Annotated Bibliography 7

Here I have compiled a list of common problems that see

· Match numbers with Turnitin are going up, please be very careful to put your annotated bibliography summaries in your own words (summarize, paraphrase, and change sentence structure. Please be sure to put in your own words and cite). No more than 1 short direct quote (<10% total paper).

· The reference goes at the top of the page in APA format, before your annotated bibliography, not after it.

· The journal indicates, the article speaks is not correct. The authors (or spell out the authors last names in APA format with date). Journal and articles cannot speak, indicate, discuss, etc. Also, using “it” discusses should not be used in formal writing.

· You cannot have an “amount of people or participants,” you can have a number or percentage of people. “In regards to” is incorrect, it’s in regard to.

· APA format is NOT MLA format, please be sure that you are using the correct format. You will continue to lose points for not using APA format.

· Do not use first or second person when writing an annotated bibliography (I, you, we). An annotated bibliography is a short summary of the article, there is no reason to use I, you are not part of it. You and the “collective we” are generally not used in formal writing. Use third person.

· Limitations are related to the methodology in the study and generally potential threats to internal (rigor) or external validity (generalization of results). Look to the discussion section of article for cues, authors often discuss the limitations of the study, such as unexpected issues that come.

· Single subject designs and cases studies, pilot studies, small sample size all have a potential impact on external validity. A number of factors can be a potential threat to internal validity, see link below: https://cyfar.org/ilm_3_threats

· Some students have difficulty with being specific and using it or this, in lieu the specific source, such as… The investigators, The researchers, the participants, etc.