DEFINITION OF TERMS

 Refers to how the terms are used in the research

 Terms are main concepts for variables in the study and they need to be
measured
 Operational Definition of terms to underscore their measurable usage in the
study
Example:
Concept/Variable Operational Definition
Education Level of educational attainment: elementary, high school,
college, master and doctorate
Income Level of income actually received every month
Approval Degree of approval by scale of low, medium, high
Acceptance Degree of acceptance from low, medium, high
Academic performance Refers to the final grades earned after the year; also refers
to general weighted average

Activity 1: GROUP ACTIVITY. Following examples, supply the following concepts,

ideas or variables with the possible operational or measurable definitions. Write your
answer on a manila paper.
Concept/Variable Operational Definition
1. Attitude
2. Development
3. Classroom Behavior
4. Attendance
5. Teen Pregnancy
6. Compliance to
requirements
7. Punctuality
8. Extra-curricular
participation
9. Health
10. Drug addiction

DETECTING PLAGIARISM
1. Clone – act of submitting another’s work, word-for-word, as one’s own
2. CTRL –C – the act of submitting a written piece that contains significant portions
of text from single source without alterations
3. Mashup – the act of submitting a paper that represents a mix of copied materials
from several different sources without proper citation

QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH _Practical Research 2