English: Department of Education
English: Department of Education
English: Department of Education
Department of Education
Regional Office IX, Zamboanga Peninsula
ENGLISH
Quarter 4 – Module 2
Technical and Operational Definition
What I Know
Activity 1 Pretest
Directions. Read the following questions below. Encircle only the letter of your answer.
1. The specific meaning of a word or phrase given to it by the group of people who use the
word in their context is _______________.
A. Technical Definition C. Expanded Definition
B. Operational Definition D. Extended Definition
2. What definition is used that includes examples of terms and words found in the dictionary?
A. Technical Definition C. Expanded Definition
B. Operational Definition D. Extended Definition
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5. Which of the following statements DOES NOT belong to the group of operational
definitions?
A. Employee Satisfaction – number of days per month that the employee shows up to
work on time.
B. Possession – time taken to honk the horn at the car ahead after a stop light turns
green.
C. Items – number of people correctly solving a group performance task.
D. Questionnaire – a set of questions used to gather information in a survey.
What’s In
Activity 2. Make a Match
Directions: Get to know some research terms. Match the definitions in the premises
(A) with the corresponding section names listed in column (B). Write only the letter
of your answer on the blank before the number.
A B
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What’s New
Activity 3
A. Directions: Read the following texts clearly. Then, answer the questions that follow.
1. The government has passed Republic Act 9710 (Magna Carta for Women) to
affirm the role of women in nation building and to ensure the substantive
equality of women.
(1) Psychological and physical abuse, neglect, cruelty, sexual abuse, and
emotional maltreatment.
(2) Any act by deeds or words which debases, degrades, or demeans the
intrinsic worth and dignity of a child as human being;
(3) Unreasonable deprivation of his basic needs for survival, such as food and
shelter; or
(4) Failure to immediately give medical treatment to an injured child resulting
in serious impairment of his growth and development or in his permanent
incapacity or death.
What is defined in this item? How is it defined?
___________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________.
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B. Directions: Fill in the blanks by completing the sentences with your own
definition of the word or group of words.
1. An article is valid when it
______________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
2. Reliability of the article’s content means
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
3. We can say that what we read is accurate when
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
What Is It
A term definition is a word or expression that has a precise meaning in some uses
or is peculiar to a science, art, profession, or subject. Defining terms is one way of
helping to resolve problems of ambiguity and there are many types of definitions.
In this part of the module, you will be clarified on the context on how technical
and operational definitions are defined and used.
Examples include the terms and definitions of the words found in dictionary.
Examples:
1. Email message is one platform that connects people by using any form of
gadget.
2. Interviewing is a conversational practice where knowledge is produced through
the interaction between an interviewer and interviewee.
3. Statistics is the quantity that is computed from a sample.
4. Evidence is an outward sign of proofs to ascertain the truth of a matter.
5. Generalization is a general statement, law, principle, or proportion.
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Operational definition is the specific meaning of a word or phrase given to it by the
group of people who use the word in their specific context.
On the other hand, operational definition is more on the application of the word. In
other words, it is used in defining the terms of a process.
1. Employee satisfaction – number of days per month that the employee shows up to
work on time.
2. Possession – time taken to honk the horn at the car ahead after a stop light turn green.
3. Items – number of people correctly solving a group performance-task.
4. Public policy – new laws passed, institutional reform, change in corporate practice,
etc.
5. Social media traction – volume of people endorsing, commenting on, or sharing
content on social media.
6. Public deliberation – hearings, speeches, press statements, and other forms of
deliberated among policy-makers or opinion.
What’s More
Activity 4
A. Directions: This time, give the operational or technical definitions of the
following concepts. You may use the internet or your books as your
reference. Just be sure to cite where you got them.
Love
Population
Global warming
Government
revenues
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B. Directions. Read the sentences and categorize each according to the correct
types of definitions. Write your answers on the corresponding column
inside the box.
• Conflict happens in the family, among friends, in the classroom, or around the corporate
conference table.
• An argumentative essay attempts to be highly persuasive and logical.
• An automobile is a car or truck that gets you around from place to place and carries cargo
or passengers, and makes it easier to live in the city or countryside.
• Computers are devices or machines used in performing, assessing, evaluation, and
following commands set by the users.
• A telephone is a device used to talk to people who are far away.
• Twitter is a social media platform that limits messages to 140 characters.
• Electric current refers to the force between two infinite parallel conductors, separated by a
specified distance.
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What I Have Learned
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________.
