Running head: TITLE OF YOUR PAPER (50 characters max)
Title of Your Paper
Your Name
Independence University
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Abstract
An abstract is optional and is a general overview of the content covered in your paper. The
abstract should be no more than 250 words. In general class assignments, the abstract may not be
required. Please check with you instructor regarding this requirement. For the running head
above, the words Running head: should be in the same 12-point font as the rest of the paper, only
appear on the cover page, be on the same line as the page number, and be aligned with the left 1”
margin. The paper title portion should be in all caps. For the second page and beyond, the
running head should only include the paper title in all caps. The page numbers should be aligned
at the right 1” margin.
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Title of Your Paper
The initial paragraph is assumed in APA to include the introduction to your paper, and
therefore does not require the heading of “Introduction”. Use the paper title as the initial paper
heading, centered, not in bold, with major words capitalized. The heading and content should
start at the top of the page with no extra spacing. The entire paper should be double-spaced with
no extra spacing between headings or paragraphs. The first line of every paragraph should be
indented 5-7 spaces, or .5” by default. This includes paragraphs following numbered lists and
images. This section should “introduce” the reader to the content covered in your paper. In many
ways, the introduction serves as a mini-outline for the rest of the paper. So, as you continue to
write the remaining sections, make sure to only include the information related to what you have
“introduced” in your introduction paragraph. To sum it up, this section should tell the audience
what you are going to talk about in the Body.
Body
Use a level 1 APA heading appropriate for the content to introduce this section, centered
and in bold. Do not use the Body heading. The “body” of your paper should expand on the
concepts covered in your introduction. It is appropriate to have main and subtopics in this
section. The main and subtopics should be identified by using the appropriate Level Heading.
To sum it up, this section should talk about what you told the audience you were going to talk
about in your Introduction. Use additional APA heading levels following an outline format for
each new concept section in your paper. Level 1 is centered and in bold. Level 2 is left-aligned
and in bold, level 3 is in the first line of the paragraph, in bold, and ending with a period., etc.
Each heading should be appropriate for the content contained in the paragraphs under the
heading.
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Citing Your Sources
When using information from outside sources in your writing, you must cite those
sources appropriately. As an example, if you are paraphrasing, follow the end of the information
with a citation, then follow with the period to end the sentence. The citation must include the
author and year, like this (Lodico, Spaulding & Voegtle, 2010). The citations must match the
references provided at the end of the paper. Only provide the author’s initials in the full
references at the end of the paper, not within the citations. A quote would be followed with a
citation containing the page or paragraph number for the quoted content. An example would be,
“This is a hypothetical quote” (Scaduto, Lindsay, & Chiaburu, 2008, p. 27). If you introduce the
authors in your sentence, immediately follow their names with the year in parentheses. For
example, Lodico, Spaulding and Voegtle (2010) wrote a paper discussing educational research
methods.
Conclusion
This section should cover the highlights of the previous content. The conclusion should
“briefly” remind your reader/audience about what is included in the previous sections. Refrain
from introducing new topics or ideas in this section, unless you want to revisit and
rework/rewrite previous sections to include them. To sum it up, this section is going to remind
your audience of what you just told them in the Body, while making a final point. Once you have
completed this section, you need to complete the References page. An outline of the Reference
page is below.
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References
Lodico, M.G., Spaulding, D.T., & Voegtle, K.H. (2010). Methods in educational research: From
theory to practice. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Scaduto, A., Lindsay, D., Chiaburu, D.S. (2008). Leader influences on training effectiveness:
motivation and outcome expectation processes. International Journal of Training and
Development, 12(3), 158-170.
This is where all the references you used will be listed alphabetically by author’s last name. The
reference page needs to be double-spaced and the second line of the same reference should be
added as a “hanging” indent. All references should also be double-spaced with no extra spacing
between them. All references should be in the same font as the rest of the paper. The content of
this page should begin at the top of the page with no extra spacing. Once you have added your
references, please delete this section and the information below from the template.
Additional APA resources are below:
Purdue Online Writing Lab APA
Son of Citation Machine APA
How to cite and reference just about any type of source, with examples
APA 6 writing instructions and example
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