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Writing an APA-Style Research Report
Title, Abstract,
IntroductionSlide2
The Title Page
Running
Head in Header with Page Number
50 characters, flush left, all upper case
Title
centered, upper and lower case
Authors and Institutional Affiliations
centered, upper and lower case
ordered by relative
contribution
Author NotesSlide3
The AbstractCtrl, Enter to create hard page break.
This will be page 2 of the manuscript.
“Abstract” centered on first line.
Do not indent next line.
One paragraph, ≤ 120 words.
Highlight
abstract text, look lower left to see word count
.Slide4
> 120 WordsI usually cheat and provide more than 120 words, and get away with it
.
Here there were 142 words in the abstract, 4,740 in the entire document.Slide5
Writing StyleTry to avoid
passive voice
(This has been found to be difficult).
First person is OK, but not too often.
Avoid quotations, paraphrase instead.
Avoid footnotes.
Avoid
dehumanizing language
, but “subjects” is now OK.Slide6
Introduction SectionStart on a new page, after the abstract
On the first line, type the title
upper and lower case
centered
On next line, start the text
Indented
left-aligned.Slide7
Introduce Your ResearchWhy did you conduct this research?
How is your research different from previous research?
Start out broad and then narrow the focus.
Review the most relevant literature.
Finish with a statement of purpose.
What results were expected?
Why were these results expected?Slide8
Expected ResultsResearch hypotheses may be formally stated in the Introduction.
but don’t present “null” hypotheses.
I prefer a less formal presentation.
Pre-diction versus post-diction
Predicting course performance in freshman and sophomore physics courses: Women are more predictable than men. Slide9
CitationsAcknowledge the work of others, do not plagiarize.
Consult the
Writer’s Handbook
.
Look in APA style journals for examples.
One-to-one
correspondence between citations in text and those in reference list.Slide10
Example Citations in Text….. female jurors are more likely than male jurors to find a male defendant guilty of sexual harassment of a female plaintiff (Egbert, Moore, Wuensch, & Castellow, 1992; Moore et al., 1994; Wuensch, Campbell, Kesler, & Moore, 2002).
Calhoun and Townsley (1991, p. 66) noted that …….Slide11
Example Reference List
References
Calhoun, K. S., &
Townsley
, R. M. (1991). Attributions of responsibility for acquaintance rape. In A. Parrot, & L.
Bechhofer
(Eds.),
Acquaintance rape: The hidden crime
(pp. 57 - 69). New
York, NY:
Wiley.
Castellow
, W. A., Wuensch, K. L., & Moore, C. H. (1990). Effects of physical attractiveness of plaintiff and defendant in sexual harassment judgments.
Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, 16
, 39 - 50.Slide12
HeadingsCan have 1-5 levels of headings.
Two should be enough for your paper
.
Ignore the information in Martin, the APA has changed their rules recently.
See
APA-Style Headings
See the
Writer’s Handbook
.