APA Style 101
Developed by a university professor and published researcher with over 16 years of full-time experience in academia, this application is designed to TEACH you the fundamentals of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Sixth Edition (the most recent edition).
NOTE: Please keep in mind that this application will NOT format your paper for you! There are at least two major problems with software programs that attempt to automatically organize/format papers. First, such programs can and do make mistakes. Think about it . . . even spell check programs will fall short from time to time (e.g., If you wanted to use the word “peace” and spelled the word “piece” instead, spell check would not catch this problem). Most importantly, you may fall woefully short in terms of mastering even the “basics” of the APA style--that is, you may become much too dependent upon the program and may not catch the mistakes that such programs inevitably make.
Learning to write using the APA style is not that difficult. Towards that end, APA Style 101 was created with over 45 minutes of video that will teach you the following:
Introduction
Margins
Headers
Title Page
Abstract
Heading Levels
Paraphrases
Quotes
Multiple Authors
Summary of Paper
Book References
Journal References
Summary & Concluding Thoughts
Bonus Section: Grammar, Flow, and Organization
Learning APA style is a significant part of the formula in writing an “A” worthy term paper, thesis, or dissertation. Another important part of the formal writing process is, collectively--grammar, flow, and organization. You would be shocked and amazed at the mistakes made by students over and over again. To help you avoid the most common mistakes made when writing a formal paper, APA Style 101 also includes a bonus section with close to 20 minutes of video covering the following:
Commas (Yes, people actually misuse commas!)
Semi-colons
Noun/Pronoun Agreement
Flow
Abbreviations
Parallel Construction
Organization