EAPP REVIEWER 6

• defines an idea or a concept and explains its essence in

  order to clarify the “whatness” of that idea or concept.

  Concept Paper
• starts with a definition, either formal or informal, of the term or the concept

  and proceeds with an expanded definition and an analytic description of the

  aspects of the concept.

  Concept Paper
• Three ways of elucidating a concept

  Definition, Explication, Clarification
• is a logical technique by which the meaning of a term is

  revealed. It is important because it clarifies the meaning of a word or a concept and it also limits the scope of that particular word or concept. Limiting the scope controls and avoids misinterpretations, argues notions,

  and/or broad ideas.

  Definition
• Definition Techniques
• defines an idea or a concept and explains its essence in

  order to clarify the “whatness” of that idea or concept. It answers the questions: what is it and about it (Dadufalza 1996:183).

  Concept Paper
• starts with a definition, either formal or informal, of the term or the concept and proceeds with an expanded definition and an analytic description of the aspects of the concept.

  Concept Paper
• is a logical technique by which the meaning of a term is

  revealed. It is important because it clarifies the meaning of a word or a concept and it also limits the scope of that particular word or concept.

  Definition
• follows a pattern or equation:

  Formal
• using a word or phrase that shares a meaning with the

  term being defined.

  By synonym
• Ex. Yoga comes from the Sanskrit “to join”

  By origin or semantic history
• Ex: Known for their shedding their leaves in the fall,

  decidu-ous trees include oaks, maples, and beeches.

  By illustration
• Ex: A thermometer measures temperature change.

  By function
• (Breaking down wholes into parts, aspects into levels, and a

  process into steps)

  By analysis
• use of opposites

  Ex: Unlike those of gas, the particles of plasma are electrically charged.

  By contrast
• – stating what a term is not.

  Ex: Wild rice, an American delicacy, is not rice at all but the seed of a tall aquatic grass.

  By negation