Citing Sources Worksheet



Citing Sources Worksheet ~ APA Style

|1 |Material from the original source |“Example” sentence and Reference list citation from a student paper |

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| |Opinion for independence swept the colonies in the spring of 1776. The Congress recommended that colonies form their own|The U.S. Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776. |

| |governments and assigned a committee to draft a declaration of independence…This document, written by Thomas Jefferson | |

| |but revised in committee, consisted of two parts…On July 2 the Congress itself voted for independence; on the 4th it | |

| |adopted the Declaration. | |

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| |[Block quote from Pole, J. R. (2002). United States of America. In The new encyclopaedia britannica (Vol. 29, pp. | |

| |149-454). Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica.] | |

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| | |Reference |

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|2 |Material from the original source |“Example” sentence and Reference list citation from a student paper |

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| |The infusion of multimedia technologies into the classroom has changed the way educators teach and students learn…In |One important advantage of creating multimedia projects in the |

| |this project, students will learn to make use of the knowledge presented to them in a more meaningful way using |classroom environment is that when students create multimedia projects,|

| |different media elements…One important advantage of creating multimedia projects in the classroom environment is that |they tend to do this in a group environment. |

| |when students create multimedia projects, they tend to do this in a group environment. By working in a group situation, | |

| |the students will have to tap into their group skills and use a variety of activities to accomplish the project's | |

| |overall objectives. In this way, collaborative learning experience can be gained by the students. | |

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| |[Block quote from Neo, M., & Neo, K. (2002). Building a constructivist learning environment using a multimedia | |

| |project--a Malaysian experience. Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 11(2), 141-153. Retrieved April 23, | |

| |2004 from the WilsonWeb OmniFile database.] | |

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| | |Reference |

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| | |Neo, M., & Neo, K. (2002). Building a constructivist learning |

| | |environment using a multimedia project--a Malaysian experience. Journal|

| | |of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 11(2), 141-153. Retrieved |

| | |April 23, 2004 from the WilsonWeb OmniFile database. |

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|3 |Material from the original source |“Example” sentence and Reference list citation from a student paper |

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| |The role of the student also evolves from being a passive learner to becoming an active participant in the learning |In a constructivist learning environment, “…students must play an |

| |process. In this student-centered learning mode, the students must play an active part in their learning and construct |active part in their learning and construct their own knowledge or |

| |their own knowledge or meaning of what they learn, and learning builds on what learners have already constructed in |meaning of what they learn, and learning builds on what learners have |

| |other contexts. The learners determine how to reach the desired learning outcomes themselves. In other words, students |already constructed in other contexts” (Neo & Neo, 2002, p. 144). |

| |are involved in learning as a process of knowledge construction and not knowledge absorption. This learning process is |OR |

| |also knowledge-dependent, that is, the learners use current knowledge to construct new knowledge. | |

| | |According to Neo and Neo (2002), in a constructivist learning |

| | |environment “…students must play an active part in their learning and |

| |[Block quote from Neo, M., & Neo, K. (2002). Building a constructivist learning environment using a multimedia |construct their own knowledge or meaning of what they learn, and |

| |project--a Malaysian experience. Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 11(2), 141-153. Retrieved April 23, |learning builds on what learners have already constructed in other |

| |2004 from the WilsonWeb OmniFile database.] |contexts” (p. 144). |

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| | |Reference |

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| | |Neo, M., & Neo, K. (2002). Building a constructivist learning |

| | |environment using a multimedia project--a Malaysian experience. Journal|

| | |of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 11(2), 141-153. Retrieved |

| | |April 23, 2004 from the WilsonWeb OmniFile database. |

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|4 |Material from the original source |“Example” sentence and Reference list citation from a student paper |

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| |Constructivist learning emphasized learning as a social and collaborative endeavour as well as problem-solving of |Neo and Neo (2002) explain that, in a constructivist classroom, |

| |realistic and authentic tasks. Thus, instruction focuses on assisting the learners to develop learning and thinking |instruction focuses on assisting the learners to develop learning and |

| |strategies in the subject domain, that is, learning "how to learn" rather than how much is learned. From a |thinking strategies in the subject domain, that is, learning "how to |

| |constructivist view, students must be provided with a rich learning environment. The computer with its capability of |learn" rather than how much is learned. |

| |processing and integrating the various media elements such as text, graphics, sound, animation, and video is ideally | |

| |suited to present such a rich learning environment. | |

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| |[Block quote from Neo, M., & Neo, K. (2002). Building a constructivist learning environment using a multimedia | |

| |project--a Malaysian experience. Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 11(2), 141-153. Retrieved April 23, | |

| |2004 from the WilsonWeb OmniFile database.] | |

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| | |Reference |

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| | |Neo, M., & Neo, K. (2002). Building a constructivist learning |

| | |environment using a multimedia project--a Malaysian experience. Journal|

| | |of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 11(2), 141-153. Retrieved |

| | |April 23, 2004 from the WilsonWeb OmniFile database. |

Did the student cite the source correctly in the right-hand column? Yes___ No___

Please explain briefly:

|5 |Material from the original source |“Example” sentence and Reference list citation from a student paper |

