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INTRODUCTION TO APA STYLE
APA 6th Edition
Trae Stewart, Ph.D., Associate Professor & EDCL Program Coordinator
Zane Wubbena, M.A., Ph.D. Student – School Improvement
(Updated July 2014)
Overview
APA 6th Edition
APA Style– What is APA Style?
– Purpose of APA Style
– General APA Style
Guidelines
Helpful Resources
What is APA Style?
American Psychological Association (APA)– Originated in 1929 by psychologists, anthropologists,
and business managers– Academic disciplines: social sciences, psychology,
education, etc.
Official procedures, or style rules, of the APA– Rules for writing research papers– Document and credit sources (citations and references) – Writing style, organization, and formatting of:
• selection headings, tone, length;• punctuation, abbreviation; • presentation of numbers and statistics; and,• construction of tables and figures.
– Other elements for manuscript production (letters, etc.)
Purpose of APA Style
Uniformity for scanning key elements: purpose, questions, methods, results/findings
Individuals described with accuracy and respect Express quantitative data—analyses and results:
– Report details of research protocol– Display graphics of conceptual frameworks– Display data with tables, figures, or statistical equations
Increases reading and writing of scientific manuscripts– Avoid inconsistencies among journal articles or book
chapters – Variations in format/style cause writing difficulties and,
as a result, distract or confuse the reader
General Guidelines
Double space Times New Roman
font Don’t add space
between paragraphs 12 point font 1” margins all
around 2 spaces after each
sentence period
Helpful Resources
Purdue OWL APA 6th edition Manual
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