PYB350 Chap.9 Reporting Results in APA Style
Reporting Results in APA Style
The written assignment carries 40% of the unit, and this chapter turns its brief and marking criteria into a working plan. It covers what you receive and what you must produce, the 1,800-word limit and its penalty, the three separate submissions, the four marking criteria and their weights, and the bands that link marks to grades.
It then sets out the results-writing habits the unit asks for, from justifying decisions to backing every claim with an APA statistic, and models an omnibus paragraph and a preliminary discussion.
The worked example turns the marking criteria into a final checklist, a model paragraph shows how to report a significant interaction, and the practice cards fix a weak results sentence and test the word-limit rule.
What this chapter covers
- 01
What the unfinished manuscript gives you and what you add
- 02
Word limit, penalty, extension and the three submissions
- 03
The four marking criteria and their weights
- 04
Results-writing habits: justify, back up, give units, give direction
- 05
A model omnibus paragraph for a two-way design
- 06
The abstract and the preliminary discussion
- 07
Turning the marking criteria into a final-edit checklist
Worked example · free
Turning the marking criteria into a final checklist
- 1Total: 26 + 28 + 18 + 8 = 80 out of 100.
- 1Band: 75 to 84 corresponds to a grade of 6 on the marking sheet.
- 1Gap by criterion: 4 marks short on qualitative, 7 on quantitative, 7 on abstract and discussion, 2 on presentation.
- 1Priority: quantitative and discussion each have seven marks of headroom, so check every hypothesis is tested and interpreted before polishing style.
Key terms
- Preliminary discussion
- The early part of a discussion that interprets results against the hypotheses and notes strengths and limitations, without a literature review.
- Word limit tolerance
- The 10% margin over the 1,800-word limit that is accepted before the mark deduction applies.
- APA 7 figure
- A results figure formatted to the seventh edition of the APA style guide, required in the quantitative results.
Reporting Results in APA Style FAQ
What happens if the report goes over the word limit?
Up to 10% over the 1,800 words is accepted. Beyond that, 10% of the total available mark is deducted, so a report over 1,980 words loses a tenth of the marks before anything else is judged. There is no penalty for being under the limit, but the brief asks you to check that every part of the task is covered.
Can I use the example write-up as a template?
Only as a model of structure, not wording. The unit coordinator warns that staying too close to the example's write-up, or borrowing a significant number of its words, is plagiarism, and protects the document with a password as a reminder. Tell the story of your own data in your own words.
How can generative AI be used for the report?
The unit's guide marks interpreting the instructions, outlining a report structure and fixing grammar as recommended, and drafting or analysing data as uses needing caution, because these tools can confabulate data and misread statistics. Every result must come from your own analysis, and any use must be acknowledged, since failing to do so may breach the academic integrity policy.
Is a title page or a reference list needed?
No to both. The assignment FAQ says a title page is not required, and the brief says there is no need to provide references because you are not expected to read beyond the single reference supplied with the manuscript. What is required is the report section itself, the appendix with your output and qualitative summary table, and your data file.
Exam move
Draft the results first, in the order the analysis ran, then the discussion against each hypothesis, and write the abstract last once you know the findings it summarises. Keep the marking criteria open beside your draft during the final edit, and tick off every hypothesis, every statistic and every quote as you reach it.
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