Phases of the Research Process pt. 2 Flashcards
blueprint for the entire research inquiry
Theoretical/Conceptual Framework
it serves as the guide on which to build and support the study
Theoretical/Conceptual Framework
it may also be described as an approach that informs the research based on formal theory
Theoretical/Conceptual Framework
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
Theory
Relationship of theory to the research process
Theoretical and Conceptual Framework
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
Theoretical and Conceptual Framework
Abstractions that categorize observations based on commonalities and differences
Concepts
The building blocks of theories and they vary in level of abstraction
Concepts
Group of concepts that are directly or indirectly observable
Construct
Derived from a combination of academic and clinical knowledge and add meaning and scope to a theory
Construct
Statements that describes the relationship of two or more concepts
Proposition
Theory development begins with the identification and description of concepts and constructs and proceeds to formulate relationships between the two concepts
Proposition
Concepts that provides a structure or pattern for organizing phenomena of interest in the practice or research
Conceptual Model
Used to mean a model or worldview about a major phenomena of concern to a discipline
Paradigm
Represents a less formal attempt at organizing phenomena
Conceptual Framework
It assembles by virtue of its relevance to a common theme
Conceptual Framework
Represents some aspects of reality, concrete, or abstract, by means of a likeliness that may be structural, pictorial, diagrammatic, or mathematical
Model
Derived from one or more theories or paradigms through the processes of induction or deduction
Theoretical Framework
It postulates relationships among concepts and permits empirical testing
Theoretical Framework
Group of interrelated theories that provide rationale for the hypotheses, policies, and curricula of science whereas theory encompasses fewer phenomena
Theoretical Model
Presented in figure from serves as the model of the research study
Research Paradigm
Shows the relationship of the variables of the study
Research Paradigm
A statement describing a fact or condition that is accepted to be true on the basis of logic and reason
Assumptions
Deals with the extent to which the study will be made
Scope
Perceived weakness that are discussed and reported
Limitations
Restrictions that the researcher places the study prior to data gathering
Delimitation
They may come up in decision making in the course of the study and are intermeshed with the operational definitions in the written report
Delimitation
A shrewd guess or inference that is formulated and provisionally adopted to explain observed facts or conditions and to guide investigation
Hypothesis
A statement of the relationship between the phenomena and the variable being studied
Hypothesis
Types of Hypothesis
- Simple Hypothesis
- Complex Hypothesis
- Directional/Predictive Hypothesis
- Non-Directional Hypothesis
- Null Hypothesis
Predicts the relationship between one IV and one ID
Simple Hypothesis
Predicts the relationship between two or more IVs and two or more IDs
Complex Hypothesis
Specifies the direction of the relationship between the variables being studied
Directional/Predictive Hypothesis
Predicts only that there is a relationship between the variables being studied but does not specify what it is
Non-Directional Hypothesis
An assumption that there is no difference between the studied variables
Null Hypothesis
In stating the hypothesis, the researcher hopes to reject the statement of no difference
Null Hypothesis
Types of Variables
- Attribute Variables
- Active Variables
- Continuous Variables
- Discrete Variables
- Categorical Variables
- Dependent Variables
- Independent Variables
Inherent characteristics of a person that the researcher measures and observes
Attribute Variable
When a researcher actively creates a variable, as when a special intervention is introduced
Active Variable
Variables that can take an infinite range of values along a continuum
Continuous Variable
By contrast, it is the one that has finite number of values between two points
Discrete Variable
With distinct category that do not represent a quantity
Categorical Variable
It is the behavior, characteristics, or outcome the researcher is interested in understanding, explaining, predicting, or affecting
Dependent Variable
It is the presumed cause of, antecedent to, influence on the dependent variable
Independent Variable
