SAGESSE UNIVERSITY

Faculty of Business Administration and Finance

Name of Student: Ziad Emile Farah (18766)

Area of Concentration (MBA major): Bachelor in Business Administration (accounting

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Exercise:

a) Using Zotero plugin in MS Word, insert in text citation (APA style) in yellow zones
according to the sources used.
b) Generate a reference list (Bibliography) at the / of the document.

College instructors grapple with identifying the most effective strategies to teach students APA
format. Seemingly despite numerous resources and even after lessons detailing the nuances of
APA, students make frequent and repetitive errors writing in APA style. It is challenging for
instructors to both keep up with the changes and revised guidelines of APA style and, more
importantly, to identify strategies to effectively teach the format to their students (Jorgensen
and Marek 2013; McDonald 2011; Stellmack et al. 2009).

When grading assignments that incorporate APA style, it is best practice to use a rubric to
ensure consistency and fairness in grading. According to Andrade, rubrics have also been proven
to be “effective in student learning outcomes and in their development of skills” (Andrade
2000:12); additionally, well-done rubrics complement effective in-text feedback” (Jorgensen and
Marek 2013).

Froese, Boswell, Garcia, Koehn, and Nelson (1995) recommend direct instruction early in a
freshman’s introductory courses to reinforce correct use of style.
Bibliography:
Andrade, Heidi Goodrich. 2000. “Using Rubrics to Promote Thinking and Learning.”
Educational Leadership 57(5):13–19.

Froese, Arnold D., Kindra L. Boswell, Elizabeth D. Garcia, Laura J. Koehn, and Jalane M.
Nelson. 1995. “Citing Secondary Sources: Can We Correct What Students Do Not
Know?” Teaching of Psychology 22(4):235–38.

Jorgensen, Terrence D., and Pam Marek. 2013. “Workshops Increase Students’
Proficiency at Identifying General and APA-Style Writing Errors.” Teaching of
Psychology 40(4):294–99.

McDonald, K. Elizabeth. 2011. “Teaching the 6th Edition of APA Style of Writing in
Counselor Education.” The Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision
3(2):5.

Stellmack, Mark A., Yasmine L. Konheim-Kalkstein, Julia E. Manor, Abigail R. Massey, and
Julie Ann P. Schmitz. 2009. “An Assessment of Reliability and Validity of a Rubric
for Grading APA-Style Introductions.” Teaching of Psychology 36(2):102–7.