DPELFS APA Style Basics APA StyleDocumentation Agreement of
DPELFS APA Style Basics
APA Style-Documentation Agreement of text with list: “Each reference cited in text must appear in the reference list, and each entry in the reference list must be cited in text” (p. 174).
APA Style-Documentation Basic citation styles: Table 6. 1, p. 177. “and” vs. “&” Use of “et al. ” Two or more works within same parentheses “order alphabetically in the same order they appear in the reference list” (sec. 6. 16, p. 177)
Table 6. 1, APA 6 th
APA Style-Documentation Disagreement between text citations and list Years (e. g. , Mott, 1997 in text; Mott, 1999 in RL) Spelling of author names (e. g. , Kearny in text, Kearney in RL)
APA Style-Documentation APA 6 th, “Reference Examples” pp. 193 -224. Format accuracy of citations in list Baker-Miller, J. (1991). The development of women’s sense of self. Women’s Growth in Connection. V. Jordan, J. Baker-Miller, I. P. Striver, & J. L. Surrey Ed. Guilford, New York. 11 -27. Baker-Miller, J. (1991). The development of women’s sense of self. In V. Jordan, J. Baker-Miller, I. P. Striver, & J. L. Surrey (Eds. ), Women’s growth in connection (pp. 1127). New York, NY: Guilford.
APA Style-Numbers Sections 4. 31 -4. 34, APA 6 th, pp. 111 -114 “Use numerals to express numbers that represent time, dates, ages, scores, and points on a scale…” e. g. , 2 -year-olds, 4 -year institution, a 5 -point Likert scale “Use numerals to express numbers that denote a specific place in a numbered series, parts of books and tables. . . ” e. g. , Grade 8 (but eighth grade), Table 3, chapter 5
APA Style-Tables APA 6 th, pp. 128 -150 Is the table necessary? (APA 6 th, p. 130, sec. 5. 10) Titles brief, but explanatory Every column needs a column head No vertical lines Format challenges; readability
Using the template… Dissertation template and Guidelines reformatted per APA 6 th style (see pp. 19 -20)
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