As a graduate student, you will be expected to apply APA Style to academic papers and other forms of writing. This exercise allows you to apply APA Style to both in-text citations and also reference citations. Use the following passage (3 paragraphs) and its list of resources to practice inserting in-text citations and constructing properly formatted reference citations. The sample passage contains direct quotations, paraphrases, and summaries. Insert the in-text citations where they are required. Be sure to include the appropriate information for each type of in-text citation. Finally, convert the source information below the passage into properly formatted APA Style reference citations. Include a title page with the proper APA Style formatted information as you did with your essay in Unit I. Then, the passage should appear on the second page of your document. Be sure the font style is set to Times New Roman, size 12, and double-space the passage. Next, insert the correct in-text citations based on the resources list below. Finally, on the last page (a new page) of your document, center the word ‘References’ and format the sources in the form of APA Style reference citations. Be sure to also double-space your reference citations and use a hanging indent. Click here for a formatted template to help you get started on the assignment. Here is the passage: Two key advantages of online learning are flexibility and convenience. But online learning is a lot more challenging than it may seem. So, what makes a successful online learner? First, the online learner must make sure he or she is ready to succeed. Online learning can sound so perfect that some students start with an unrealistic vision. In reality, online courses require just as much, if not more, time and energy as traditional classroom courses. Taking an online course also requires one to have specific computer skills and learning strategies in order to succeed. Dyer believes the most successful students are both efficient at managing their time and also self-motivated. Particularly in the graduate school setting, many students have a lot of things on their plate other than college— a part-time (or full-time) job, a few kids to take care of, or any number of responsibilities. In their book, Professors' Guide: Secrets of College Success , Jacobs and Hyman suggest to students "to divide up your week, and your day, into different and nonoverlapping time." For example, if an online learner works at a job during the day, then the online learner will want to schedule study time in the evenings. If on Tuesday and Thursday the online learner’s child has soccer practice in the evening, the online learner will not be able to write much of his or her paper on those two days. "The key to success when you have multiple commitments is compartmentalization: keeping each activity separate, and not letting one zone bleed into another." In their study on Predictors for Student Succ.

1. As a graduate student, you will be expected to apply APA Style
to academic papers and other forms of writing. This exercise
allows you to apply APA Style to both in-text citations and also
reference citations.
Use the following passage (3 paragraphs) and its list of
resources to practice inserting in-text citations and constructing
properly formatted reference citations. The sample passage
contains direct quotations, paraphrases, and summaries. Insert
the in-text citations where they are required. Be sure to include
the appropriate information for each type of in-text citation.
Finally, convert the source information below the passage into
properly formatted APA Style reference citations.
Include a title page with the proper APA Style formatted
information as you did with your essay in
Unit I. Then, the passage should appear on the second page of
your document. Be sure the font style is set to Times New
Roman, size 12, and double-space the passage. Next, insert the
correct in-text citations based on the resources list below.
Finally, on the last page (a new page) of your document, center
the word ‘References’ and format the sources in the form of
APA Style reference citations. Be sure to also double-space
your reference citations and use a hanging indent.

2. Click here for a formatted template to help you get started on
the assignment.
Here is the passage:
Two key advantages of online learning are flexibility and
convenience. But online learning is a lot more challenging than
it may seem. So, what makes a successful online learner? First,
the online learner must make sure he or she is ready to succeed.
Online learning can sound so perfect that some students start
with an unrealistic vision. In reality, online courses require just
as much, if not more, time and energy as traditional classroom
courses. Taking an online course also requires one to have
specific computer skills and learning strategies in order to
succeed. Dyer believes the most successful students are both
efficient at managing their time and also self-motivated.
Particularly in the graduate school setting, many students have a
lot of things on their plate other than college— a part-time (or
full-time) job, a few kids to take care of, or any number of
responsibilities. In their book,
Professors' Guide: Secrets of College Success
, Jacobs and Hyman suggest to students "to divide up your
week, and your day, into different and nonoverlapping time."
For example, if an online learner works at a job during the day,
then the online learner will want to schedule study time in the
evenings. If on Tuesday and Thursday the online learner’s child
has soccer practice in the evening, the online learner will not be
able to write much of his or her paper on those two days. "The
key to success when you have multiple commitments is
compartmentalization: keeping each activity separate, and not

3. letting one zone bleed into another."
In their study on Predictors for Student Success in an Online
Course, researchers Yukselturk and Bulut reiterated that "one of
the most important components of learning in any educational
environment is
motivation" and "found it to be one of the best determining
factors of student success." A motivated student could be
defined as one who seizes the opportunity to learn or will stick
with the class even in the face of adversity. Autonomous, self-
regulated learners commit to controlling their own learning
experiences. Further explained in this study is that some of the
ways that self-regulation can be displayed is by seeking help
when they lack understanding, believing in their own
capabilities, and organizing the material to be learned.
Resources Referred to in the Text Above:
Resource #1: Journal Article

4. Source Type: Journal Article
Authors: Erman Yukselturk and Safure Bulut
Date of Publication: 2007
Article Title: Predictors for Student Success in an Online
Course
Name of Journal: Educational Technology & Society
Volume: 10
Issue: 2
Page Numbers: 71-83
Retrieved from: http://www.ifets.info/

5. Resource #2: Book
Source Type: Book
Authors: Lynn F. Jacobs and Jeremy S. Hyman
Date of Publication: 2013
Book Title: Professors' Guide: Secrets of College Success (2nd
Edition).
Publisher: Wiley
Published Location: Somerset, NJ
Resource #3: Web log (or Blog)

6. Source Type: Web log (or Blog)
Author: Kirsti A. Dyer
Date of Publication: November 8, 2009
Blog Title: Tips to Become a Successful Online Student
Source URL: https://suite.io/kirsti-a-dyer/2gy8203
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