What I Can Do
Activity 6
Directions: Give the technical and operational definition of each word.
Be guided with the criteria given below.
1. Computer
Technical: ________________________________________
2. Cellphone
Operational: ______________________________________
3. Book
Technical: ________________________________________
Operational: ______________________________________
4. Jacket
Operational: ______________________________________
5. Winter
Technical: ________________________________________
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Assessment
Directions. Read the following questions carefully. Write only the letter of your answer on
the blank before the number.
______1. What type of definition given below shows specific meaning of a word or phrase used
in defining the terms of a process?
A. Operational Definition C. Expanded Definition
B. Technical Definition D. Extended Definition
A. Context C. Concept
B. Progress D. Process
______6. Which of the following statements DOES NOT belong to the group of technical
definition?
A. A telephone is a device used to talk to people who are far away.
B. Twitter is a social media platform that limits messages to 140 characters.
C. Electric current refers to the force between two infinite parallel conductress,
separated by a specified distance.
D. Computers are devices or machines used in performing, assessing, evaluation, and
following commands set by the users.
______7. This term is a word or expression that has a precise meaning in some uses or is peculiar
to science, art, profession, or subject.
A. Method C. Term
B. Ways D. Definition
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______8. Which of the following statements below categorizes operational definition?
A. Stress is a force that strains and deforms a body.
B. A paper micrometer is a small measuring instrument used to measure the thickness
of a piece of paper.
C. Mercury is a metal that is liquid at room temperature.
D. Rain is drops of water falling from a cloud in the sky.
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Additional Activity
(Optional)
A. Directions: In this part, your task is to come up with operational definition for emotions,
behaviors, and states of being. For each of the following statements, provide an operational
definition for the underlined words.
1. The experimenter wants to figure out how recreational drugs affect a person’s sense of humor.
Answer: _____________________________________________________________________
2. The teacher wants to find a way to help make Billy act more friendly toward the other
children.
Answer: _____________________________________________________________________
3. A psychologist wants to know if his new form of psychotherapy will make people less
depressed.
Answer: _____________________________________________________________________
Answer: _____________________________________________________________________
Answer: ______________________________________________________________________
6. Boys show more affection towards their father than towards their mother.
Answer: _____________________________________________________________________
Answer: _____________________________________________________________________
Answer: _____________________________________________________________________
Answer: _____________________________________________________________________
10. Kids who spend many hours playing violent video games tend to be more aggressive.
Answer: _____________________________________________________________________
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B. Technical Definition
B. Directions: This time, you will have to think of five (5) simple everyday
items and define each using technical definition. An example is provided for you.
1.____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
2.____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
3.____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
4.____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
5.____________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
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What I Know What’s In What’s New
Activity 1 Activity 2 Activity 3A & 2B
1. B 1. C 6. F • Terms are defined
2. A 2. B 7. D showing validity,
3. D 3. A 8. J accuracy, reliability
4. C 4. G 9. I and accuracy.
5. D 5. E 10. H
What’s More What I Have Learned Assessment
Activity 4A Activity 5 1. A 6. C
• Defining terms Answers may vary. 2. B 7. D
using books or 3. A 8. A
internet as reference What I Can Do 4. B 9. D
(Note: Answers may Activity 6 5. A 10. A
vary.) Answers may vary.
Activity 4B Additional Activity
1. O 4. T Answers may vary.
2. O 5. T
3. O 6. T
7. O
ANSWER KEY
References:
Book
Almonte, Liza R., Flandez, Lerma L., Hermosa, Angelina Lourdes, Nedia Lagustan, Liberty A.
Mangaluz, Elenita R. Miranda, Paul Anthony B. Mendoza, Lito A. Palomar, Grace B. Annette
Barradas-Soriano, and Karen B. Villanueva, Celebrating Diversity through World Literature.
Pasig City: Rex Book Store, Inc. 2015, 405 466-467, 503,505- 507.
Online Sources
“Clear Thinking with Psychology,” Google Books. Accessed February 2., 2021
https://books.google.com.ph/books/about/Clear_Thinking_with_Psychology.html?id=uWJRAA
AAYAAJ&redir_esc=y.
“How To Think Straight About Psychology - Sixth Edition: Keith E. Stanovich: Amazon.Com:
Books.” 2021a. Accessed February 2. https://www.amazon.com/How-Think-Straight-About-
Psychology/dp/B003N9SLHO.
