PERRLA Version 6 for APA

Running head: RESEARCH SKILLS ASSIGNMENT 1

Research Skills Assignment

Dayle Lauren

Stenberg College

Study Skills

NURS 101-3 (B)

Marita Malloy

March 28, 2012 RESEARCH SKILLS ASSIGNMENT 2

Abstract

In preparation of further mastery of the American Psychological Associations’ APA formatting, this Research Skills Assignment is comprised of the development of a title page, abstract and references of five articles related to learning. This paper was formulated with the help of

PERRLA, a software based APA formatting tool. APA is the preferred formatting of research papers for the Psychology field, and the PERRLA software offers constant updates to the APA format that makes the use of this software an asset to the RPN student. References for this assignment were gleaned from the EBSCOhost and Medscape databases.

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References

Banfield, V., Fagan, B., & Janes, C. (2012). 2009-2010 Spacelabs Innovation Project Award:

Charting a new course in knowledge: Creating life-long critical care thinkers.

Dynamics, 23(1), 24-28.

Friedlander, M. et al. (2011, April). What can medical education learn from the neurobiology of

learning? Academic Medicine, 86(4), 415-420.

Kowalcyzk, N. (2011, November). Review of teaching methods and critical thinking skills.

Radiologic Technology, 83(2), 120-130.

Mann, J. (2012, January). Critical thinking and clinical judgment skills development in

baccalaureate nursing students. The Kansas Nurse, 87(1), 26-31.

Stokowski, L. (2011, January). Overhauling nursing education. Medscape Nurses. Retrieved

March 26, 2012 from http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/736236. RESEARCH SKILLS ASSIGNMENT 4

Grade 18.00 / 20.00 Graded on Wednesday, 11 April 2012, 5:26 PM Graded by Marita Molloy Nice work Dayle!

There's an extra space under the title of Abstract. Only double space the entire content of your abstract page.

Your first four references are incomplete as they neither contain the doi nor url.

When citing references you are to provide the doi if available. For instance:(this example should have a hanging indent).

Boulton-Lewis, G. M. (2010). Education and learning for the elderly: why, how, what. Educational Gerontology, 36, 213-228. doi:10.1080/03601270903182877

When there is no DOI for a chosen article, click on the EBSCOhost 'Permalink' to provide the URL: Johnson, Malcolm L. (1995) Lessons from the Open University: Third-age learning. Feedback Educational Gerontology, 21(5). Retrieved from comments http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct =true&db=pbh&AN=9508090092&site=ehost-live

The reader requires the direct URL to take them to the article. f you are not using EBSCOhost, copy and paste the url from your browser and state 'Retrieved from' as in the example above.

When a citation includes a digital object identifier (DOI), no further retrieval information is needed. When a DOI is not available, and a URL is included, do not include retrieval dates unless the source material may change over time (e.g., wikis).

(and just so you're aware, only the Title Of Your Paper, Your Name and Stenberg College is now required on the title page as per the updated Stenberg College APA brochure).

I hope this feedback is helpful. Good work.

Bravo Dayle!