THEORIES &

FRAMEWORK
RESEARCH II
THEORIES

• An explanation
• Starts as a hypothesis, until enough evidence is provided
• Can change over time
THEORIES
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

 INPUT

 PROCESS

 OUTPUT
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

INPUT PROCESS OUTPUT

DEFINITION OF TERMS

 CONCEPTUAL DEFINITION

 OPERATIONAL DEFINITION
CHAPTER II
RESEARCH II
REVIEW OF RELATED
LITERATURE
• Sources must be relevant to the research topic
• Summarizes the content of the literature
• Gives the current research much needed foundation
• The puzzle piece that enables your research to fit to
the bigger picture
CITATIONS

• DIRECT QUOTATION

• INDIRECT QUOTATION
CITATIONS

Two Commonly Used Citation Style

APA MLA

(Bert 2020) (Bert 2020, p.90)

Bert (2020) Bert (2020, p.90)
 ASSESSMENT

Form a CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK from a topic of

your choice and using a theory of your choice.