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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsWriting 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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