Week 2 PTTR writing an APA report

Question 1

What are 3 things to consider in terms of writing style when writing an APA research report

Answer 1

1. Impersonal Style
   - avoid colloquial expressions
   - avoid literary devices such as alliteration
2. Verb Tense
   - make sure to get the verb tense correct (consult week 1 PTTR flashcards)
3. Reduce biased language
   - refer to minority groups with the correct terms

Question 2

What are the allowed formats of in text citations?

Answer 2

(Jones, 2016).
(Smith & Jones, 2016).
Smith & Jones (2016) found that…

Question 3

What are 4 citation rules to be aware of?

Answer 3

1. When a publication has one or two authors, you cite all the author’s last names and
   the date every time you refer to this item in your text
2. When a publication has three to five authors, you cite all of the author’s last names and
   the date the first time you refer to this item in your text. In subsequent citations, you
   only include the first author’s last name followed by “et al.” and the date
3. When a publication has six or more authors, you only include the first author’s last
   name followed by “et al.” and the date for the first and subsequent citations
4. When you are citing more than one publication within the same parentheses, you list
   them in alphabetical order by the first authors’ last names and separate the items with
   a semicolon. For example,
   Several studies (Jones, Smith, & Brown, 2014; Smith & Jones, 2016) found
   that…

Question 4

What should you consider when using quotations in a research report?

Answer 4

• it is generally better to paraphrase in your own words than quote directly from a source

-When directly quoting
from another work, in addition to identifying the author(s) and year of publication, you
must also provide a page number (or paragraph number in the case of online sources without page numbers)

-For short quotations, fewer than 40 words, the quotation is embedded
in the text with quotation marks at both ends

-Quotations of 40 or more words are presented as an indented block, separate from the
other text, and without any quotation marks.

Question 5

What are the APA guidlines for typing and word processing in a research report?

Answer 5

• A manuscript should be double spaced
  -with the exception that tables and figures may be single-spaced
• There must be at least a 1” margin on all
  sides (8½ 3 11” page)
  -the text should have a straight left-hand margin but
  an uneven or ragged right-hand margin without hyphenation, (breaking words at the ends
  of lines)
  -Indent the first line of each paragraph, five to seven spaces; indentation should
  be consistent throughout the manuscript.
• the preferred typeface is 12-point Times New Roman