Can you please give a particular example of a Theoretical framework?

I will be reporting about this topic.Problem is,I honestly do not understand well what a theoretical framework is.I would be grateful if you can give me some examples of theoretical framewok regarding any topic(about teaching would be of great help)Need your help.ASAP Thanks.

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It is also known as Conceptual framework. The Theoretical or Conceptual Framework The rationale for incorporating the review of the literature in the research is that when you substantiate what you say, you usually substantiate it through the literature you have read. Therefore, you must document your source for your rationale and your theoretical/conceptual framework. The literature review is a series of references, not a bibliography. Only the literature that you have used to substantiate your problem is included in your literature review. Not everything that you have read about your problem is relevant to your research and therefore should not be included. A framework is simply the structure of the idea or concept and how it is put together. A theoretical framework, then, is an essay that interrelate the theories involved in the question. Remember, a theory is a discussion of related concepts, while a concept is a word or phrase that symbolizes several interrelated ideas. Unlike a theory, a concept does not need to be discussed to be understood. However, since you are using several interrelated concepts in a new way, your conceptual framework must explain the relationship among these concepts. Even if your question does not include a theory, there is no doubt that it contains at least one concept that needs to be explained or described in relation to the question as a whole. Look at your question again. How many ideas-as expressed in words does your question contain? Look at each of your definitions. More than likely the question is a sequence of related ideas that form a concept rather than a single idea. If so, you must write a conceptual framework that explains the interrelationship of all of the ideas in your question.

You have already learned that the level of your question is closely related to the extent of literature on your topic. The same is true for the theoretical or conceptual frameworks, they relate closely to the level of the question.

Conceptual Framework and Level I Questions Level I questions do not have theoretical frameworks as a rule, but your rationale, including the significance of your question to transportation and the potential contribution of the results of your study to the profession, is a framework within which your topic is examined. If you are basing your Level I study on a theory or concept that has been studied in a different setting or with a different population, you have a theoretical framework that can be developed as described. Conceptual Framework and Level II Questions At Level II, there is a conceptual framework to explain the possible connection between the variables. Each variable or concept will have been studied before, and, even though it is being used differently in your study, you will find previous research useful in helping to develop your framework. Conceptual Framework and Level III Questions Level III questions require a theoretical framework which explains the cause-and-effect relationship among the variables. The why? Question cannot be answered with a theoretical explanation, and then the question is at a wrong level. When you develop your problem essay, be sure that you are consistent with the level of your question, and use this as an opportunity to cross-check all the parts of the problem for consistency. When you write your problem essay, you will be incorporating your rationale for the development of the question, your theoretical or conceptual framework, and your literature review into one (not three) definitive statement of what you are studying and why, and its relevance to you and your reader. Remember, at this point you are the expert on your research. Now all you have to do is prove your expertise in an essay. I hope this helps you. See the link for e-teaching framework

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