PRACTICAL RESEARCH 2 POWERPOINT

1. LISTING REFERENCES
LESSON 30

2. INTRODUCTION
In presenting research report, it is important for you to follow a
system of documentation to acknowledge and give proper
attribution to authors of published materials that you used for
the study.
American Psychological Association (APA) style is the most
commonly used system to cite sources in the social sciences.

3. HOW TO LIST REFERENCES IN APA STYLE
BOOKS
◦ Basic Entry:
◦ Example: Hermosa, N. (2018). The Psyhcology of Reading: Quezon City,
Philippines: UP Open University.
◦ Books by more than one author:
◦ Example: Corpuz, B., Lacason P. (2018). Principles of Teaching, Rex
Publishing Co., Inc.Philippines.
Books with editions
◦ Example: Corpuz, B.B. (2016), Principles of Marriage (4th ed.). Lorimar
Publishing Co., Inc. Philippines

4. HOW TO LIST REFERENCES IN APA STYLE
PERIODICALS
◦ Journal Paginated by Issue:
◦ Example: Naval, V. Putting Acts Together in Action Research. The PLT Journal, 2
(1) 20-30.
◦ Magazine Article:
◦ Example: Corpuz, B.B. (2016, Jan.-June). P21’s Framework for 21st Century
Learning, The Professional Teacher. Volume 7 No. 1 pp. 4

5. COMMONLY USED RULES and
REFERENCES OF APA STYLE
Parenthetical Reference Citations in Text
Example: The Philippines is the only country with a 10 year cycle of education
according to UNESCO (Quismundo, 2010)
Author cited in the Text
Example: Quismundo (2018) stated that the Philippines is the only country with a
10 year cycle of education according to UNESCO
Author and date cited in Text
Example: In a 2012 article, Velasco presented President Aquino announcement
about k-12 program.

6. COMMONLY USED RULES and
REFERENCES OF APA STYLE
Quotation with Name of Author
Example: Velasco (2012) said that “because other countries see our 10-year
program as incomplete, which then causes Filipino graduates not to be
considered as professionals abroad” (p.30)
Work by Two Authors
Example: Galiher (2006) and Darling (2005) used Grade Point Average (GPA) to
measure students performance.
Work by Two Through Five Authors
Example: Lobetos, Canonoy, Pales, Cabasag and Afinidad (2018) evaluated the
“Effects of Teacher Facilitated Math Softwares Method for Average and Low
Achievers.