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Abbreviations
format
major paper sections
reference list
in-text citation
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when abbreviations should be used
What are instances when a) the abbreviation is standard and will not interfere with the reader’s understanding and b) if space and repetition can be greatly avoided through abbreviation.
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a summary of what the scientific literature says about your specific topic or question, typically containing the following sections: title page introduction section list of references
What is a literature review?
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the four major sections
What are the Title Page, Abstract, Main Body, and References?
100
reference list
What is the list of sources at the end of your paper that you cite in the paper ?
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when you use the author, year of publication, and the page number for the reference (preceded by "p.")
What is needed in a citation when you are directly quoting from a work? (Jones, 1998, p. 199)
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basic abbreviation rule
What is to use the full term the first time you use a term, followed immediately by the abbreviation in parentheses? the World Health Organization (WHO) Exceptions: Units of measurement, states, and abbreviations that appear as words in Meriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary (IQ, REM, AIDS, HIV) do not need to be written out.
200
A paper whereh you design and conduct your own experimental research following the scientific method in the following sections: title page, abstract, introduction, method, results, discussion, references, appendixes (if necessary) tables and/or figures (if necessary)
What is an Experimental Report?
200
contents of a title page
What is the title of the paper, the author's name, the institutional affiliation, and the page header with the running head flush left and the page number flush right?
200
format of reference list
What is a double spaced list of sources that begins on a new page separate from the text of the essay and that is labeled "References" centered at the top of the page?
200
format for quotes over 40 words
What is to omit quotation marks and have the entire quote be indented 1/2 inch from the left margin, i.e., in the same place you would begin a new paragraph. The parenthetical citation should come after the closing punctuation mark.
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In APA, you DO NOT USE periods in abbreviations except
You use periods ONLY when it is a proper name, when abbreviating the United States as an adjective, when the abbreviation is Latin abbreviation or a reference abbreviation, or when avoiding confusion when using the abbreviated inch (in.).
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APA recommended font
What is 12 pt. Times New Roman?
300
on the page after the title page, a 150-250 word concise summary of the key points of your research
What is an abstract?
300
the order of the Reference list entries
What is alphabetized by the last name of the first author of each work?
300
Intext citations with an unknown Author and Date
What is using the title in your signal phrase or the first word or two of the title in the parentheses and use the abbreviation "n.d." (for "no date"). Another study discovered that students succeeded with tutoring ("Tutoring and APA," n.d.).
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When do you abbreviate units of measurement and statistical abbreviations
when the unit of measurement is accompanied by numerical values? 7 mg, 12 mi, M = 7.5 measured in milligrams, several miles after the exit, the means were determined
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a shortened version of your paper's title using all capital lettersand cannot exceed 50 characters including spacing and punctuation.
What is the running head?
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format of the abstract
What is a single unindented double-spaced paragraph that discusses your paper's research topic, research questions, participants, methods, results, data analysis, and conclusions? Note the abstract is under the page header and the word “Abstract” (no bold, formatting, italics, underlining, or quotation marks).
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Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication). Title of article. Title of Online Periodical, volume number(issue number if available). Retrieved from http://www.someaddress.com/full/url/
What is the reference list form for an online periodical?
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Citing Sources Without Page Numbers
What is to include information that will help readers find the passage being cited? If an electronic document has numbered paragraphs, use the abbreviation "para." followed by the paragraph number (Hall, 2001, para. 5). If the paragraphs are not numbered and the document includes headings, provide the appropriate heading and specify the paragraph under that heading. According to Smith (1997), ... (Mind over Matter section, para. 6).
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the plural of abbreviations,
What is to add "s" alone without apostrophe or italicization. vols., IQs, Eds. Exception: Do not add s to pluralize units of measurement (12 m not 12 ms).
500
the location of the running head
What is the page header with the inserted page numbers flush right and the "TITLE OF YOUR PAPER" in the header flush left
500
acceptable use of first person point of view
What is when discussing your research steps ("I studied ...") and when referring to yourself and your co-authors ("We examined the literature ..."). However, avoid using the editorial "we"; if you use "we" in your writing, be sure that "we" refers to you and your fellow researchers.
500
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication). Title of document. Retrieved from http://Web address
What is a nonperiodical web page listing for a reference list entry?
500
citing an Organization as an Author
If the author is an organization or a government agency, mention the organization in the signal phrase or in the parenthetical citation the first time you cite the source. According to the American Psychological Association (2000),... If the organization has a well-known abbreviation, include the abbreviation in brackets the first time the source is cited and then use only the abbreviation in later citations. First citation: (Mothers Against Drunk Driving [MADD], 2000) Second citation: (MADD, 2000)