“Quora - A Place to Share Knowledge and Better Understand the World.” 2021. Accessed
February 1, 2021, https://www.Quora.com.
Zaina, Aliza. 2021, “Research Report,” SlideShare Android, Accessed February 1, 2021,
https://www.slideshare.net/mobile/zulfazoufishan/research-report-45426923.
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DEVELOPMENT TEAM
Writers: Gemma P. Ladjagais, Basilan National High School
Manny P. Tumalon, Isabela City National High School
Editor:
Language Editor:
Proofreader: Violeta M. Sta. Elena, EPS
Illustrators:
Layout Artist: Joyce Ethel L. Sienes
Management Team:
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Region IX: Zamboanga Peninsula Hymn – Our Eden Land
Here the trees and flowers bloom Gallant men And Ladies fair Cebuanos, Ilocanos, Subanons, Boholanos, Ilongos,
Here the breezes gently Blow, Linger with love and care All of them are proud and true
Here the birds sing Merrily, Golden beams of sunrise and sunset Region IX our Eden Land
The liberty forever Stays, Are visions you’ll never forget
Oh! That’s Region IX Region IX
Our..
Here the Badjaos roam the seas Hardworking people Abound, Eden...
Here the Samals live in peace Every valleys and Dale Land...
Here the Tausogs thrive so free Zamboangueños, Tagalogs, Bicolanos,
With the Yakans in unity
My Final Farewell
Farewell, dear Fatherland, clime of the sun caress'd Let the sun draw the vapors up to the sky,
Pearl of the Orient seas, our Eden lost!, And heavenward in purity bear my tardy protest
Gladly now I go to give thee this faded life's best, Let some kind soul o 'er my untimely fate sigh,
And were it brighter, fresher, or more blest And in the still evening a prayer be lifted on high
Still would I give it thee, nor count the cost. From thee, 0 my country, that in God I may rest.
On the field of battle, 'mid the frenzy of fight, Pray for all those that hapless have died,
Others have given their lives, without doubt or heed; For all who have suffered the unmeasur'd pain;
The place matters not-cypress or laurel or lily white, For our mothers that bitterly their woes have cried,
Scaffold or open plain, combat or martyrdom's plight, For widows and orphans, for captives by torture tried
T is ever the same, to serve our home and country's need. And then for thyself that redemption thou mayst gain
I die just when I see the dawn break, And whe n the d ark nig ht wr ap s the gr ave y ar d a r ound
Through the gloom of night, to herald the day; With only the d e ad in the ir v ig il to s e e
And if color is lacking my blood thou shalt take, B re ak not m y re p os e or the m ys tery p r of ound
Pour'd out at need for thy dear sake And pe rc hanc e thou m ays t he ar a s ad hym n re s ound
To dye with its crimson the waking ray. ' T is I, O my c ountry, r aising a s ong unto the e .
Dream of my life, my living and burning desire, The n will ob liv ion br ing to me no c ar e
All hail ! cries the soul that is now to take flight; As ove r thy v ale s and p lains I s we e p;
All hail ! And sweet it is for thee to expire ; Thr ob b ing and c le anse d in thy s p ace and air
To die for thy sake, that thou mayst aspire; With c olor and lig ht, with s ong and lame nt I f are ,
And sleep in thy bosom eternity's long night. E v er re p e ating the f aith that I k ee p .
If over my grave some day thou seest grow, M y F athe rland ad or' d, that s ad ne ss to my sor r ow le nd s
In the grassy sod, a humble flower, B e lov ed F ilip inas, he ar now m y las t g ood -b y!
Draw it to thy lips and kiss my soul so, I g ive the e all: p are nts and k indr ed and f r iend s
While I may feel on my brow in the cold tomb below F or I g o wher e no s lav e be f or e the op pr es s or b e nds ,
The touch of thy tenderness, thy breath's warm power. Whe r e f aith c an ne ve r kill, and God r e ig ns e ' er on hig h!
Let the moon beam over me soft and serene, F are well to y ou all, f r om m y s oul tor n away,
Let the dawn shed over me its radiant flashes, F rie nds of m y c hild hood in the home disp oss e ss ed !
Let the wind with sad lament over me keen ; Giv e thanks that I re s t fr om the we ar is om e d ay !
And if on my cross a bird should be seen, F are well to the e, too, s we e t f rie nd that lig hte ne d m y way;
Let it trill there its hymn of peace to my ashes. B e lov ed cre ature s all, f are well! In d e ath ther e is re s t!