What is APA documentation style?: Difference between revisions

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Idea-focused:
Idea-focused:
Place the author(s) and date(s) in parentheses at an appropriate place in or at the end of a sentence.
Place the author(s) and date(s) in parentheses at an appropriate place in or at the end of a sentence.
Example:
Example:
Researchers have studied how children represent mathematical problems (Alibali, Phillips, &
Researchers have studied how children represent mathematical problems (Alibali, Phillips, &
Fischer, 2009; Siegler, 1976).
Fischer, 2009; Siegler, 1976).
Researcher-focused:
Researcher-focused:
Place only the date in parentheses.
Place only the date in parentheses.
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Chronology-focused:
Chronology-focused:
Integrate both the author and date into your sentence.
Integrate both the author and date into your sentence.
Example:
Example:
In 2009 Alibali, Phillips, and Fischer reported that third- and fourth-grade students improved their problem representation when they were taught the equalize strategy but did not improve their problem representation when they were taught the add-subtract strategy.
In 2009 Alibali, Phillips, and Fischer reported that third- and fourth-grade students improved their problem representation when they were taught the equalize strategy but did not improve their problem representation when they were taught the add-subtract strategy.


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Sources with 1 or 2 authors:
Sources with 1 or 2 authors:
Cite name(s) in first and all subsequent citations
Cite name(s) in first and all subsequent citations
Example:
Example:


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