STYLE TUTORIALAPA

MENTAL CONDITION OF THE STUDENT

WHAT DISCIPLINES USE THIS STYLE? Primarily:

Education Nursing

Secondary: Business Social Sciences

Such as: Psychology Linguistics Sociology Economics Criminology

GENERAL CONCERNS Formatting Issues Internal Citations References Credible Sources (see professor)

STEP ONE: ASCERTAIN TYPE 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.

STEP TWO: STUDENT QUESTIONS 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?

CONTENT 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.

STEP THREE: ANSWERING CONCERNS Basic formatting:

Margins: 1 inch Font: Times New Roman, 12 pt. Paragraphs: Double space Header: Running head Sections:

Title Page Abstract Main Body References

EXAMPLES

INTERNAL CITATIONS 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

REFERENCE PAGE 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, 38-44.

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

http://www.femalebusinessnews.com/oprah/apap/ttl

FOR FURTHER EXAMPLES…APA: The Easy Way A Writer’s Resource