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Thesis structure (APA style)

Trainee: ____________________ Placement: ____________________ Date: ____________

Front matter

Title page, declaration, acknowledgements
Abstract: aim, method, results with numbers, conclusion (150-250 words)
Contents, list of tables and figures

Introduction and literature review

Problem and why it matters
Theory
Review organised by theme, not by study
Gap, rationale, aims and hypotheses

Method

Design
Participants with demographics
Measures with reliability in your sample
Procedure
Ethics approval and consent
Analysis plan

Results

Data screening and assumptions
Descriptives
Each hypothesis in order, with the test, statistic, p and effect size
Tables and figures in APA format

Discussion

Findings in words, hypothesis by hypothesis
How they fit the literature
Limitations
Implications for practice and research
Conclusion

End matter

References in APA 7th edition
Appendices: instruments (with permission), consent form, extra tables

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