Plymouth State University Writing Center Laura Walker MS Candidate APA Style Basics Why APA APA arose out of a need to communicate clearly and effectively in the field of social and behavioral sciences APA creates a way to communicate what is important in the field ID: 1037136
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1. APA Style Basics7th EditionPlymouth State University Writing CenterLaura Walker, MS Candidate
2. APA Style BasicsWhy APA?APA arose out of a need to communicate clearly and effectively in the field of social and behavioral sciences. APA creates a way to communicate what is important in the field. What is important?Who did the work?When did they do it?Is the information current?Has the author used past tense or present perfect for signal verbs? Baker (2003) showed ... or Baker (2003) has shown…Has the author only used present tense to discuss results? The experiment demonstrates or researchers agree…
3. APA StyleWhat for?Term PapersResearch ReportsEmpirical studiesLiterature ReviewsTheoretical ArticlesMethodological ArticlesCase Studies
4. APA: The Title PageRunning head: A SHORTER VERSION OF YOUR TITLE (ALL CAPS) justified to the leftAPA 7 CHANGE: PSU Grad – do not use the words “Running head” PSU Undergrad – Check with professor if running head neededTitle centered in upper half of page and BOLD; title caseExtra space after titleAuthor’s (your) name (first, middle initial, and last name)Check with professor; typically includes department, institution, professor name, due date
5. APA Student Title Page
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7. APA: Basic Formatting Checklist8.5” X 11” paper1” marginsAcceptable serif or sans serif fonts (12-point Times New Roman is safe!)Double spaced (whole document, use care to “remove space after paragraph”)Indent first line of every paragraph ½ inchRunning head if applicablePage numbers on ALL pagesTitle pageAbstract (if required)Reference pageProperly formatted citations
8. APA: In-text CitationsFor something paraphrased - last name author and year of publication (Jones, 2018).For a direct quote – According to Jones (2018), “students often…time” (p. 199).For a direct quote if author not named in signal phrase – Furthermore, “students often…time” (Jones, 2018, p. 199), but she…as to why.(Quickmeme.com, n.d.)(Quickmeme.com, 2015)(Makeameme.org,n.d.)
9. APA: Reference Page ChecklistRunning head if applicablePage number“References” top of page, centered, and BOLDDouble spacedAuthor’s names (Last, First) in alphabetical orderPage numbers from journal articlesHanging indentsItalicize book, journal etc. titles – do not italicize chapter, article etc. titles
10. APA Reference Examples
11. APA Reference Examples
12. Additional Resourceswww.apastyle.orghttps://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/handouts-guideshttps://owl.purdue.edu/owl/purdue_owl.htmlhttp://library.plymouth.eduhttps://campus.plymouth.edu/writing-center/
13. ReferencesAmerican Psychological Association. (2019). Basics of APA style tutorial. http://flash1r.apa.org/apastyle/basics-html5/index.html?_ga=2.138782195.1760607880.1550442902-2114806546.1538669491American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association: The official guide to APA style. Author.Page Pulp. (2014). Calvin and Hobbes sums up academia. Page Pulp. http://www.pagepulp.com/291/calvin-and-hobbes-sums-up-the-academic-experience/
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