All Styles] MLA vs. APA vs. Chicago -- Which do I use?
If you are a teacher:
Students in Humanities courses are usually asked to follow the style MLA guidelines. Students in science and research fields are usually asked to follow the APA guidelines. Chicago/Turabian is sometimes used by History or Social Studies courses. In terms of numbers, a vast majority of middle and high school students are taught MLA style, whereas in college, there is a mix, depending on the research field of the student.
Since teaching any style at the high school level will prepare students for college documentation, the emphasis should be on why it is important to cite sources. The process of citing is similar whatever format you use - you compile a bibliography, you refer to entries in the bibliography using parenthetical references, and so forth. It is like learning a computer programming language -- once you've learned one, others follow naturally because the basic concepts (e.g., object-oriented programming) are the same, it is just the syntax and order that changes. In the case of bibliographies, most teachers do not expect their student to memorize the formatting rules; they want them to learn the reason for citing and the process of documentation. NoodleTools helps them understanding WHAT information is important to cite (which is often the same independent of the style chosen) and how to determine if they are citing correctly.
If you are a teacher:
Students in Humanities courses are usually asked to follow the style MLA guidelines. Students in science and research fields are usually asked to follow the APA guidelines. Chicago/Turabian is sometimes used by History or Social Studies courses. In terms of numbers, a vast majority of middle and high school students are taught MLA style, whereas in college, there is a mix, depending on the research field of the student.
Since teaching any style at the high school level will prepare students for college documentation, the emphasis should be on why it is important to cite sources. The process of citing is similar whatever format you use - you compile a bibliography, you refer to entries in the bibliography using parenthetical references, and so forth. It is like learning a computer programming language -- once you've learned one, others follow naturally because the basic concepts (e.g., object-oriented programming) are the same, it is just the syntax and order that changes. In the case of bibliographies, most teachers do not expect their student to memorize the formatting rules; they want them to learn the reason for citing and the process of documentation. NoodleTools helps them understanding WHAT information is important to cite (which is often the same independent of the style chosen) and how to determine if they are citing correctly.
This handout begins with general guidelines about the parts
of a paper you need to document, and then presents a brief overview of the
APA documentation system as described in the 6 edition of the Publication
Manual of the American Psychological Association (2009) and the APA Style Guide
to Electronic References (2012). The sections that follow describe
and illustrate (I) the reference list and (II) text
citations. The handout ends with a list of additional resources on APA style.
The MLA was founded in 1883. The MLA created a style for
documenting information when doing research.
Here is a handout to help you.
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