APA, known to many as an academic language curated by the American Psychological Association and heavily used by many academic, ostensibly in the field of humanities and social sciences. With the big hype on intellectual property, it is pivotal to protect the user from being accused of plagiarism. Citations also pay homage to the original author and render the work noteworthy (Gorman, 2017). There is an exact explication to the original study and backed by a uniform structure, while every component may not be applicable in all circumstances (in sequential order) – Title Page, Abstract, Introduction, Literature Review, Methodology, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, References, Appendices. Over the time, people have modified their use; the general
The heading of the article gives clear information about the content of the article and study purpose. Research article has a formal appearance. The source is well structured in a good order with a graph and three tables. It has a decent length and rich content. The origin of the source is well-known as well as the names of the contributing authors.
· The results of the study, the interpretation of the data by the authors and any conclusions they include at the end of the article.
This section explains the three moves in a research paper. The three moves can be said as "Establishing a research territory, Establishing a niche and Occupying the niche" (Swales & Feak, 2012). Discussing section is the second section which gives an idea regarding how to write the final part of a research paper. There are methods which can be used to write the final part of a paper. Generally, words like conclusions, results and discussions are used to write the conclusion of a research paper. This section also includes the structure and the limitations made in discussion section, making it the most prominent factor of a research paper. Inclusion of scope in a title is compulsory and it should be easily explained and the title need to be specific with respect to the topic chosen for writing a research paper. The fourth section describes how to write an abstract of a research paper. Abstract plays an important role in constructing a
Results (what were the basic results of the study, how did the authors draw conclusions, how did they display their data, are their conclusions justified) (1pt)
2) The systematic design, collection, analysis, and reporting of data and findings relevant to a specific
According to Ryan, Coughlan, and Cronin (2007) having a clear overview of study, findings, methodology, recommendations amongst other criteria influences the believability of the content in a research paper. The abstract clearly and concisely outlays its objectives, designs, methods, and implications; however, the abstract did
1. a summary of the research support - why did the author(s) do this study? What are
Anderson, (2015) states that an abstract should give the research questions, outline the methods used- and why and summaries the research. In this article the
Parahoo (2006) believes that abstract information should be concise and succinct, including the aim, methods, samples and findings. The chosen research articles abstracts does contain the afore mentioned criteria. Therefore the abstracts did provide sufficient details regarding the nature of the study and the relevance to the reader.
At the beginning of this semester, I had little knowledge about the APA writing format and how to look for relevant sources. I also found it very difficult to build an argument and track down solutions. Now, on the other hand, I can differentiate between the sources that are valuable and
Syllabus: Section 2: Annotated Bib (You will repeat this section three times, once for each reference). Search the pool of evidence. Look for evidence in critically appraised resources. Select three references that most clearly address the question you have posed. These must all be primary resources. List each reference at the top of a page. Immediately below the citation: (1) Identify the type of research design the reference is (i.e., systematic review or meta-analysis, evidence guideline, evidence summary, randomized case study, primary clinical research critique, review of literature, case report, case series, or a critical appraisal of an article or primary research). (one sentence). (2) Keep in mind levels of evidence and determine what level of evidence the resource is. To identify
I will be cautious when I do my citations. I made a mistake of not reading carefully The APA standards on how to cite in my first Psychology Discussion Forum. My citation format was wrong; It was an unintentional form of plagiarism. I have learned from my mistake and will double check my future works for the proper
This part of the paper can be very simple, but it gives the reader an idea about what they are going to be reading about and makes them decide whether it is worth reading or not. A good abstract has many qualities that include accurate information, it is easy to read, straight to the point and contains about 150-200 words. You will need to start a new page for the abstract and it will be the first thing the readers see after the title page. There will be a header for this page meaning a page number on the far right, top hand corner and then the title of the paper on the far left, top hand corner of the page.
APA guidelines have shaped psychological research through their foundation of certain rules and through the way that researchers are required to express their written information regarding their writing style, the composition of their content, how their references are cited, and how to arrange publication manuscripts (Seas & Brizee, 2012). Seas and Brizee (2012) are listed as contributors for Purdue’s APA style workshop and affirm that APA style is used in order to present the audience with key concepts which they are able to use to comprehend the researcher’s information in a more effective manner and also to pinpoint material that is significant to them. These researchers also express that a researcher can authenticate their ethos, or credibility, in psychology by validating that they are aware of their readers and the needs their readers require as
Use the APA Style, Sixth Edition book to help you with citing and references, do not be discouraged, we will learn as we go. That is why we call it school, so we can learn. I’ve learned