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 Glossary of Research Terms-
this glossary is intended to

Definition assist you in understanding

commonly used terms and

of Terms
concepts when reading,
interpreting, and evaluating
scholarly research in the
social sciences.

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 Types and Functions
a. Conceptual Definition-
Refers to the dictionary meaning.
b. Operational DefinitionIs-
the meaning of the concept or terms as
used in a particular study.
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 Sample Operational
Definition of Terms:
Conceptual Operational
Definition Definition

Academic Performance CCT or Conditional Cash

It is the product of education- the degree Transfer
to which a student, teacher or This is a program that transfers cash,
organization has attained their largely to deprived families, on the
educational goals. It is dignified by the circumstance that those families make
final grade earned in the course. prespecified funds in the human assets 4
 deals with the core
meaning of expression.
Example It is the denotative or
literal meaning. It is
of essential for the
conceptual functioning of language.
For example, apart of
definition the conceptual meaning
of 'Needle" may
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 a description of something in
Example terms of the
operations(procedures,
of actions, or processes) by
which it could be observed
operationa and measured. For example,
the operational definition of
l anxiety could be in terms of a
test score, withdrawal from a
definition situation, or activation of the
sympathetic nervous system. 6