1. DPELFS
APA Style Basics

2. APA Style-Documentation
Agreement of text with list: “Each reference cited in text must appear in the reference list, and each entry in the reference list must be cited in text” (p. 174).

3. APA Style-Documentation
Basic citation styles: Table 6.1, p. 177.
“and” vs. “&”
Use of “et al.”
Two or more works within same parentheses
“order alphabetically in the same order they appear in the reference list” (sec. 6.16, p. 177)

4. Table 6.1, APA 6th

5. APA Style-Documentation
Disagreement between text citations and list
Years (e.g., Mott, 1997 in text; Mott, 1999 in RL)
Spelling of author names (e.g., Kearny in text, Kearney in RL)

6. APA Style-Documentation
APA 6th, “Reference Examples” pp
Format accuracy of citations in list
Baker-Miller, J. (1991). The development of women’s sense of self. Women’s Growth in Connection. V. Jordan, J. Baker-Miller, I.P. Striver, & J.L. Surrey Ed. Guilford, New York  
Baker-Miller, J. (1991). The development of women’s sense of self. In V. Jordan, J. Baker-Miller, I.P. Striver, & J.L. Surrey (Eds.), Women’s growth in connection (pp ). New York, NY: Guilford.

7. APA Style-Numbers Sections 4.31-4.34, APA 6th, pp. 111-114
“Use numerals to express numbers that represent time, dates, ages, scores, and points on a scale…”
e.g., 2-year-olds, 4-year institution, a 5-point Likert scale
“Use numerals to express numbers that denote a specific place in a numbered series, parts of books and tables...”
e.g., Grade 8 (but eighth grade), Table 3, chapter 5

8. APA Style-Tables APA 6th, pp. 128-150
Is the table necessary? (APA 6th, p. 130, sec. 5.10)
Titles brief, but explanatory
Every column needs a column head
No vertical lines
Format challenges; readability

9. Using the template…
Dissertation template and Guidelines reformatted per APA 6th style (see pp )