Title: APA Analysis: Article Critique 1

Contents

1. Make a reference entry for the article using APA style

2. Author(s) of the study and their institutional affiliation

3. Title of the article, and whether it meets APA requirements

4. List the journal name, volume number, issue number, and pages for the article

5. Source of the article (name of electronic database, website url...)

6. Analysis of the quality of the abstract using Section 2.04 in the APA Manual

7.  Use your article to identify and explain the basics elements of APA style.

a. Reference format and citations

b. Reference list

c. Levels of headings

d. Order of pages

e. Margins

f. Alignment

g. Spacing

h. Use of numbers

i. Table

8. Whether the reference list done properly based on APA guidelines. Is there a reference for each material cited in the study? Is each reference properly cited within the paper?

9. Quote a passage of less than 40 words directly from the article as tf it were the first time you had cited the article. Use suitable punctuation and reference citation format.

10. Paraphrase the quotation from question 9 as if you had cited it in a preceding paragraph. Be sure to use the suitable punctuation and reference citation format. 11. Quote a passage of 40 or additional words directly from the article as if you had cited it in a previous paragraph. Use suitable punctuation and reference citation format.

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