 pt. Paragraphs: Double space Header: Running head Sections: Title Page Abstract Main Body References

E XAMPLES

I NTERNAL C ITATIONS Paraphrasing: …(Robbins, 2008). Quote less than 40 words: “…” (Smith, 2005, p.6). (Smith, 2005, pp. 8-9). Incorporating a source into a paragraph: According to Stemmer (2008)… Stemmer (2008) indicates… Quote more than 40 words (block quote): Indent: 0.5” No quotation marks. (Roueche & Roueche, 1993, p.121) Block quotes in APA are like MLA but with a year attached. Secondary Source: Ex: Stemmer’s work (as cited in Pratt, 2008). Pratt on Reference page

R EFERENCE P AGE Title: References (centered) Book: Branham, C. (1998). Profiles of great African Americans. Lincolnwood, IL: Publications International. Magazine: Clemetson, L. (2001, January 8). Oprah on Oprah. Newsweek, 137, Newspaper: Dedman, B. (1999, October 10). Professor Oprah, preaching what she practices. New York Times, p. C1. Website: Sandsworth, L. R. (n.d.). Oprah’s dynasty. Retrieved from

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