PwAdv W3D1 Plagiarism APA 7 English

I am allowed to copy information from a website, book, or article (including images, charts, and graphs) directly into my work as long as I have included a citation in the References at the end of the paper.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Correct. Copying information without providing credit is considered plagiarism. While a citation was included in the Reference list, an in-text citation is also required in the paper. The information should also be formatted as a quote if used word for word. However, Copy and Pasting information does not demonstrate your understanding of the information and could create poor paragraph structure.

All citation styles, including APA, have 2 components: in-text and references.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

All citation styles require both in-text citations and references. In-text citations give credit to the original source of the information/fact/idea. If no citation is included, the reader will assume it is your fact or idea. That is plagiarism, and there are serious consequences attached.

If I put the information in my own words, I don't need to provide an in-text citation.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

It is the IDEA or CONCEPT that you are citing. Even if you use your own words, you must cite it.

Citations are a Must Have, not a Maybe!

In-text citations are just as important as the Reference List, if not more! 

By including citations in your work, you are identifying when and where you have used other's ideas, facts, or concepts. This helps the reader determine what is your original thought or idea and what was created by others.

Remember, Plagiarism is copying another person's ideas, words or writing.

What is the proper APA in-text citation?

• Steeves (2018) believes that students need more opportunity to practice citations, including how to paraphrase.

• "Students need to take the time to study and apply proper citations, focusing on writing to avoid plagiarising" (Steeves, 2018, p.2)

• 
  

  In her report on avoiding plagiarism, Steeves (2018), states that students need to focus on "writing to avoid plagiarising" (p. 2).

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  All of these.

Answer explanation

Depending on how you write the sentence, you must include the Author(s) and the date of the publication. If you quote any portion of the original source, you must also include the page or paragraph.

Practice Paraphrasing

Original Paragraph:

Differentiation as an instructional approach promotes a balance between a student's style and a student's ability. Differentiated instruction provides the student with options for processing and internalizing the content, and for constructing new learning in order to progress academically.

Question: Is the following paragraph an acceptable paraphrase?

Differentiation is a way to encourage equality between the approach and talent of the student (Thompson, 2009). This type of instruction gives students different ways to deal with and grasp information, and for establishing new learning to move on in education (Thompson, 2009).

• Acceptable

• Not acceptable

Answer explanation

Even though this paragraph was cited correctly, the writer followed the same sentence structure of the original paragraph. Can you spot where the writer changed the words using synonyms? Bad Paraphrasing: Differentiation is a way to encourage equality between the approach and talent of the student (Thompson, 2009). This type of instruction gives students different ways to deal with and grasp information, and for establishing new learning to move on in education (Thompson, 2009). Effective Paraphrase: Teachers use differentiated instruction to help students learn, allowing the teacher to cater lessons to the way each student learns and each student's skill (Thompson, 2009).

The following paragraph was written using multiple information from the same book. 

Is the following paragraph properly cited?

Leadership presence is a way to increase productivity in the workplace. This model of leadership facilitates communication throughout the organization. While this approach may not be suitable for all organizations, the information can be useful to any leader looking to increase communication success in the workplace (Barker & Gower, 2010).

• Acceptable

• Not acceptable

Answer explanation

The citation provided at the end of the paragraph leads the reader to believe that only the last sentence contains information from Barker and Gower's book. In fact, all three sentences use information from Barker and Gower's book. Continue to the next page for an example on how to write and cite a paragraph using information from the same source.....

The below sentence has a proper in-text citation.

CYC professionals must adhere to ethical standards including maintaining confidentiality, privacy, and respectful behaviours (https://www.oacyc.org/code-of-ethics).

• True

• False

Answer explanation

A simple URL does not provide a complete and correct APA in-text or Reference list citation. You must include the information outlined by APA guidelines for in-text and Reference entry citations. Proper Citation: CYC professionals must adhere to ethical standards including maintaining confidentiality, privacy, and respectful behaviours (Ontario Association of Child and Youth Care, 2020).