Re: [LM_NET] SHARE: Citing Sources--- High School vs. Academic

[Cheryl Youse <cyouse@GMAIL.COM>]

Shonda,

My Language Arts department and I heartily agree with you.  Our problem is
that while the major universities here in Georgia require use of APA style,
the Georgia high school graduation test only covers MLA style.  The teachers
would LIKE to teach APA to conform with future expectations but feel their
hands are tied by the standardized testing requirements.

Some of the science teachers do expect APA citation, but they have a
difficult time with the assignment.

I recall as an undergraduate being requried to use the Chicago Manual of
Style for History courses, MLA for language arts, and somewhere..Turabian
came in there.  I have to admit to having a difficulties with APA citation
myself.

On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 4:18 PM, Shonda Brisco <sbrisco@gmail.com> wrote:

> With the research season (Spring semester) soon approaching, I thought
> I'd share some observations about what's happening at the Academic
> level regarding citing sources.
>
> If you or your teachers are teaching (or primarily using) ONLY the MLA
> style for citing research, be aware that the primary style manual used
> by many academic disciplines is APA.  I've contacted approximately 30
> different university librarians across the country to ask what they
> find to be the "standard" for citations and the APA format seems to be
> the style used by most students enrolled in a wide variety of
> disciplines including the humanities--- which has often been
> associated with the MLA citation format.
>
> To ensure academic success in this "nearly-always frustrating area of
> research" for students, I would advise high school teachers (and
> librarians)  to "mix it up" and teach both the MLA and APA citation
> styles in order to prepare those college-bound students for what they
> might find at their particular university.  (I've already seen a few
> students this semester "bite the dust" because they failed the
> bibliography component of their research, so this is just a "head's
> up" for those future freshmen who aren't aware of other styles or
> formats!)
>
> ~Shonda
>
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Cheryl Youse, MLS
Media Specialist
Colquitt County High School
Moultrie, GA
cyouse@gmail.com

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