THE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK Theory

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- comes from the Greek word theoria which means a beholding spectacle or speculation. Spectacle refers to an event that is memorable for the appearance it creates. Theories are always speculative in nature and never considered as true or proven. Theory is also likewise a statement that is much broader and complex than fact Theory also helps improve analytical skills, broadens thinking, clarifies values,assumptions and accuracy of decisions.

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Conceptual framework-consist of specific or well defined concepts and construct w/c help clarify the overall under pinning E.g. oxygenation, fluid and electrolytes, metabolism Theoretical framework- it consist of proposition concepts & constructs used meaningfully as basis of the study.

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THEORY ALSO CONSIST OF PROPOSITION y A statement or assertion of the relationship between concepts derived from theories. A THEORY IS REPRESENTED BY CONCEPTUAL PARADIGM & CONCEPTUAL MODELS  Paradigm represent global issue about individual, group, situation, and events of interest to the profession. E.g. Conceptual paradigm- this is a diagram that visually presents and interprets the underlying theory principle & concept of research.

CHARACTERISTIC OF THEOERY 1. IT CONSISTS OF A SET OF CONCEPTS

CONCEPT-an abstract idea or a mental symbol sometimes defined as a "unit of knowledge," built from other units which act as a concept's characteristics.
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Is also a building block of theory; a word picture or basic idea of a phenomenon that symbolizes reality.

MODELS- a symbolic representation of phenomenon or phenomena. It represents certain aspect of reality concrete or abstract by means of a likeness which is structural, pictorial, diagrammatic or mathematical. TYPES OF MODELS

KINDS OF CONCEPTS a) b) c) d) e) Enumerative concept Associative concepts Relational concepts Statistical concepts Summative concepts

In dealing with concepts, the following processes are considered: a. Conceptualization-This is the process of forming basic ideas, designs, plans or strategies on given facts, situation and examples applicable to the present study. Fact-are analyzed to interpret the meaning and relationship of concepts in the study. Constructs these are highly abstract, complex phenomena that are not observable. E.g. Wellness, mental health, self-esteem and assertiveness.

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Conceptual model- these are ideas formulated in the mind; the picture of something that actually exists which consist of patterns, standards or example which are abstract and not generally observable in the empirical world. Theoretical models- these represent the real world expressed in language (qualitative) or mathematical (quantitative) symbols. They provide a way to visualize reality and simplify thinking, but are not directly observable.