An Easyguide to APA Style
SECTION I. OVERVIEW Chapter 1: Style Versus Format: Why It Matters to Your Audience and Why It Should Matter to You Chapter 2: Your Visual Table of Contents QuickFinder SECTION II. WRITING WITH (APA) STYLE: BIG PICTURE ITEMS Chapter 3: Bare Bones Fundamentals: General Writing Tips Specific to APA Style Chapter 4: A Quick Grammar Summary for APA Style Writing Chapter 5: Thou Shalt Not Steal (nor Be Lazy) Plagiarism and How to Avoid It Chapter 6: Avoiding Biased Language SECTION III. WRITING WITH (APA) STYLE: GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS Chapter 7: Whodunnit (or Said It) Citing References in Text Chapter 8: There Is a Method to the Madness Chapter 9: And the Winner Is? Writing Your Results and Associated Fun Chapter 10: Everybody Needs References SECTION IV. PRESENTING YOUR WORK IN APA FORMAT Chapter 11: The Numbers Game: How to Write Numbers (and When the Rules Change) Chapter 12: Formatting: Organizing, Headings, and Making Your Work Look Good to Print Chapter 13: Table That Motion: The Special Challenges of Tables and Figures Chapter 14: Make Microsoft Word 2007 Work For You: APA Formatting SECTION V. SOME NITTY GRITTY DETAILS Chapter 15: Making a List, Checking It Twice: Enumeration and Seriation Chapter 16: The Devil Is in the Details: Abbreviations, Signs, Symbols, and Punctuation SECTION VI. IN CLOSING: IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS Chapter 17: Using Rubrics: Knowing What It Means to Write a Good Paper Chapter 18: Get It Right! Proofreading the Entire Paper Chapter 19: Complete Sample of an Experimental (Research) Paper: Samples, Anyone? Chapter 20: All Together Now: How to Avoid the Most Common Mistakes