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Avoid putting full definitions on your slides. Keep text to short fragments and let your graphic do the teaching.
Understanding the Difference: Theoretical Framework vs. Conceptual Framework
Narrow and specific. It is unique to your particular project. 3. Key Differences at a Glance Theoretical Framework Conceptual Framework Foundation Based on existing, proven theories. Based on the researcher’s own ideas/logic. Broad and general. Specific and focused. Development Found in the literature review. Created as a result of the literature review. Often described in text. Often shown as a diagram/flowchart. the problem exists. you will solve it. 4. How They Work Together theoretical framework vs conceptual framework ppt top
A flowchart with boxes labeled IV (Independent Variable), DV (Dependent Variable), and arrows.
The overarching structure that holds or supports a theory of a research study. It introduces and describes the theory that explains why the research problem under study exists. It relies on already established, tested, and validated theories by formal scholars. Avoid putting full definitions on your slides
Create a clean, grid-based table comparing the two approaches side by side.
Review literature to find existing theories matching these descriptors. Conceptual Framework Narrow and specific
If you are presenting, remember this simple analogy:
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