Technical and Operational Definitions

It gives a meaning to the concept or construct under investigation. It should distinguish it from all other concepts or constructs.

• Definition

• Technical Definition

• Operational Definition

It defines an object, event, variable, concept, or construct in terms of the specific processes, tests, and measurements used to determine its presence or quantity.

• Operational Definition

• Conceptual Definition

• Definition

Oxygen is a chalcogen that is a strong oxidizing agent and has the second-highest electronegativity of all reactive elements

• Technical Definition

• Operational Definition

Academic performance refers to the student's score in the finals.

• Operational Definition

• Conceptual Definition

• Technical Definition

• Theoretical Definition

Influenza is an acute highly contagious infection of the respiratory tract, which occurs sporadically or in epidemics and lasts up to a month.

• Technical Definition

• Operational Definition

Slow learners are students that do not easily understand the lesson, yet they do not have a disability that requires them to special education.

• Technical Definition

• Theoretical Definition

• Operational Definition

• Conceptual Definition

These are types of technical definition EXCEPT...

• Parenthetical Definition

• Theoretical Definition

• Sentence Definition

• Extended Definition

Technical definition is also called...

• Conceptual Definition

• Parenthetical Definition

• Theoretical Definition

• Operational Definition

Both technical and operational definitions should be...

• Concise

• Unambiguous

• Measurable

• Clear

Definition of terms is important in the research paper.

• True

• False