K. Hannegrefs

SLM 521

Spring 2005

02/16/05

 

CITING INTERNET SOURCES

Elective #3

 

 

            As a teacher of high school students, I assigned them a research project.  The class is a Psychology class and will be researching different theorists covered throughout the course.  I have reviewed the necessary links and have found all to be informative.  Because the class is Psychology it seems fitting to use the APA (American Psychological Association) style of citing resources.  The resources provided by the APA’s website provided good information.  The site gives the students a template and an example citation.  I would direct my students to the APA website. To provide another option for my students I liked the link to the Skillman & Kirby Libraries of Lafayette College of Easton, PA.  The reason for selecting this site is because it provides details for three styles of citing resources (APA, MLA, and Chicago).  This site also provides templates and example citations for the students to follow.  It gives students the opportunity to compare all three styles and a future reference for their other Social Studies classes. 

 

This is where a dilemma occurs; as a Social Studies teacher who teaches classes other then Psychology, I need to find a consistent way of citing sources.  As an undergraduate history student, a history professor had the class use Chicago style.  Most teachers use the MLA style of citing sources.  I believe that I will stay with the APA style of citation.  Now it means training the students to use the proper citation.

 

 

 

 

CITING SOURCES FROM THE INTERNET USING APA CITATION

 

Salwen, Peter.  (n.d.).  The Quotable Mark Twain.  Retrieved February 16, 2005, from http://salwen.com/mtquotes.html

 

CIA The World Factbook Afghanistan.  (February 10, 2005).  Retrieved February 16, 2005 from http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/af.html

 

Nascar.com Drivers.  (n.d.). Retrieved February 16, 2005 from http://www.nascar.com/drivers/list/wc/dps/

 

McKenzie, Jamie.  (2001, June).  Building Good New Ideas.  The Education Technology Journal, Vol. 10, No. 9.  Retrieved February 16, 2005 from http://fno.org/jun01/building.html