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Master the fundamentals of 7th Edition APA style with this newly updated one-step resource
The newly and thoroughly revised Second Edition of APA Style Simplified: Writing in Psychology, Education, Nursing, and Sociology delivers a concise but comprehensive guide to writing clearly and effectively in APA style. It incorporates fresh guidelines from the Seventh Edition of the APA publication manual.
Distinguished psychologist, academic, and author Dr. Bernard C. Beins walks readers through how to write objective scientific research papers using engaging prose. He explains how to develop ideas, connect them to what others have written, and express them clearly. The book also describes the differences between written, oral, and poster presentations and offers instructions for applying APA style to each one.
APA Style Simplified: Writing in Psychology, Education, Nursing, and Sociology 2nd Edition goes beyond mere structural conventions and teaches readers the importance of choosing effective wording, the right and wrong times to use technical language, and avoiding commonly encountered mistakes in word and sentence selection. The author also includes sections on:
How to write an engaging and informative introduction, including an interesting hypothesis
How to describe your chosen experimental method, including participants and subjects, materials and apparatus selection, procedure, and design
How to effectively communicate statistics and statistical concepts by keeping your mind on the point you're trying to make
How to show your results and relate them back to your hypothesis, including a few points about how to present your results to others
Perfect for students pursuing psychology, education, nursing, or sociology programs at any level, from undergraduate to postgraduate, APA Style Simplified also belongs on the bookshelves of working professionals in the same fields who hope to sharpen their APA-style writing, communication, and presentation skills.
Contents
Writing in APA Style
Chapter 1—Writing Professionally
How does Professional Writing Differ from Other Kinds of Writing?
Using APA Style
Making a Credible Argument
Different Types of Communication
Effective Communication
Establishing Good Writing Habits
Ethical Writing
Chapter 2—Elements of Style
Recognizing the importance of good grammar and style
Choosing Effective Wording
Using Inclusive and Appropriate Language
Deciding on the Use of Technical Language
Avoiding Common Problems
Chapter 3—The Introduction Section
Introducing the Topic
Different Approaches to Starting the Introduction
How to Begin
Reviewing What Others Have Already Done
Reasons for Reviewing the Literature
Clarifying Terms in Research
Introducing your Research: Generating a Hypothesis
Chapter 4—The Method Section
Participants and Subjects
Materials and Apparatus
Procedure
Design
Chapter 5—Communicating Statistics
Why do we use statistics?
What point are you trying to make?
Understanding your numbers
Helping Readers Understand Your Statistics
Differentiating Results and Interpretations
Chapter 6—The Results
Your Hypotheses
Deciding What to Present
Reporting Significant and Nonsignificant Results
APA Style and Presentation of Your Results
Creating Tables
Creating Figures
The Connection Between the Text and the Tables and Figures
The Difference Between Results and Discussion Sections
Some Final Points About Presenting Results
Chapter 7—The Discussion Section
Summarizing your Results
Connecting Different Aspects of your Results
Dealing with Nonsignificant Results
Comparing your Results with Those of Others
Stating the Importance and Implications of your Results
Acknowledging the Limitations of your Study
Chapter 8—References: Citations in the Text and the Reference List
Citing References in the Text
Order of Citations in the Reference List
Using Your Word Processing Program to Create the Citation
Chapter 9—Final Touches: The Abstract and Formatting Details
The Abstract
Formatting Details
Chapter 10—Creating Poster Presentations
Differentiating Visual and Written Communication
Reducing the Amount of Information
Visual Style
Your Behavior: The Ethic of a Poster Session
Creating Your Poster Using PowerPoint©
Chapter 11—Giving Oral Presentations
The Difference Between Oral and Written English
Adapting APA Style to Oral Presentations
Preparing for Your Presentation
Creating Graphics for Your Presentation
Giving the Presentation
Chapter 12—Presenting your Work on the Internet
Capabilities with Internet Publication
Using a Word Processor to Create Manuscripts for the Internet
Advantages of Internet Publishing Software
Publishing Your Poster on the Web
Uploading your manuscript to the Internet
Appendix A—Sample Paper with Common Errors
Appendix B—Corrected Sample Paper
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