“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you
were to live forever.” ― Mahatma Gandhi
“Any fool can know. The point is to understand.”
― Albert Einstein
“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may
remember, involve me and I learn.”
― Benjamin Franklin
“[Kids] don't remember what you try to teach them. They
remember what you are.” ― Jim Henson,
It's Not Easy Being Green: And Other Things to Consider
“We learn from failure, not from success!”
― Bram Stoker, Dracula
“Study hard what interests you the most in the most
undisciplined, irreverent and original manner possible.”
― Richard P. Feynman
“Study the past if you would define the future.”
― Confucius
Theoretical Framework
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- A a critical discussion, showing insight and an awareness of differing arguments, theories and approaches.
- It should be a synthesis and analysis of the relevant published work, linked at all times to your own purpose and rationale.
DEFINITION
What a TFW is not?
A list of authors that refer to specific topics. A list of concepts that will be included in the
classroom project. My own definition of concepts based on
authors' perspectives but without mentioning them.
A summary of authors' assumptions on the topic under study.
The inclusion of quotes without deep interpretations.
Purpose of the CFW
- Identifies the variables of the study- “considered as the point of coincidence, condensation, or accumulation of its own components”- clarifies, expands the scope of the project.- provides understanding of theory, not an explanation
Purpose
• compare and contrast different authors' views on an
issue
• group authors who draw similar conclusions
• criticise aspects of methodology
• note areas in which authors are in disagreement
• highlight exemplary studies
• highlight gaps in research
• show how your study relates to previous studies
• show how your study relates to the literature in general
• conclude by summarising what the literature says
What to do in the TF?
Length
Theoretical framework using mind map
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How to Write a Theoretical Framework
How to Write a Theoretical Framework
1. Synthesize and evaluate information2. Identify the main ideas of the literature3. Identify the main argument of the literature review4. Organize the main points of the literature review5. Write literature review
STEPS
Common problems
Authors are cited but the writer does not inform why.
Plagiarism Same introductory line: In order for this classroom project proposal to have a theoretical ground..
Concluding paragraphs with quotes
Including just perspectives that support authors' assumptions
Including own's definition about a term