APA 7 Student Paper template
Best for: Psychology, education, nursing, and social-science coursework
APA-formatted empirical paper structure. Use the section-by-section structure below as your scaffold — then open it in Folio to start writing, with citations and formatting handled as you go.
Structure
Title page
Paper title, your name, affiliation, course, instructor, and due date — each centered on its own line.
Abstract
A single paragraph (150–250 words) summarizing the problem, method, results, and conclusions.
Introduction
Introduce the problem and its importance, review prior work, and state your hypothesis.
Method
Use subsections — Participants, Materials/Measures, and Procedure — with enough detail to replicate the study.
Results
Report the analyses and findings with APA-style statistics; reference tables and figures here.
Discussion
Interpret the findings, relate them to your hypothesis and prior research, state limitations, and suggest future directions.
References
Alphabetical, hanging-indent reference list. Folio formats every entry in APA 7 as you cite.
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