Conceptual and Theoretical framework

framework or an organizing model for the research questions, the hypotheses, and the data collection procedure

• theory

• concept

• hypothesis

• variable

in what type of research does the theory provide explanation of why an independent variable x, influence or affect a dependent variable y

• correlational research

• comparative research

• social research

• experimental research

a lens or conceptual model that you adopt to guide your research

• theoretical framework

• conceptual framework

• hypotheses

• theory

Theoretical framework helps the researcher organize the following except:

• organize the research questions

• identify key variables

• outline relationships between variables

• amalgamation of two or more theories

depict interconnections and relationships between variables and the different elements of your study; make it easier for the readers to visualize the ideas that they are discussing in their research paper

• diagram

• narrative discussion

• sets of propositions

• mathematical equation

you lay down your expectations about a study in a paragraph form

• diagram

• narrative discussion

• sets of propositions

• mathematical equation

involves a series of hypotheses that makes use of various measurements and assumes varying directions of relationships among variables

• sets of propositions

• narrative discussion

• diagram

• mathematical equation

require computations and are highly mathematical in nature

• mathematical equation

• diagram

• narrative discussion

• sets of propositions

True or false:

The conceptual framework may select and borrow key concepts and even proposed relationship from one or more relevant theory

• true

• false

true or false:

The conceptual framework is not derived from a single theory

• true

• false