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Learner’s Activity Sheet

English 10
Quarter 4 – Week 2
TECHNICAL AND OPERATIONAL
DEFINITIONS

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SCHOOLS DIVISION OF AGUSAN DEL SUR
English – Grade 10
Learner’s Activity Sheets Quarter 4 - Week 2
First Edition, 2020

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 LEARNER’S ACTIVITY SHEET
ENGLISH 10
QUARTER 4—WEEK 2

Name: ____________________________________ Date: _____________

Teacher: __________________________________ Year and Section: _____________
School: ____________________________________ Score: _______________________

I. Title: Technical and Operational Definitions

II. Learning Competency:

The most essential learning competency in this learning activity sheet is to

give a technical and operational definition of terms. (EN10V-III-13.9)

III. General Instructions: Welcome to English 10, Quarter 4-Week 2 on Technical

and Operational Definitions!
This activity sheet intends to develop your skills in writing while exposing
you with contents that align with research. The activities designed for you allow
you to think freely, explore ideas actively, and read other learning resources
independently to advance your skills in academic writing.
The lesson in this activity sheet enables you to give a technical and
operational definition of terms.

IV. Activities

A. IS IT TECHNICAL OR OPERATIONAL?

Definition of words may come in varied types and kinds. Before a concept
can be measured, it must be defined. With this premise, researchers develop two
kinds of definition: technical definition and operational definition.

Read the following sentences and observe how the italicized words are
defined. Then reflect on the questions that follow.

1. Automobile
 A. The automobile is a road vehicle, typically with four wheels, powered by
an internal combustion engine or electric motor.
B. The automobile is a car or truck that gets you around from place to
place, carries cargo or passengers, and makes it easier to live in the city
or countryside.

2. Compass
A. A compass is an instrument containing a magnetized pointer which
shows the direction of magnetic north and bearings from it.
B. A compass guides the hikers by detecting the Earth’s natural magnetic
fields or by determining the direction of the Sun or a star.

3. Cathedral
A. The principal church of a diocese that contains the cathedra or seat of a
bishop is called a cathedral.
B. The cathedral mainly serves God in the community by being a place of
Christian worship, through its hierarchical and organizational position in
the church structure.

What did you notice in the way the words “automobile, compass, and
cathedral” are defined? How do you differentiate definitions A from B? Which is a
better way to define a word?

B. POINTS TO PONDER!

You might notice that the first definitions of “automobile, compass, and
cathedral” speak of how they are designed to work by its inventor, its engineers or
its programmers. On one hand, the second definitions are descriptions of how the
“automobile, compass, and cathedral” actually work in the real world and by real
users.
The first examples of definitions giving more accurate descriptions of things
and ideas, but not necessarily its use to users, are what we call technical
definitions. On the contrary, the second examples of definitions showing
descriptions of how the words are used and applied based on contexts and the real
world, are what we call operational definitions.
Technical definition mostly refers to the aspect of explaining or describing
any technical terms or terminology. Technical definitions could be used in
expanding the vocabulary since most of these terms are explained in the exact
manner. Examples include the terms and definitions of the words found in the
dictionary.
Operational definition, on the other hand, is more on the application of the
word. For example, these may include the various attempts to define or explain a
certain process and its properties including but not limited to the characteristics of
the event itself. It is the specific meaning of a word or phrase given to it by the
group of people who use the word in their specific context.

C. TD & OD CLASH
Analyse each of the following sentences, and determine whether each word in every
set is defined using technical definition or operational definition. Copy the
sentences and write TD for technical definition and OD for operational definition in
the space provided.

A. Computer
___________1. A computer is a device or machine used in performing,
assessing, evaluation and following commands set by the users.
___________2. A computer is something used in doing home works or
browsing the internet.
B. Bridge
___________1. A bridge provides a passage over the obstacle, brings people or
things closer, and connects those which are impossible or difficult to cross.
___________2. A bridge is a structure carrying a road, path, railroad, or canal
across a river, ravine, road, railroad, or other obstacle.

C. Brain
__________1. The brain controls our ability to think, talk, feel, see, hear, walk,
remember things, and even our ability to breathe.
__________2. The brain is made up of more than 100 billion nerves that
communicate in trillions of connections called synapses.

