and after obtaining the key variables that will be used in the study, the researchers can formulate a tentative theoretical/conceptual scheme for the research problem. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK A conceptual model , as indicated by Houser (2008), is a visualization/diagram of a group of phenomena involving more than one conceptual map in which interrelated phenomena are linked CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK together for broader interpretation models may be simple, citing only a small number of concepts and relationships, or may be complex and multi-faceted. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK Simple or complex models both demonstrate theoretical relationships still require a written description of concepts being represented. GUIDELINES Conceptual framework/model specifies
the key variables showing
interrelationships. In other terms, a synthesis of review of related literature and key variables translated into symbolic terms or diagram to depict what the research problem ought be to like and how ought be viewed. GUIDELINES
The conceptual framework is
usually represented by the Independent-Dependent Variable Model VARIABLE
An attribute that varies; it is any
quantity of a person, group, or a situation that varies or takes on different values. INDEPENDENT VARIABLE
This is the variable presumed to
be the cause or influencing factor for the dependent variable; in experimental situation, it is the intervention/treatment or manipulated variable DEPENDENT VARIABLE
This is the variable hypothesized
to depend or be caused by another variable (the independent variable)