APA Style Papers: Seventh Edition Refresher for Instructors
In this webinar, APA Style experts provide a refresher on seventh edition APA Style guidelines for instructors who want to ensure that they are providing up-to-date guidance for students.
We discuss basics of seventh edition APA Style guidelines, how the guidelines have changed from earlier editions, how you can help students learn the seventh edition, and which outdated guidelines (zombie guidelines) and APA Style myths (ghost guidelines) to watch out for!
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00:00 Introduction
01:16 agenda
03:21 APA Style Tip Sheet
09:26 avoiding plagiarism
10:42 use inclusive language
13:00 differences between editions
14:45 Why are changes made?
16:00 What are zombie guidelines?
17:00 You can use the words "participants" and "subjects"
18:54 Numbers in abstracts are formatted using the same guidelines as numbers in text
20:26 "Retrieved from" in references
21:21 retrieval dates are very rare needed in references
23:50 physical location is not needed in book references
24:49 direct quotations when there are no page numbers
27:00 include issue numbers in journal article references
28:05 running heads
29:43 What are ghost guidelines?
31:35 first-person and second-person pronouns
33:54 footnotes
34:54 age of research
36:28 formatting CVs, resumes, tables of contents, dissertations, and PowerPoint presentations
38:28 using full names (vs. surnames only)
39:56 acceptable sources
42:50 frequency of updates
44:25 recommended sources
48:05 Q&A
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