1. APA Headings Dr. Gustafson

2. What is a heading? APA Manual 6 th Edition – 3.02 and 3.03 Headings signal the reader to paper sections Headings signal hierarchy of paper sections

3. Levels of Headings APA Manual 6 th Edition – Table 3.1 5 levels of headings Top-Down Progression (regardless of the number of headings used)

4. Headings: Level 1 Centered, Boldface, Uppercase and Lowercase Heading Example Method Chapter three will include the details of the methodology that was used for this study. First, this chapter will articulate the problem statement...

5. Headings: Level 2 Flush Left, Boldface, Uppercase and Lowercase Headings Example Problem Statement The purpose of this study was to explore the…

6. Headings: Level 3 Indented, boldface, lowercase paragraph heading ending with a period. Example Data collection and instrumentation. A variety of data collection tools, or sources of evidence, were selected...

7. Headings: Level 4 Indented, boldface, italicized, lowercase paragraph heading ending with a period. Example Important. All seven research participants indicated that they believed that the mission was important...

8. Headings: Level 5 Indented, italicized, lowercase paragraph heading ending with a period. Example Obstacles and challenges. In addition to the four possible responses to...

9. Headings Misc. Use only the number of headings needed ▫If only one level is needed use Level 1, if two levels are needed use Level 1 and Level 2, etc. Do not label the “Introduction” as a heading (unless instructions specify that you do – like with a dissertation) Do not use letters, numbers or bullets in heading formatting