WHY IS THERE A NEED TO STUDY THE TECHNICAL AND OPERATIONAL DEFINITION OF THE WORDS?
Definition of Terms An alphabetical list of important terms, acronyms , or jargons used in the research study.
Example of Jargons Medical Jargons Business Jargons Police Jargons Idiopathic Scalable Code eleven Tachycardia Sweat Equity Wolf pack
STRUCTURE A manner by which something is build or organized. ( D ictionary meaning ) Configuration of steel beams that serves as foundation to a building (Engineering) Arrangement of words (Linguistics )
2 TYPES OF DEFINITION TECHNICAL DEFINITION OPERATIONAL DEFINITION
TECHNICAL DEFINITION (Conceptual/theoretical definition) The universal meaning of the term. Definition that comes from different reference materials such as dictionaries, encyclopedias, books , journals and even websites.
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCE OF TECHNICAL OPERATION Primary and secondary source give you direct access and information to your research. Primary source provide you a raw information and first hand evidences. Secondary source provide you a second-hand information and commentary from other researchers.
CREDIBLE SOURCES LETTER AND DIARIES TEXTBOOK DOCUMENTS MAGAZINES DICTIONARY ENCYCLOPEDIA NEWSPAPER GLOSSARY VIDEOTAPES JOURNALS HISTORY GOVERNMENT MANUSCRIPTS ARTIFACTS
CREDIBLE SOURCES LETTER AND DIARIES TEXTBOOK DOCUMENTS MAGAZINES DICTIONARY ENCYCLOPEDIA NEWSPAPER GLOSSARY VIDEOTAPES JOURNALS HISTORY GOVERNMENT MANUSCRIPTS ARTIFACTS
OPERATIONAL DEFINITION How the term is applied or used in the research. Refers to a specific definition of a concept in a research study. The researchers is the one who formulates the meaning of the term which is objectively anchored on the technical definition. commonly uses the phrase “as used in this study”
Guidelines in defining terms Only terms, words, or phrases that have or unique meanings in the study are defined. What to define? Important words in the title (such as variables) Technical terms used in the research paper. Words for treatments and measurements (data analysis, Terms etc.)
Guidelines in defining terms 3. Defined term technically, operationally or both . 4. If the term are from dictionaries, books, encyclopedia, other publication and even websites ( technical definition), acknowledge the source. 5. If there are uncommon acronyms, include them; spell them out and give the meaning
Distance Education Radio- Based Instruction Students Instructional Materials School Social Media
Distance Education Radio- Based Instruction Students Instructional Materials School Social Media
Sample Research Title OVERCOMING ISOLATION IN DISTANCE LEARNING BUILDING A LEARNING COMMUNITY THROUGH TIME AND SPACE
Sample Research Title OVERCOMING ISOLATION IN DISTANCE LEARNING BUILDING A LEARNING COMMUNITY THROUGH TIME AND SPACE
Guidelines in defining terms 3. Defined term technically, operationally or both . 4. If the term are from dictionaries, books, encyclopedia, other publication and even websites ( technical definition), acknowledge the source. 5. If there are uncommon acronyms, include them; spell them out and give the meaning