OPERATIONAL DEFINITION

Cards (7)

  • Operational Definition - It gives an obvious, precise, and communicable meaning by specifying how the idea is measured and applied within a particular set of circumstances.
  • Types of operation definition:
    • Type A
    • Types B
    • Type C
  • Type A operational definition - it can be constructed in terms of the operations performed to cause the phenomenom to occur.
  • Type B operational definition - it can be constructed in terms of how the particular object or thing operates.
  • Type C operational definition - it can be contructed in terms of what an object or phenomenom looks like.
  • Technical Definition - mostly refers to the aspect of explaining or describing any technical terms or teminology. Technica definitions could be used in expanding the vocabulary since most of these term are explained in the exact manner.
  • Operational Definition - it is more on the application of the word.