Phases of the Research Process pt. 2

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blueprint for the entire research inquiry

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Theoretical/Conceptual Framework

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it serves as the guide on which to build and support the study

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Theoretical/Conceptual Framework

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it may also be described as an approach that informs the research based on formal theory

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Theoretical/Conceptual Framework

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Set of interrelated construct, definitions, and prepositions that present a systematic view of phenomena by specifying relations among variables with the purpose of explaining and predicting the phenomena

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Theory

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Relationship of theory to the research process

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Theoretical and Conceptual Framework

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Identifies parameters for the study, guides data collection and provides a perspective in the interpretation of data to enable the researcher to structure facts into an orderly system

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Theoretical and Conceptual Framework

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Abstractions that categorize observations based on commonalities and differences

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Concepts

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The building blocks of theories and they vary in level of abstraction

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Concepts

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Group of concepts that are directly or indirectly observable

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Construct

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Derived from a combination of academic and clinical knowledge and add meaning and scope to a theory

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Construct

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Statements that describes the relationship of two or more concepts

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Proposition

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Theory development begins with the identification and description of concepts and constructs and proceeds to formulate relationships between the two concepts

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Proposition

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Concepts that provides a structure or pattern for organizing phenomena of interest in the practice or research

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Conceptual Model

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Used to mean a model or worldview about a major phenomena of concern to a discipline

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Paradigm

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Represents a less formal attempt at organizing phenomena

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Conceptual Framework

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It assembles by virtue of its relevance to a common theme

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Conceptual Framework

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Represents some aspects of reality, concrete, or abstract, by means of a likeliness that may be structural, pictorial, diagrammatic, or mathematical

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Model

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Derived from one or more theories or paradigms through the processes of induction or deduction

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Theoretical Framework

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It postulates relationships among concepts and permits empirical testing

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Theoretical Framework

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Group of interrelated theories that provide rationale for the hypotheses, policies, and curricula of science whereas theory encompasses fewer phenomena

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Theoretical Model

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Presented in figure from serves as the model of the research study

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Research Paradigm

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Shows the relationship of the variables of the study

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Research Paradigm

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A statement describing a fact or condition that is accepted to be true on the basis of logic and reason

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Assumptions

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Deals with the extent to which the study will be made

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Scope

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Perceived weakness that are discussed and reported

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Limitations

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Restrictions that the researcher places the study prior to data gathering

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Delimitation

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They may come up in decision making in the course of the study and are intermeshed with the operational definitions in the written report

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Delimitation

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A shrewd guess or inference that is formulated and provisionally adopted to explain observed facts or conditions and to guide investigation

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Hypothesis

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A statement of the relationship between the phenomena and the variable being studied

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Hypothesis

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Types of Hypothesis

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1. Simple Hypothesis 2. Complex Hypothesis 3. Directional/Predictive Hypothesis 4. Non-Directional Hypothesis 5. Null Hypothesis

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Predicts the relationship between one IV and one ID

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Simple Hypothesis

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Predicts the relationship between two or more IVs and two or more IDs

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Complex Hypothesis

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Specifies the direction of the relationship between the variables being studied

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Directional/Predictive Hypothesis

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Predicts only that there is a relationship between the variables being studied but does not specify what it is

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Non-Directional Hypothesis

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An assumption that there is no difference between the studied variables

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Null Hypothesis

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In stating the hypothesis, the researcher hopes to reject the statement of no difference

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Null Hypothesis

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Types of Variables

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1. Attribute Variables 2. Active Variables 3. Continuous Variables 4. Discrete Variables 5. Categorical Variables 6. Dependent Variables 7. Independent Variables

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Inherent characteristics of a person that the researcher measures and observes

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Attribute Variable

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When a researcher actively creates a variable, as when a special intervention is introduced

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Active Variable

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Variables that can take an infinite range of values along a continuum

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Continuous Variable

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By contrast, it is the one that has finite number of values between two points

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Discrete Variable

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With distinct category that do not represent a quantity

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Categorical Variable

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It is the behavior, characteristics, or outcome the researcher is interested in understanding, explaining, predicting, or affecting

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Dependent Variable

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It is the presumed cause of, antecedent to, influence on the dependent variable

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Independent Variable