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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