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| |What is different about the Multimedia Project is the way that students and teachers use a wide range of technologies to|Penuel, Means, and Simkins (2000) believe that, when students work to |

| |design, plan, research, and complete their projects. Although students certainly learn how to use specific multimedia |develop multimedia projects, they acquire knowledge relating to the |

| |technologies, the emphasis is on developing students as authors of multimedia content. In the creative process of |class’ subject matter, and they also develop critical thinking skills, |

| |designing multimedia products to meet given specifications, students learn not only academic content but also |strategies for finding solutions to problems, and the ability to work |

| |critical-thinking, problem-solving, and teamwork skills. In the Multimedia Project, students are not simply consumers of|in collaborative environments. |

| |advanced technologies; they learn how to use and adapt the particular tools to meet the challenges posed by a complex | |

| |communication task. | |

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| |[Block quote from Penuel, W. R., Means, B., & Simkins, M. (2000). The multimedia challenge. Educational Leadership, | |

| |58(2), 34-38. Retrieved April 25, 2004 from the EBSCOhost ERIC Education database.] | |

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| | |Reference |

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| | |Penuel, W. R., Means, B., & Simkins, M. (2000). The multimedia |

| | |challenge. Educational Leadership, 58(2), 34-38. Retrieved April 25, |

| | |2004 from the EBSCOhost ERIC Education database. |

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|6 |Material from the original source |“Example” sentence and Reference list citation from a student paper |

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| |One of the chief lessons of the Multimedia Project is the importance of developing a network of teacher supports for |Despite the fact that the incorporation of technology into the |

| |integrating technology into a model for innovative teaching and learning. As schools, districts, and government agencies|curriculum is increasingly receiving monetary support, it is important |

| |allocate more funding for technology, we should not overlook the benefit of informal networks of instructional and |to remember that teachers must also have channels by which they can |

| |technical support. |support each other in regards to their teaching strategies and their |

| | |use of technology in the classroom. |

| |[Block quote from Penuel, W. R., Means, B., & Simkins, M. (2000). The multimedia challenge. Educational Leadership, | |

| |58(2), 34-38. Retrieved April 25, 2004 from the EBSCOhost ERIC Education database.] | |

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| | |Reference |

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| | |Penuel, W. R., Means, B., & Simkins, M. (2000). The multimedia |

| | |challenge. Educational Leadership, 58(2), 34-38. Retrieved April 25, |

| | |2004 from the EBSCOhost ERIC Education database. |

Did the student cite the source correctly in the right-hand column? Yes___ No___

Please explain briefly:

|7 |Material from the original source |“Example” sentence and Reference list citation from a student paper |

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| |Franklin, Aretha, byname Queen of Soul (b. March 25, 1942, Memphis, Tenn., U.S.), American gospel and blues |Known as the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin was one of the first |

| |singer-composer who was one of the first performers in “soul music” to achieve widespread popularity with white |performers in soul music to find widespread popularity with white |

| |audiences. |audiences. |

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| |[Block quote from Franklin, Aretha (2002). In The new encyclopaedia britannica (Vol. 4, p. 941). Chicago: Encyclopaedia | |

| |Britannica.] | |

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|8 |Material from the original source |“Example” sentence and Reference list citation from a student paper |

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| |Water is undoubtedly the most common and most important of all chemical compounds. The properties of water have played a|The alarm caused by draught conditions is understandable when one |

| |central role in the development of life on Earth—water is essential to all living organisms. |considers that “[t]he properties of water have played a central role in|

| | |the development of life on Earth—water is essential to all living |

| |[Block quote from Odom, J. D. (2002). Chemical compounds. In The new encyclopaedia britannica (Vol. 15, pp. 777-931). |organisms” (Odom, 2002, p. 782). |

| |Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica.] | |

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| | |Reference |

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| | |Odom, J. D. (2002). Chemical compounds. In The new encyclopaedia |

| | |britannica (Vol. 15, pp. 777-931). Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica.] |

Did the student cite the source correctly in the right-hand column? Yes___ No___

Please explain briefly:

Worksheet prepared by Linda Cifelli

Kean University Library

October 22, 2004

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