APA Headings Dr. Gustafson

What is a heading? APA Manual 6 th Edition – 3.02 and 3.03 Headings signal the reader to paper sections Headings signal hierarchy of paper sections

Levels of Headings APA Manual 6 th Edition – Table levels of headings Top-Down Progression (regardless of the number of headings used)

Headings: Level 1 Centered, Boldface, Uppercase and Lowercase Heading Example Method Chapter three will include the details of the methodology that was used for this study. First, this chapter will articulate the problem statement...

Headings: Level 2 Flush Left, Boldface, Uppercase and Lowercase Headings Example Problem Statement The purpose of this study was to explore the…

Headings: Level 3 Indented, boldface, lowercase paragraph heading ending with a period. Example Data collection and instrumentation. A variety of data collection tools, or sources of evidence, were selected...

Headings: Level 4 Indented, boldface, italicized, lowercase paragraph heading ending with a period. Example Important. All seven research participants indicated that they believed that the mission was important...

Headings: Level 5 Indented, italicized, lowercase paragraph heading ending with a period. Example Obstacles and challenges. In addition to the four possible responses to...

Headings Misc. Use only the number of headings needed ▫If only one level is needed use Level 1, if two levels are needed use Level 1 and Level 2, etc. Do not label the “Introduction” as a heading (unless instructions specify that you do – like with a dissertation) Do not use letters, numbers or bullets in heading formatting