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Norman
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From: A forum for independent school educators on behalf of Karen Douse
Sent: Tue 12/9/2008 5:54 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: A question about citing sources
Hi - we are currently assessing what we do across the grade levels for =
citing sources on papers and projects and would love to know what other =
schools are doing.
Do you use MLA for citing sources? Is anyone using APA? If so, when do =
you introduce it? When are citing and plagiarism introduced to your =
students? Has anyone seen a list of recommendations for when it is =
developmentally appropriate (by age or grade
level) to introduce some of the complexities of citing sources and =
avoiding plagiarism? We find that some of the concepts are difficult for =
middle schoolers to understand. We want them to be responsible but also =
don't want to hold their feet to the fire
when they don't fully comprehend what plagiarism is and how to avoid it.
I do recognize that appropriate projects and assignments are a better =
way of dealing with this. We are working on it.
Right now we are using MLA and Noodletools for citing sources in grades =
5-12. We are considering using something different for our high school =
students that is more closely related to what they will use at the =
college level. Does anyone use RefWorks or
Endnote for citation in high school in order to prepare them for =
college?
Any comments, ideas, and suggestions are welcome.
Thanks - Karen
Karen Douse
Director of Library and Information Services
Ann Scott Carell Library
Harpeth Hall School
615-346-0116
douse@harpethhall.org
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