Finding Sources in APA format relating to Physical Activity and Cite them along with a sentence explanation

This
assignment aims to advance students’ understanding of how to find primary
academic sources and use APA citation and reference format in the scientific
writing process. Successful completion will provide students with the
foundational skills students will use on the midterm paper.

Instructions:
Download this
document and save it with your name. Using it as a template, complete your work
where prompted below and upload your final version to Moodle along with the
support material specified in #2.   

1.      Identify a psychosocial topic that
relates to physical activity and create a one-sentence purpose statement (e.g.,
The purpose of this assignment is to examine physical activity as a treatment
method for major depression disorder; The purpose of this assignment is to
investigate how self-determination theory can be applied to promoting physical
activity; The purpose of this assignment is to explore relationships between
self-efficacy and sport performance). Complete the following sentence.
[1-point]

The purpose of this assignment is
to

2.      Find three journal articles (i.e.,
primary academic sources) related to your purpose statement topic from
question 1 using the SPORTDiscus or Academic Search Complete databases. Upload
the three PDFs to Moodle. Please note it is not sufficient to upload http links.
[1-point]

3.      Pick one of the sources and insert
a one-sentence direct quote below (a). Next, using this same sentence, create a
word-switching example (b). Finally, paraphrase the sentence (c). Remember for
the direct quote you need to include a page number in the citation but for the
word switch and paraphrase examples you do not. [2-points]

a.     
Direct
quote with APA citation:

b.     
Word
switch with APA citation:

c.     
Paraphrase
with APA citation:

4.      Complete the same task with the
second source [2-points]

a.     
Direct
quote with APA citation:

b.     
Word
switch with APA citation:

c.     
Paraphrase
with APA citation:

5.      Complete the same task with the
third source [2-points]

a.     
Direct
quote with APA citation:

b.     
Word
switch with APA citation:

c.     
Paraphrase
with APA citation:

6.      Create an APA reference list for
these three primary academic sources using APA format. [2- points]

References