1. INTRODUCTION TO APA STYLE APA 6 th Edition Trae Stewart, Ph.D., Associate Professor & EDCL Program Coordinator Zane Wubbena, M.A., Ph.D. Student – School Improvement (Updated July 2014)

2. Overview  APA 6 th Edition  APA Style –What is APA Style? –Purpose of APA Style –General APA Style Guidelines  Helpful Resources

3. What is APA Style?  American Psychological Association (APA) American Psychological Association –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.)

4. 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

5. 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

6. Helpful Resources  Purdue OWL Purdue OWL  APA 6 th edition Manual APA 6 th edition Manual Visit Other APA Style (6 th ed.) Modules In This Series