APA Review

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APA Review

• Plagiarism Solutions
• 2004

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Introduction

• This presentation reviews the basics of APA style
  in research and writing. Links to help sites are
  included in this presentation. Feel free to use
  this presentation in your teaching and/or for
  your personal use.
• The related section in the APA manual for the
  content on each slide is noted on the slide.

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APA Review

• The fundamental four
• Formatting
• Parts of a paper
• Sources
• Reference page

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APA Review

• Formatting
• Margins - 1 inch
• Font - 12 point
• Spacing- double
• Grammar
• Punctuation
• Headings - separate sections
• Citations for paraphrasing and quotes!
• http//owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_
  apa.html
• APA Chapters 3 5

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APA Review

• Results
• Discussion
• Experiments
• References

• Parts of a paper
• Title page
• Abstract
• Introduction
• Method
• http//owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/hypertext/
  ResearchW/index.html
• APA Chapter 1

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APA Review

• Types of Sources
• Periodical / Online periodical
• Book
• Electronic database and media
• Reports/proceedings from meetings
• Dissertations and theses
• Personal communication
• Audiovisual media
• http//owl.english.purdue.edu/internet/resources/
  sourceofinfo.html
• APA Chapter 4

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APA Review

• Reference page
• Use hanging indents
• Never use the authors first name, only initials
• If Internet source, include date of retrieval
  along with the address
• Double space
• http//owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/hypertext
  /apa/parts/references.html
• APA Chapter 4

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References

• Publication Manual of the American Psychological
  Association (5th ed.). (2002). Washington, DC
  American Psychological Association.

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