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EDU 334: APA Citation Course Guide

Welcome to the EDU 334 APA Citation Course Guide!

APA Manual Cover

This session is designed to teach you about APA citation style, along with broader concepts related to citation and evaluating sources. It's helpful to know what to do, but the why is just as important. You can return to this guide anytime to review the materials.

To get started, go to the following link or use the embedded form below and answer the two questions: APA Introductory Questions

What's the Point?

PROFESSIONAL GOAL: This session will familiarize you with the basics of APA citation and ethical concepts involved within academic scholarship.

ASSIGNMENT GOAL: The APA basics will help you format your Curriculum Plan assignment.

EDU 334 APA curricular connection

Students will recognize the ethical dimensions of information use, creation, and dissemination in order to responsibly create content.

[Beginner Level]

After this session, you'll be able to:

  • Identify aspects of APA style in order to give credit to original ideas from a variety of sources
  • Identify how to apply aspects of APA citation style (paraphrasing, in text citations, etc) in order to integrate sources within your projects (research, presentations, etc)
  • Identify reasons why citation is important in order to understand the connection between citation and respect of other's ideas
  • Explain your contribution to Education scholarship on an emerging level, as students exploring simple research questions and topics

Students will be able to evaluate information, in order to select the best resources for their information needs.

[Beginner Level]

After this session, you'll be able to:

  • Identify credible scholarly sources based on content, authority,  relevance, currency, or other distinguishing characteristics