APA+Guidance

=**APA Formatting Resources and Guidance**=

WWU requires the use of APA formatting in all courses. In EDU580, you are required to include an APA citation and reference from a non assigned resources for most of your forum postings.

The following resources can be excellent tools in helping you with properly formatting citations and references:
 * [|Purdue APA Formatting and Style Guide] – A great resource that has lots of examples. It is very well organized. You should be able to find how to cite most items using this reference. The key is to have a clear concept of what category the resource is in.


 * **WWU Introduction to APA Style - A Brief Overview**
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 * **Citing Basic Online Sources Using APA - Quick Guide - Video Version 1.1**
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The links below provide some fairly comprehensive guidance concerning APA style in-text citations and references. The key issue is that you must know what type of resource you are seeking to cite. You will find a drop down menu after the introductory paragraphs. Selecting an item from the drop down will take you to a description of that item along with implementation examples.
 * Research and Documentation Online for the Social Sciences – APA Style**
 * [|APA in-text citations guidance and examples]
 * [|APA list of references guidance and examples]
 * From APA Style Frequently Asked Questions – 6th Edition**
 * [|When do you include a retrieval date in a citation?]
 * [|How do you cite an entire website (but not a specific document on that site)?] Note: unless otherwise stated by your instructor, for purposes of required citations in assignments in William Woods University education courses, a general reference to an entire website would not count as one of the required citations.
 * How do you cite an e-book (Kindle, Nook, iBook, etc.)? Note: The E-reader version is not always applicable. For instance, if it is an e-book in pdf format then it would not be a specific E-reader version.
 * [|More Frequently Asked Questions About APA Style from the APA Website]
 * [|More Frequently Asked Questions About APA Style from the APA Website]