Walden University provides articles, checklists and videos to support the development of scholarly writing.
APA Style at Walden University
What is APA Style?
As described on the Walden University website, "APA guidelines assist readers in recognizing a writer's ideas and information rather than having to adjust to inconsistent formatting." This section on the Walden University website discusses APA Style and includes the following rules:
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Crediting Sources
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Document Formatting
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Writing Style and Organization
Use the material designed by the Walden University Writing Center as a guide for your writing assignments.
Why APA Style?
The APA rules provide guidelines and sets standards to do the following:
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Improve Clarity
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Avoid Distracting the Reader
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Indicate Sources for Evidence
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Provide Uniform Formatting
Webinar Recordings on APA Citations and Style
Test your knowledge:
Test your knowledge of some common APA issues. Take the Walden University APA Common Errors Quiz to see how you rate.
Form and Style Review Checklist:
Use the Form and Style Review Checklist to review and revise your writing.
Scholarly Voice at Walden University
A section on the Walden University website identified as Scholarly Voice can be used as a guide to support your academic writing.
- Scholarly Voice: Writing Concisely
- Scholarly Voice: Precision, Clarity and Academic Expression.
- Scholarly Voice: Point of View
- Scholarly Voice: Objectivity
Additional Webinars and Recordings at Walden University
Walden University has a library of archived webinars and recordings to assist students with their writing. Some of the webinars have a downloadable transcript.
- Webinar Recordings Archive
- What is Academic Writing
- Adding Analysis and Synthesis to your Writing
- Writing Strong Thesis Statements
- Building and Organizing Academic Arguments
- Synthesis and Thesis Development
- Writing Effective Academic Paragraphs
- Transitioning from Coursework to Doctoral Capstone Writing:
- Reviewing the Literature and Incorporating Previous Research:
- Presenting Data and Describing Analysis