What is a referencing 
  style?
  • Method to credit sources used in 
  assignments/Research
  • Many different referencing styles
  • One style is used in a written piece
  APA Style (6th edition)
  • Consists of two main parts:
    1. In text citations
    2. The reference list
  • Important to follow all rules carefully 
  including
  format, spacing, date and abbreviations.
  • Rules will vary according to format – book, 
  article, report, paper, webpage, twitter post 
  etc
  When to cite
  • Cite when you refer to ideas, theories or 
  research of an author
  • Ensure references cited have been read
  • Provide references for facts and figures
  • Provide a citation for direct quotations
   In text citations in APA 
   Style
   • Directs reader to full source details in the 
   reference list
   • Author-date system:
   • Author, without initials or suffixes
   • Year of publication
   The study found that the student’s reading 
   improved (Jones, 2014).
   Note: Punctuation mark after the in text 
   citation.
   Variations - in text 
   citations 1
   When the name of the author is included 
   in the
    text, then only need year of publication:
   Brookhart (2013) describes in her book how 
   to……
   Note: There is a space between the author's 
   name and date