Centered Title of Paper Every First Letter Capitalized
Your Name
College Affiliation
[title page, 2.3]
Abstract:
Write a concise summary of the key points of your research. Do not indent. Your abstract should contain at least your research topic, research questions, participants, methods, results, data analysis, and conclusions. You may also include possible implications of your research and future work you see connected with your findings. Your abstract should be a single paragraph double-spaced. Your abstract should be between 150 and 250 words.
Keywords: keyword 1, keyword 2, keyword 3, keyword 4
[abstract, 2.9; section labels 2.28; keywords, 2.10]
Centered Title of Paper Every First Letter Capitalized
Indent first line of each paragraph. Your first task is to provide a brief description of the research question. Why is your research question important? Why should we care? What is your experiment or study attempting to demonstrate? What phenomena are you studying? Provide a brief history of your topic and explain how it relates to your current research.
Heading in the Introduction
The second task of your introduction is to provide a well-rounded summary of previous research that is relevant to your topic. So, before you begin to write this summary, it is important to thoroughly research your topic. This is known as a “literature review.” Finding appropriate sources amid thousands of journal articles can be a daunting task, but there are a number of steps you can take to simplify your research (we will discuss this throughout the semester).
Once you have summarized the previous research, explain areas where the research is lacking or potentially flawed. Be sure to discuss contradictions in the literature. Also, discuss what is missing from previous studies on your topic. What research questions have yet to be answered?
The fourth task of your introduction is to state your hypotheses. Your own hypothesis should lead from the questions you raised in your literature review. At the end of your introduction, offer your hypotheses and describe what you expected to find in your experiment or study. Colloquially, hypotheses are often referred to as “educated guesses.” However, this definition is woefully lacking. Scientific hypotheses are predictions to our research question that are based on a through and carefully examination of previous findings related to your question.
[running head, 2.8; title, 2.4; heading in the introduction, 2.27; in-text citations 8.31 – 8.36]
Method
Participants
Describe important characteristics of sample. Include demographic information important for replication or if it is a variable in the study.
Materials
Describe materials and equipment used such that study can be replicated with same materials and equipment.
Procedure
Summarize each step in the execution of the research. Instructions given, randomization, design, etc.
Entire method section should focus on relevant information needed to adequately replicate study. If there are any, identify subsections with italicized script as demonstrated above. The method, results, and discussion sections do not start on a new page unless section heading would appear alone at the bottom of a page.
[level 1 heading, 2.27; level 2 heading 2.27]
Results
Summarize data collected and statistical results. Do not mention raw data unless maximally informative. If tables and figures will be used they will be referenced in this section. Explain tables and figures and results but do not discuss implications. Report relevant descriptive statistics (means, standard deviations, sample size, correlations), inferential statistics (within or between subjects, ANOVA, t or F test, etc.), and alpha levels (.05, .01) and significance if any.
[level 1 heading, 2.27, level 2 heading, 2.27; statistics presented in text, 6.43]
Discussion
Open section with clear statement of support or nonsupport of research hypothesis. How relate to previous research without restating info from introduction.
Heading in the Discussion
If appropriate, mention the importance of your findings, and their potential implications and applications. Offer areas of future research. What is the next step to exploring your research question?
[level 1 heading, 2.27, level 2 heading, 2.27]
References
Last name. Initials. (Date of pub). All lowercase title of article except first word.
Italicized Journal and volume (issue number), non-italicized page numbers. doi: #
All studies cited in paper appear here. Left justified first line, indented thereafter.
[See Chapter 9 of APA guide for details on how to cite sources; see Chapter 8 of APA guide for examples on how to cite references in-text]
Attached below is my draft please revise and finalize it to make it sound better and add all the other sections that it does not have.
THE RUNNING HEAD IS A PARTIAL TITLE IN ALL CAPS PAGE 6
THE RUNNING HEAD IS A PARTIAL TITLE IN ALL CAPS PAGE 1
