THEORETICAL

FRAMEWORK
VS
CONCEPTUAL
FRAMEWORK

E DU 5 4 0 I NTR O DU CTION TO
R E SE A RCH M E TH O DOLOG Y
 a real or conceptual structure that serves
as a guide

for the building of something that

WHAT IS A will/can turn into something useful

FRAMEWORK? can be house plan, program, diagram that

shows relationship between
concepts/internal of engine, platform for
building a software, etc

for educational research, there are two

guiding frameworks: theoretical
framework and conceptual framework
 Test Your Understanding
Instruction:
1. Study slides 4 and 5.
2. What do you think a theoretical framework is?
3. What are the “characteristics” of a conceptual framework? Closely scrutinize the
arrows and well as the “concepts” shown in the two slides
4. You may want to try Google other conceptual frameworks. .Try differentiate the
difference(s) between the conceptual framework of a quantitative vs. a
qualitative study
5. How is a theoretical framework related to a conceptual framework?
Underlying theories Language and Malaysian Children’s Scientific Understanding
(Abdullah, N., 2009)

❑ Constructivist
❑ Bloom’s (1995) Context of
Meaning
❑ Vygotsky’s Social Semiotic
Perspective

Description of Conceptual
Framework
Children’s understanding, though it
may be expressed in the form of
actions as well as psychological tools,
is largely dependent on language —
that is, the way language is used to
communicate —as well as the
personal conceptions, namely the
meaning and understanding of
science knowledge, formed as a result
of each individual child’s interaction
with his or her environment
Underlying theory Uncovering Malaysian Students’ Motivation to Learning Science
(Talib, Wong, Azhar & Abdullah, 2009)
Motivation theory focusing on
personal (internal and external
motivation), social and affective
aspects

Conceptual Framework
Description

The study employs a backward

process of identifying’ motivating
factors, learning environment as
well as effective teaching (hence
learning) activities that
contribute toward excellent
performance in science.
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