1. APA style

2. What is APA Style?
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APA stands for: American Psychological Association
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APA is most often used for organizing research in the Sciences,
especially the Social Sciences
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There are other styles (MLA, AFS, etc)

3. Why use APA (or any other style)?
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Makes your research and resources easily understandable
and accessible to your peers, teachers, and other
researchers
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Provides a means to give credit to others whose work you
mention
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Demonstrates your credibility and membership in your
field or profession
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Prepares your research for publication

4. APA Style
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Applies to your WHOLE paper
 Font
 Spacing
 Headings
 In-text
citations
 References
list

5. Instructor Expectations
Your instructor is requiring the following APA style elements
in your research:
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running head
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title page,
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in-text citations
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reference list -- with at least 6 resources (3 scholarly and 3
electronic).
She is not requiring you to provide an Abstract or Indices.

6. Basic Form of an APA Citation