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An Easy guide to APA style / Beth M. Schwarts, R. Eric Landrum, and Regan A. Gurung

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Los Angeles ; London : Sage Pub., 2014.Edition: Second editionDescription: xvi, 234 pages : illustration (some color) ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781452268392
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BF76.7  S39 2014
Contents:
Section I. OverviewCh1. Style Versus Format: Why It Matters to Your Audience and Why It Should Matter to YouCh2. Your Visual Table of Contents QuickFinderSection II. Writing With (APA) Style: Big-Picture ItemsCh3. Bare-Bones Fundamentals: General Writing Tips Specific to APA StyleCh4. A Quick Grammer Summary for APA-Style WritingCh5. Thou Shalt Not Steal (or Be Lazy): Plagiarism and How to Avoid ItCh6. Avoiding Biased LanguageSection III. Writing With (APA) Style: Getting Down to BusinessCh7. Whodunit (or Said It)? Citing Sources in TextCh8. How, What, When, Who, and Where? A step-by-Step Playbook of Your MethodCh9. How Did It All Turn Out? Writing About Statistics and Associated FunCh10. Everybody Needs ReferencesSection IV. Presenting Your Work In APA FormatCh11. The Numbers Game: How to Write Numbers (and When the Rules Change)Ch12. Formatting: Organizing, Headings, and Making Your Work Look Good to PrintCh13. Table That Motion: The Special Challenges of Tables and FiguresCh14. Make Microsoft Word 2010 Work for You: APA FormattingSection V. Some Nitty-Gritty DetailsCh15. Making a List, No Apps Required: Enumeration and SeriationCh16. The Devil Is in the Details: Abbreviations, Signs, Symbols, and PunctuationSection VI. In Closing: Important ConsiderationsCh17. Using Rubrics: Knowing What It Means to Write a Good PaperCh18. Get It Right! Proofreading the Entire PaperCh19. Complete Sample of an Experimental (Research) Paper: Samples, Anyone?Chapter 20. Altogether Now: How to Avoid the Most Common Mistakes
Summary: "Master APA style and format quickly and easily! Written by experienced psychology instructors who are respected members of the APA's Teaching of Psychology division, this guide provides an easy alternative for anyone struggling with the APA style. Written in a clear, conversational, and humorous style, this book presents easy-to-understand explanations of how to write research papers, cite research, and do any work requiring APA format. The authors simplify the process with easy-to-follow advice, tips, and visual representations of how to use APA style. This updated edition includes easy-to-read screenshots as well as guidance on where to find answers to commonly asked student questions."--Publisher's website.
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Section I. OverviewCh1. Style Versus Format: Why It Matters to Your Audience and Why It Should Matter to YouCh2. Your Visual Table of Contents QuickFinderSection II. Writing With (APA) Style: Big-Picture ItemsCh3. Bare-Bones Fundamentals: General Writing Tips Specific to APA StyleCh4. A Quick Grammer Summary for APA-Style WritingCh5. Thou Shalt Not Steal (or Be Lazy): Plagiarism and How to Avoid ItCh6. Avoiding Biased LanguageSection III. Writing With (APA) Style: Getting Down to BusinessCh7. Whodunit (or Said It)? Citing Sources in TextCh8. How, What, When, Who, and Where? A step-by-Step Playbook of Your MethodCh9. How Did It All Turn Out? Writing About Statistics and Associated FunCh10. Everybody Needs ReferencesSection IV. Presenting Your Work In APA FormatCh11. The Numbers Game: How to Write Numbers (and When the Rules Change)Ch12. Formatting: Organizing, Headings, and Making Your Work Look Good to PrintCh13. Table That Motion: The Special Challenges of Tables and FiguresCh14. Make Microsoft Word 2010 Work for You: APA FormattingSection V. Some Nitty-Gritty DetailsCh15. Making a List, No Apps Required: Enumeration and SeriationCh16. The Devil Is in the Details: Abbreviations, Signs, Symbols, and PunctuationSection VI. In Closing: Important ConsiderationsCh17. Using Rubrics: Knowing What It Means to Write a Good PaperCh18. Get It Right! Proofreading the Entire PaperCh19. Complete Sample of an Experimental (Research) Paper: Samples, Anyone?Chapter 20. Altogether Now: How to Avoid the Most Common Mistakes


"Master APA style and format quickly and easily! Written by experienced psychology instructors who are respected members of the APA's Teaching of Psychology division, this guide provides an easy alternative for anyone struggling with the APA style. Written in a clear, conversational, and humorous style, this book presents easy-to-understand explanations of how to write research papers, cite research, and do any work requiring APA format. The authors simplify the process with easy-to-follow advice, tips, and visual representations of how to use APA style. This updated edition includes easy-to-read screenshots as well as guidance on where to find answers to commonly asked student questions."--Publisher's website.

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