APA Form and Style - Essay Example

From the following reference material information, create a reference citation that is consistent with the APA style:
Henry W. Maier, Three Theories of Child Development, p. 28, published in 1988.
Jean Piaget, Biology and Knowledge, p. 122, published in 1978.

Answer:

Maier, H.W. (1988). Three theories of child development,  28.

Piaget, J. (1978). Biology and knowledge, 122.

2. 
   
   
   You have decided to quote another author (Mark A. Krueger, Intervention Techniques for Child Care Workers, p. 10, published in 1980). Present the following quotation, according to APA style:
   
   

Individual relationships could very well be the most important aspect of residential treatment.

Answer:

Krueger (1980) noted that “individual relationships could very well be the most important aspect of residential treatment” (p. 10).


3. Present the following quotation (from David Finkelhor’s Child Sexual Abuse: New Research and Theory, pp. 58-59, published in 1984) in APA style:

Of course, there has been criticism that mothers have been blamed too frequently for abuse. This criticism has some validity. But findings related to the importance of mothers in protecting children appear too regularly to be dismissed as sexism. There is growing evidence that when mothers are incapacitated in some way, children are more vulnerable to abuse.

Answer:

Finkelhor (1984) said that:

Of course, there has been criticism that mothers have been blamed too frequently for abuse. This criticism has some validity. But findings related to the importance of mothers in protecting children appear too regularly to be dismissed as sexism. There is growing evidence that when mothers are incapacitated in some way, children are more vulnerable to abuse (pp. 58-59).

4. 
   
   Using the following information, create a reference list entry for a chapter in an edited book:
   
   Chapter: “In the Best Interest of Children: Returning Play to Its Pace” by Mary Ellen Sapp, pp. 49-61.
   Book: Play’s Pace in Public Education for Young Children, edited by Victoria Jean Dimidjian; published by the National Education Association, Washington, D.C., in 1992.

Answer:

Sapp, M. E. (1992). In the best interest of children: Returning play to its pace. In V. J. Dimidjian (Ed), Play’s pace in public education for young children. Washington DC:  National Education Association, 49-61.

5. Using the following information, create a reference list entry for a journal article:

Computer-Based Drill and Practice in Arithmetic: Widening the Gap Between High- and Low-Achieving Students” by Nora Hativa in the Fall 1988 issue of the American Educational Research Journal (volume 25, issue 3, pp. 366 to 397).

Answer:

Hativa, N. (1988, Fall). Computer-based drill and practice in arithmetic: Widening the gap between high- and low-achieving students. American Educational Research Journal, 25 (3), 366-397.


6. Present the following table title in APA style:
Table #1: “Mean mood scores before and after physical activity.”
A B C
21 25 32
There are no #7 and #6 A, B, C, and 21, 25, and 32 each are in a small box all boxes are connected. There are six small boxes in total one box on top of each box.

Answer.

Table 1.

Mean mood scores before and after physical activity.

Samples

Before

Mean Mood Scores

After

Mean Mood Scores

Sample A

21

Sample B

25

Sample C

32

8. Edit the following sentences for grammar:
   
   Williams and Jensen (1992) would demonstrate the same effect. [verb tense]
   
   Answer:

Williams and Jensen (1992) demonstrated the same effect.


9. Neither of the books was available at the library. [agreement of subject and verb]

Answer:

Neither of the books was available at the library.


10. The team achieved a 38% improvement in their scores after undergoing training. [pronouns]

Answer:

The team achieved a 38 % improvement in their scores after undergoing training.


11. Successful problem solvers were both more adept at representing the problem and they use heuristics. [parallel construction]

Answer:

Successful problem solvers were both more adept at representing the problem and using the heuristics.

12. Edit the following sentences for punctuation, hyphenation, and the expression of numbers:

The participants were introduced to each of the following trainers but they were not allowed to choose their trainers. [punctuation]

Answer:

The participants were introduced to each of the following trainers, but they were not allowed to choose their trainers.


13. Post-tests were administered to third-grade students. [hyphenation]

Answer:

Posttests were administered to third-grade students.


14. Of the schools that participated, twelve were elementary schools, six were middle schools, and four were high schools. [numbers]

Answer:

Of the schools that participated, 12 were elementary schools, six were middle schools, and four were high schools.