Academic Writing in American Psychological Association Formatting
Academic Writing in American Psychological Association Formatting:
An Essay
Agawin, Aldrin D.
Cabrera, Marie Lois A.
Garcia, Ryiel Dale B.
University of Santo Tomas
Abstract
Academic writing is a skill that is required in many contexts throughout life. However, academic writing does many of the things that personal writing does not: it has its own set of rules and practices. Academic writing follows a particular ‘tone’ and adheres to traditional conventions of punctuation, grammar, and spelling. From the running head to the reference citations, the American Psychological Institute (APA) Format and Style contains those. This paper aims to be a guideline in academic writing through APA formatting. In order to have an APA formatting for your paper, it should be typed, double-spaced with a standard sized paper of 8.5" x 11" with 1" margins on all sides. APA recommends using size 12, Times New Roman font. It should compose of four major sections which are the Title Page, Abstract, Main Body and References. Different other guidelines are stated like APA citation, if dealing with two or more authors, different sources and such. Also included are the capitalizations and using of different punctuation marks. Keywords: formatting, style, academic writing
Academic Writing in American Psychological Association Formatting:
An Essay In Bell, D.’s (2012) article about academic writing, stated that it is a type of writing wherein students are expected to produce in response to content they learn about in an academic setting. Also that it can begin at a very young age. Academic writing conforms to a particular style and it is one that you will be expected to use at a university (Hugher, L., 2013). As students mature in their writing skills, we expect them to back-up their thinking with credible evidence (e.g. research) and we expect them to provide citations for where that research has come from, such as APA format for social sciences (Bell, D., 2012).
An Essay
Agawin, Aldrin D.
Cabrera, Marie Lois A.
Garcia, Ryiel Dale B.
University of Santo Tomas
Abstract
Academic writing is a skill that is required in many contexts throughout life. However, academic writing does many of the things that personal writing does not: it has its own set of rules and practices. Academic writing follows a particular ‘tone’ and adheres to traditional conventions of punctuation, grammar, and spelling. From the running head to the reference citations, the American Psychological Institute (APA) Format and Style contains those. This paper aims to be a guideline in academic writing through APA formatting. In order to have an APA formatting for your paper, it should be typed, double-spaced with a standard sized paper of 8.5" x 11" with 1" margins on all sides. APA recommends using size 12, Times New Roman font. It should compose of four major sections which are the Title Page, Abstract, Main Body and References. Different other guidelines are stated like APA citation, if dealing with two or more authors, different sources and such. Also included are the capitalizations and using of different punctuation marks. Keywords: formatting, style, academic writing
Academic Writing in American Psychological Association Formatting:
An Essay In Bell, D.’s (2012) article about academic writing, stated that it is a type of writing wherein students are expected to produce in response to content they learn about in an academic setting. Also that it can begin at a very young age. Academic writing conforms to a particular style and it is one that you will be expected to use at a university (Hugher, L., 2013). As students mature in their writing skills, we expect them to back-up their thinking with credible evidence (e.g. research) and we expect them to provide citations for where that research has come from, such as APA format for social sciences (Bell, D., 2012).
References: Angeli, E., Wagner, J., Lawrick, E., Moore, K., Anderson, M., Soderlund, L., & Brizee, A. (2010, May 5). General format. Retrieved from http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ Bell, D. (2012, June 22) What is Academic Writing? Retrieved from http://debrabell.com/2012/06/what-is-academic-writing/ Baker, J., Brizee, A., Angeli, E., (2001, March 1). Academic Writing. Retrieved from http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/685/01/ Irvin, L. (2010). What is “Academic” Writing? Retrieved from wac.colostate.edu/writingspaces1/irvin--what-is-academic-writing.pdf