APA, Meet Google: Graduate Students' Approaches to Learning Citation Style

Autor/inn/en	Van Note Chism, Nancy; Weerakoon, Shrinika
Titel	APA, Meet Google: Graduate Students' Approaches to Learning Citation Style
Quelle	In: Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 12 (2012) 2, S.27-38 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1527-9316
Schlagwörter	Graduate Students; Citation Indexes; Citation Analysis; Learning Processes; Cognitive Style; Layout (Publications); Interviews; Observation; Protocol Analysis; Writing Strategies; Performance Factors; Standards + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Citation; Citations; Zitationsindex; Zitat; Zitatenanalyse; Learning process; Lernprozess; Cognitive styles; Kognitiver Stil; Textgestaltung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Beobachtung; Schreibtechnik; Leistungsindikator; Standard
Abstract	Inspired by Perkins' Theories of Difficulty concept, this exploratory study examined the learning patterns of graduate students as they grappled with using the style sheet of the American Psychological Association (APA). The researchers employed task performance analysis of three APA formatting tasks, interviews, and observation during a "think aloud" task to gather information on students' misconceptions and successes. The study was able to document in detail how a group of Internet-savvy students approach the use of a style sheet. Learning APA style was found to be a matter both of overcoming conceptual blocks and personal style preferences. Once understanding of genre and conventions that may be inconsistent with prior experience and with each other are attained, motivation, patience, persistence, and attention to detail are also needed to achieve high levels of performance. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10