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EDUC 201 Methods of Research

The document discusses different styles for writing research papers, including APA and MLA styles. APA style is typically used in the social sciences, uses "references" pages, and cites sources with the author's last name and initial. MLA style is typically used in the humanities, uses "works cited" pages, and cites sources with the author's last name. Both styles require double spacing, indenting quotes, and listing sources alphabetically at the end. Choosing the correct style is important for academic work.

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EDUC 201 Methods of Research

The document discusses different styles for writing research papers, including APA and MLA styles. APA style is typically used in the social sciences, uses "references" pages, and cites sources with the author's last name and initial. MLA style is typically used in the humanities, uses "works cited" pages, and cites sources with the author's last name. Both styles require double spacing, indenting quotes, and listing sources alphabetically at the end. Choosing the correct style is important for academic work.

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EDUC 201

Methods of
Research
CECILIO V. AZARCON KASSANDRA MARGIE B. JUAN
PROFESSOR DISCUSSANT
Once you have chosen a research paper topic for
your future academic masterpiece, it is necessary
to choose a research paper style, which is one of
the most important issues in research paper
STYLE OF writing. Basically, various academic styles are used
to meet scholar demands and requirements in terms
WRITING of conducting a research activity.  

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APA (AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION)

This style is used for writing research papers on science, psychology and
other related subjects. The primary purpose of APA style is to facilitate
scientific communication by promoting clarity of expression and by
standardizing the organization and content of research articles and book
chapters. 

APA style was first written down in 1929

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 12 point font
 Double spaced
 1 inch margins all around
Basic  Use a readable font
Formatting  Having a running header
Rules  Four sections: Title page,
Abstract, Main Body, and
References
MLA (MODERN LANGUAGE
ASSOCIATION)

 Guidelines to formatting,
 MLA style is preferable when writing, and documenting
writing materials in Social sources
Sciences and Humanities.  
 Double space all paragraphs
 Use a standard font like Times
New Roman
Basic  Use 1 inch margins on all
Formatting sides
 Indent the first line of every
Rules paragraph
 Having a running header with
a page number

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Other applicable research paper styles which
you may use:

Harvard, Chicago and Turabian writing


formats

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MLA SIMILARITIES APA
Typically used in The paper is Typically used in

MLA the Humanities


(i.e.: English,
Theatre, Art)
doubled spaced,
as well as the
reference or works
the social
sciences (i.e.:
Psychology,

VS. cited page. The


citation has
Sociology, Social
Work)

APA
hanging indent.

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MLA SIMILARITIES APA

“works cited” page to cite All information used in the “references“ page cite
sources at the end of the work paper must be in the sources at the end of work
reference page or works cited.

Works cited is last name, first Any information that is not Works cited is last name,
name (Azarcon, Cecilio) your own needs to be cited first initial (Azarcon, C.)

When information is cited and Both use parenthetical When information is cited and
the Author’s name is listed citations within the body of the the Author’s name is listed
within the sentence, place the paper. (Cecilio, 2010) or within the sentence, place the
page number found at the (Cecilio 22) year the material was
end. {According to Cecilio published. {Cecilio Azarcon
Azarcon, writing centers are (2010) believes that writing
awesome” (22). } centers are awesome. }

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MLA SIMILARITIES APA

When information is cited and Citations are listed When information is cited and
the Author’s name is not alphabetically on the the Author’s name is not
listed, place the author’s last references or works cited listed, place the author’s last
name and the page number at page name and the year the
the end. {Writing centers are material was published.
awesome (Azarcon 22).} {Writing centers are awesome
(Azarcon, 2010).}

Quotes 4 lines or longer are Quotes are integrated Quotes over 40 or more
blocked, meaning indented 2 smoothly and with transitions. are indented one tab (or 5
tabs over spaces)

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“A RESEARCH PAPER WRITING STYLE LARGELY
CONTRIBUTES TO ACADEMIC VALUE OF WORK
AND THE MORE CORRECT YOUR WORK IS…THE
BETTER”

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