Sophia APA Question

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Good question

In the bottom part of Touchstones they give three APA sources links

The first and second one: "Purdue Online Writing Lab's APA Formatting and Style Guide" and "Frequently Asked Questions About APA Style" refers to APA 7th edition

In the other hand the 3rd source: "APA Style: Quick Answers—References", refers to APA 6th edition

APA 6 and APA 7 differences are not as big i think...

There are some big differences between 6 and 7. One of them is when there's 20 or more authors. The formatting has changed so you don't list all of the authors. I got dinged on this yesterday.

The Purdue Owl links Sophia includes are not consistent. One is APA 6 and one is APA 7. I will check with them on the chat when it's open during the week.

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I have no idea, but you can email and ask them or write in the document which version of APA did you use.

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Does this help you?:
https://www.sophia.org/tutorials/apa-bib...ral-format

This doesn't say which APA to use.

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I think it is likely they are using APA6. The updates in 7 are de minimus, the most significant being the elimination of the absurdly redundant “retrieved from” verbiage for electronic sources.

I agree with the others suggesting that it doesn’t matter. I understand, as a matter of pride, wishing to receive as high a mark as possible but the point of these pass/fail alternatives is improving the speed and cost of credentialing. So take your pass and keep moving.

I'm not just trying to pass though. I take pride in my grades. I have lost several points over this APA thing. It's driving me nuts. My transcripts to show a grade from Sophia not a pass/fail.