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Typing Format Your Social Security Number goes here AEDL 400 January 2, 2002

Typing Format American Psychological Association (APA) The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.) is the style guide to be used for all assignments in this course. All assignments must adhere to the formats as set forth in this manual. The following is a brief synopsis of some of the most significant content in the manual. Read it carefully; you are responsible for complying with this information. Again, this is only a synopsis. For more detailed information regarding what is contained in this document, as well as for information not noted herein, you are to refer to the manual itself. Copies of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.) are on reserve in our library. Information on the APA format also may be accessed through the Internet at several sites, including

http://www.apa.org/journals/, http://webster.commnet.edu/apa/apa_index.htm , and http://www.apa.org/. If you have any questions regarding this information, please see me. General Typing Instructions 1. 2. 3. Double space only. Use only white paper. Use only black or blue ink.

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Use the same margin, of 1 to 1.5 inches, on all four sides. Do not hyphenate words at the end of a line of typing. Indent all paragraphs 5-7 spaces or .5. Type no more than 25 lines of text per page. Number all pages consecutively, starting with the cover page as 1. Use the page header followed by the page number on every page. Left justify only, do not right justify, your margins. Cover Page

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Use a page header in the upper right-hand corner, skip 5 spaces, then the page number.

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At the left margin, type the Running head. This includes the heading, followed by 1-4 words from the title. Note the unique use of upper and lower cases. For example: Running head: TYPING FORMAT. This paper has an example of an appropriate cover page.

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After having typed the Running head, center the following information: Title of Assignment or Paper Your Social Security Number The Course Number

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Date Assignment is Due Do not underline, bold, or upper case this information other than as noted. Text

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Type the title of the paper. Be sure it is centered. Then double space. Indent 5 spaces and type your paper. Headings

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Headings are centered. Do not use a heading for an introduction. Subheadings are started at the left margin and are italicized. Do not skip additional lines between paragraphs. If you feel a need to do so, then you probably need another heading. Reference Citations

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Examples for citing references with one author in the text are: Smith (2001) noted.... It was noted (Smith, 2001) that....

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The same two formats noted in #1 above may be used for references with multiple authors. If the surnames are used outside parentheses, a comma is used to separate lists with three or more items. The word and precedes the last name.

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If the surnames are used within parentheses, use commas to separate three or more items. However, use an ampersand (&) instead of and before the last surname.

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Never change the order of the surnames. When citing a reference using a secondary source (i.e., you did not read the article as it was originally published but either read it in another publication, such as an edited book, or read about it in another publication, such as a journal), it must be identified as such. For example, Lickona (cited in Noll, 1995) noted that.... Quotations

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Quotes require a citation that includes the page number. For example: Smith (2001) noted, Education is good (p. 3). Education is good (Smith, 2001, p. 3).

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Quotes must have quotation marks at the beginning and end of the quote. The exception is a lengthy quote.

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APA has a separate format (i.e., a block quote format) to be used for long quotes, which APA identifies as those quotes that contain 40 or more words.

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Paraphrases require a citation, but not a page number. References There are 95 different formats for noting references in an APA References list. They are found on pages 240-281 of the APA manual.

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Examples of the most common formats are: Chalmers, D. (2000, November 17). Seeing with sound [Msg 1]. Message posted to news://sci.psychology.consciousness Kotlowitz, A. (1991). There are no children here: The story of two boys growing up in the other America. New York: Anchor Books. Lickona, T. (1995). The return of character education. In J. W. Noll (Ed.), Taking sides: Clashing views on controversial educational issues (8th ed.) (pp. 50-56). Guilford, CT: Dushkin Publishing Group, Inc. Perry, L. A. (1997). Using wordless picture books with beginning readers (of any age). TEACHING Exceptional Children, 29(3), 68 & 69. Ryan, K., & Cooper, J. M. (1995). Those who can, teach (7th ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co. Repetto, J. B., & Correa, V. I. (1996). Expanding views on transition. Exceptional Children, 62, 551-563.

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Scorsese, M. (Producer), & Lonergan, K. (Writer/Director). (2000). You can count on me [Motion picture]. United States: Paramount Pictures VandenBos, G., Knapp, S., & Doe, J. (2001). Role of reference elements in the selection of resources by psychology undergraduates [Electronic version]. Journal of Bibliographic Research, 5, 117-123. Retrieved October 31, 2001, from http://jbr.org/articles.html Additional Useful Information 1. Both e.g. and i.e. are to be used only within parentheses. The former means for example and is used when you are providing only a sampling of the options. The latter means that is and is used when you are being specific in what you intend to identify. 2. All authors must be cited the first time that particular text reference is noted. Subsequent citations may take the form of et al., but only after all the authors have been cited the first time. All authors must be cited in the Reference in the order in which they are listed on the document. 3. 4. Use an ampersand (&) only inside parentheses. Do not use etc. , even within parentheses. Instead, use a list within

Typing Format parentheses preceded by e.g.. 5. Generally use the numeral for numbers 10 and above and words for numbers below 10. However, there are many exceptions, such as dates, times, and measures for which numerals are always used. See pages 122-130 for additional detailed information. 6. Never start a sentence with a numeral, even if it is 10 or more. Instead, rewrite the sentence. 7. 8. A paragraph requires more than a single sentence.

Use the full term, followed by the acronym in parentheses, the first time the term is used. Thereafter, the acronym may be used alone.

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Personal communications are cited in the text, but not in the References.

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