EDU 311/PSY 311 Educational Psychology: Writing and Citing

Ask a librarian if you need help finding a citation, or if you are unsure of when to cite.

• Purdue OWL   The Online Writing Lab (OWL) from Purdue University
• The American Psychological Association's (APA) interactive style guide for the 7th editon: https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/

• How to Paraphrase from Purdue Owl
• Keep careful research notes and keep track of citations and where your information comes from.
• Copy and paste judiciously.
• Remember that most of the words you are using should be yours. Quotes from sources should be used to bolster your ideas.
• If you paraphrase or quote, you need to cite.  Other people's ideas need to be credited as well as their quoted words.