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Vision, Reality Collide in Common-Core Tests - Education Week
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How do I cite your content in APA format?
For Articles Online:
{Last Name}, {First Initial}. ({Year, Month Day}). {Title}. {Title of Publication}, {volume}({issue}). Retrieved {Month Day, Year} from {URL}Examples:
- Herold, B. (2015, January 13). Community network eyed as model for supporting digital learning. Education Week, 34(17). Retrieved February 4, 2015 from http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2015/01/14/pittsburgh-network-eyed-as-model-for-supporting.html
- Barile, N. (2015, January 20). 10 Tips for Setting Successful Goals With Students. Education Week Teacher. Retrieved February 4, 2015 from http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2015/01/20/10-tips-for-setting-successful-goals-with.html
- Davis, M. (2015, December 15). Districts Shun Vendors’ PD, Seek Customized Approaches. Market Brief. Retrieved from https://marketbrief.edweek.org/market-intel/districts-shun-vendors-pd
- Education Week Research Center. (2007, March 29). Georgia: State technology report. Special Issue: Technology counts 2007. Education Week, 26(30). Retrieved July 9, 2007 from http://www.edweek.org/ew/toc/2007/03/29/index.html
For Articles in Print:
{Last Name}, {First Initial}. ({Year, Month Day}). {Title}. {Title of Publication}, {volume} ({issue}), pp. {page number(s)}.Examples:
- Herold, B. (2015, January 14). Community Network Eyed as Model for Supporting Digital Learning. Education Week, 34(17), pp. 1, 10-11.
- Education Week Research Center. (2008, January 10). The Teaching profession: Building and supporting capacity. Special Issue: Quality counts 2008. Education Week, 27(18), pp. 54-56.
- Pick, G. (2000, May 1). Black like us. Teacher Magazine, 11(8), pp. 26-29, 31.
- Ash, K. (2011, February 9). Boosting literacy. Digital Directions, 4(2), pp. 22-24.
- Rebora, A. (2016, June 9). Exclusive survey yields teachers' tech views. [Special Issue]. Technology Counts 2016.Education Week, 35(35), pp. 4-5.
For Blogs:
{Last name}, {First Initial}. ({Year, Month Day}). {Title} [Web blog post]. Retrieved from {URL}Example:
Camera, L. (2015, January 22). House will clear NCLB reauthorization by March, ed. leader says [Web blog post]. Retrieved from http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2015/01/house_on_track_to_clear_nclb_r.html
For Entire Special Issues:
{Title} [Special Issue]. ({Year}). {Title of Publication}, {volume}({issue}).Example:
Quality Counts: Preparing to launch: Early childhood's academic countdown. [Special Issue]. (2015). Education Week, 34(16).
For State Highlights Report:
Education Week Research Center ({Year}). {Title}. Retrieved from {URL}.Example:
Education Week Research Center (2011). Pennsylvania state highlights 2011: A special supplement to Education Week's Quality Counts 2011. Retrieved from www.edweek.org/go/qc11shr
For the EdCounts Database:
To cite EdCounts data, cite the resource as a web page and format according to the style you are using.For example, in APA you might cite it as follows, including the name of the indicator or area of indicators:
{Author}. ({Year}). {Web Page Title}. Retrieved {Date} from {URL}
Education Week Research Center. (2008). Education Counts: Accountability. Edweek.org. Retrieved February 1, 2008 from http://www.edcounts.org
For Video:
Education Week. ({Year, Month Day}). {Title}. Retrieved from {URL}.YouTube Example:
Education Week. (2016, November 4). California Voters to Decide How Schools Teach English-Learners. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0ZsIr1D5ro
Other Video Example:
Education Week. (2016, November 4). California Voters to Decide How Schools Teach English-Learners. Retrieved from http://video.edweek.org/detail/videos/carousel-videos/video/5196929237001/california-voters-to-decide-how-schools-teach-english-learners?autoStart=true
For Graphics:
{Last Name}, {First Initial}. ({Year}). {Title} [Graphic]. Retrieved {Date} from {URL}Examples:
- Barrick, M. (2016). Kindergarten Today: Less Play, More Academics [Graphic]. Retrieved March 15, 2016 from http://www.edweek.org/ew/section/multimedia/kindergarten-less-play-more-academics.html
- The Every Student Succeeds Act: Explained [Graphic]. (2015). Retrieved April 20, 2016 from http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2015/12/07/the-every-student-succeeds-act-explained.html
For Surveys:
Education Week Research Center ({Year}). {Title} [Survey Instrument]. Retrieved from {URL}.Examples:
- Education Week Research Center (2013). Teacher Perspectives on the Common Core [Survey instrument]. Retrieved from http://www.edweek.org/media/epe_survey_teacher_perspctives_common_core_2013.pdf
- Education Week Research Center (2015). Social and Emotional Learning: Perspectives from America’s Schools [Survey instrument]. Retrieved from http://www.edweek.org/media/ewrc_selreport_june2015.pdf
For E-Books:
Education Week Press ({Year}). {Title}. Retrieved from {URL}.Please email [email protected] with other questions regarding the citation of Education Week publications.Example:
Education Week Press (2016). Inside the Every Student Succeeds Act: The New Federal K-12 Law. Retrieved from https://www.edweek.org/ew/marketplace/inside-essa-the-new-federal-k-12-law.html
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