APA Reference Formatting Essentials

This video tutorial by Chelsea Seaburn provides a comprehensive guide to creating an APA 7th edition reference list. It covers the foundational elements of APA references, including author, date, title, and source. The tutorial explains the two main formatting patterns: italic title and italic source. It also demonstrates how to set up a reference page in Google Docs, including formatting tips like hanging indents. The video provides examples of citing web pages, group authors, journal articles, newspaper articles, and magazine articles. Additional resources and links are provided for further learning.

What is the main purpose of the video tutorial?

• To discuss Chicago style referencing

• To explain MLA citation style

• To provide a history of APA style

• To teach APA 7th edition reference list formatting

Which of the following is NOT one of the four elements of an APA reference?

• Title

• Publisher

• Date

• Author

What are the two formatting patterns used in APA references?

• Bold title and italic source

• Italic title and italic source

• Underlined title and bold source

• Italic title and bold source

Where should the reference page start in your document?

• At the beginning of the document

• On the last page of your paper

• In the middle of your paper

• On the first blank page after your paper

What is the correct format for a web page citation with an individual author?

• Author's last name, first initial. Website name. (Year, Month Day). Title of the article. URL

• Website name. Author's last name, first initial. (Year, Month Day). Title of the article. URL

• Title of the article. Author's last name, first initial. (Year, Month Day). Website name. URL

• Author's last name, first initial. (Year, Month Day). Title of the article. Website name. URL

How should you format the title of a journal article in an APA reference?

• In bold

• In italics

• In sentence case

• In uppercase

When citing a journal article with multiple authors, how many authors should you list before using an ellipsis?

• 10

• 20

• 15

• 19

What should you do if a magazine article does not have a DOI or URL?

• Include the publisher's address

• Add 'No DOI available' in the reference

• Omit the source locator

• Use a placeholder URL

In APA referencing, how should the authors be listed in a reference?

• Alphabetically by last name

• In the order of their contribution

• By their first name

• Randomly

What is the recommended action if a reference is published online?

• Underline the URL

• Leave the link active

• Italicize the URL

• Remove the hyperlink