Guidelines for your Paper
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\u2022 Paper MUST be written according to APA Manual guidelines.<\/p>\n
Research Paper MUST include:
\u2022 APA Cover Page
\u2022 Abstract (on separate page)
\u2022 Introduction \u2013 approximately 2-5 pages
The introduction should introduce the major topic that you are investigating. It should start out with a general review of the literature and lead the reader to the specific hypothesis of your study.
\u2022 Method \u2013 approximately 1-3 pages (depending on design complexity)
Your method will include 2 or 3 subsections: 1) participants, 2) measures and 3) procedure (sometimes #2 and #3 are combined when the design is simple \u2013 e.g., survey).
\u2022 Participants\u2013 This subsection should include information regarding how many participants you expect to collect, general demographic information, you plan on collecting, how you plan on obtaining your sample, and things of that nature.
\u2022 Measures \u2013 This subsection should include measures you plan on including. Often this will be the DV in an experimental design. For a correlational design, sometimes both variables would appear here. The measures section should also include such things as the name of the instrument, an explanation of it and how it is scored, number of items for each measure, 2-3 example items (if it is a multi-item measure) or the actual measure (if it a single item or in an appendix if it is several items). If reliability and\/or validity measures are available to support the measure, these should be included here as well.
\u2022 Procedure \u2013 This subsection should include your actual procedure. How do you plan to carry out the study? There should be enough detail such that someone could replicate the study if they wished to.
\u2022 Results \u2013 1 to 2 sentences \u2013 In the results section, you will tell which test statistic(s) you plan on using to test your hypothesis or hypotheses.
\u2022 Discussion
\u2022 References
\u2022 MUST HAVE AT LEAST 10 JOURNAL ARTICLES AS SOURCES.<\/p>\n
The entire paper must be APA style!!!! This will be considered in the grading process.<\/p>\n
APA Style Tips<\/p>\n
Some tips on APA:
\u2022 Use standard 8 \u00bd X 11 in. paper
\u2022 Typeface \u2013 12 pt. \u2013 Times Roman
\u2022 2-spaced and no more that 27 lines of text (i.e., not including header)
\u2022 1 inch margins
\u2022 Separate pages for title page, abstract, references, appendixes, visuals, and footnotes (you might not have any of the last three)
\u2022 The rest of the text is continuous. Therefore, do not start the methods, results, or discussion on a new page.
\u2022 Cite all information that is not your own! \u2013 I\u2019ve attached some examples of citations within the text<\/p>\n
Examples of references:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Journal Article<\/p>\n
Essex, M. J., & Nam, S. (1987). Marital status and loneliness among older women. Journal of<\/p>\n
Marriage and the Family, 49, 93-106.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Book<\/p>\n
Fields, R. (1992). Drugs and alcohol in perspective. Dubuque, IA: Brown.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Chapter in edited book<\/p>\n
Swann, W. B., Jr. (1983). Self-verification: Bringing social reality into harmony with the self. In J. Suls & A. G. Greenwald (Eds.), Social psychological perspectives on the self (Vol. 2, pp. 33-66). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
\u2022 Internet \u2013 Website<\/p>\n
(1.) Document Created by Private Organization, no date<\/p>\n
Greater New Milford (CT) Area healthy Community 2000, Task Force on Teen and Adolescent Issues. (n.d.). Who has time for a family meal? You do! Retrieved October 5, 2000, from https:\/\/www.familymealtime.org
(2.) Chapter of section of an Internet document<\/p>\n
Benton Foundation. (1998, July 7). Barriers to closing the gap. In Losing ground bit by bit:
Low-income communities in the information age (chap. 2). Retrieved from https:\/\/www.benton.org\/library\/low-income\/two.html<\/p>\n
(3.) Stand Alone Document, no author identified, no date<\/p>\n
GVU\u2019s 8th WWW user survey. (n.d.). Retrieved August 8, 2000, from https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/gvu\/user_surveys\/survey 1997-10\/<\/p>\n
Certainly there are other forms of information. Refer to the APA Manual for other types of references and their form.<\/p>\n
Examples of citations within the text:
\u2022 Knowles (1984) argues that teaching aimed at children and youth differs from teaching aimed at adults.
\u2022 We are able to describe adults\u2019 personality traits by using five dimensions (Costa & McCrae, 1988).
\u2022 Arranging desks in a circle leads to more student participation in class (Rosenfield, Lambert, & Black, 1985). \u2026\u2026.
\u2022 If a group of 3 or more is cited already in the text, the subsequent citation for the authors would be either \u2014 Rosenfield and her colleagues (1985) suggest that open styles of classroom organization are useful for academic involvement OR Open styles of classroom organization are useful for academic involvement (Rosenfield et al., 1985).
\u2022 For many students, however, going to college right after high school serves as a catalyst for intellectual and personal growth (Kitchener & King, 1989; Perry, 1970).
\u2022 \u201cOur analyses portray [sex] discrimination as pervasive, almost omnipresent, sustained by diverse orginazational structures and processes\u201d (Baron & Bielby, 1985, p. 245).<\/p>\n
Things to note about citations within the text:
\u2022 If more than one author is cited within the actual text (i.e., not in parentheses) the word \u201cand\u201d is spelled out.
\u2022 If more than one author is cited within parentheses, \u201cand\u201d is not spelled out; instead the \u201c&\u201d sign is used. Also the author and publication year is separated by a comma.
\u2022 The period for the sentence comes after the citation (i.e., if the citation is at the end of the sentence).
\u2022 When citing several sources for a single finding, order the authors according to alphabetical order, not date published. Also a semi-colon separates the authors.
\u2022 When quoting an author, always include the page number in the citation.<\/p>\n
This citation reference is not exhaustive. Refer to the APA Manual when in question.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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