D. Money
_________1. The money is a current medium of exchange in the form of coins and
banknotes.
_________2. Money is any good that is widely used and accepted in transactions
involving the transfer of goods and services from one person to another.
E. Marriage
_________1. Marriage strengthens couples and provides an opportunity to grow in
selflessness as husband and wife serve each other and their children.
_________2. Marriage is a legally and socially sanctioned union, between a man
and a woman, that is regulated by laws, rules, and beliefs that prescribe the rights
and duties of the partners and accords status to their offspring.

D. THE OPER-TECH SYSTEM:

Accomplish the chart by giving the operational and technical definitions of the
given terms. You may use dictionary or other resources to provide the essential
information.

Example:
Term Operational Definition Technical Definition
Love Love moves someone to protect, Love is an emotion of euphoria,
serve and care for others without and the release of jumbles of
counting the cost. chemicals in the brain, including
dopamine, adrenaline, and
 norepinephrine.

Terms Operational Definition Technical Definition

1. Sanctuary

2. Parliament

3. King

4. Hunchback

5. Population

6. Global
Warming
7. Government
Revenues
8.Recluse

9.Vagabond

10. Telephone

E. FILL ME IN.
Directions: For each of the following statements, please provide an operational
definition and technical definition for the underlined words. Keep in mind that an
operational definition is one that makes it clear how the researcher should go
about measuring the process, activity, or thing. Whereas, a technical definition
could be a denotative meaning of the words found in the dictionary.

Statement Operational Technical Definition

Definition
Example: How many times the A person’s ability to
The experimenter wants to person laughs perceive humor or
determine how recreational appreciate a joke.
drugs affect a person’s sense
of humor.
1. The teacher wants to
find a way to help make
Billy act more friendly
toward the other
children.
2. A psychologist wants to
know if his new form of
psychotherapy will
make people less
 depressed.
3. I have to find a way to
study more efficiently.
4. Does this drug help
people overcome their
tiredness?
5. Boys show more
affection towards their
father that toward their
mother.
6. People dream more if
they have eaten a big
meal three hours before
going to sleep.
7. College athletes are not
as smart as regular
students.
8. Overall, the sophomore
girls are prettier than
freshman girls.
9. Homosexual tend to be
effeminate.
10.People who make over
P1M a year tend to be
snobs.

V. CLOSURE:
Direction: Write down the insights and key takeaways you gain from the lesson.
Include in your journal the topic which you wish to explore more about, and the
persons whom you think can help you learn them.

• The insights I learned in this lesson enable me to

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• I will continue learning and explore more about

__________________________________________________________________________________
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• To learn and explore more about this, I will continue to seek help from
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VI. References:
Celebrating Diversity through World Literature English LM. Almonte, Liza R. et.al. (2015). REX Book
Store, Inc. Meralco Abenue, Pasig City.
https://www.germantownschools.org/faculty/kkorek/Handouts/Methods_and_Approaches/MA-
WS1_OperationalDefinitionsWorksheetAnswers.pdf.

Answer Key
C. TD & OD CLASH.

Activity C.
A. Computer 1. TD 2. OD
B. Bridge 1. OD 2. TD
C. Brain 1. OD 2. TD
D. Money 1. TD 2. OD
E. Marriage 1. OD 2. TD

Activity D. THE OPER-TECH SYSTEM.

Answers may vary.

Activity E. FILL ME IN.

Possible Answers
Words/phrases Operational Definition Technical Definition
1. more friendly how many times Billy helps someone acting kind, helpful, and
toward the other else showing support or
children approval
2. depressed score on a depression test having a serious medical
condition that causes a
person to feel sad
3. study more one’s grade on a test divided by how capable of producing
efficiently long you studied desired results
4. tiredness how long someone sleeps feeling a need to rest or
sleep
5. affection how many times they smile at their tender attachment
parent
6. dream recording in a dream journal series of thoughts, visions,
or feelings that happen
during sleep
7. smart Grade point average Showing intelligence or good
judgment
8. prettier How many dates they are asked out to more attractive to look at
9. effeminate How many times they refer to Showing qualities that are
something stereotypical female considered more suited to
women than to men
10. snobs How many times they ignore other Someone who tends to
people ignore people who come
from a lower social class