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WW3: Technical and Operational Definitions

Activity 1: I AM TECHNICAL

Direction: Read the statements below. Give the correct meaning of the underlined technical words.
Choose from the given selections. Write your answers on the blanks before the number.

______ 1. The Red Cross furnishes food and clothing to the typhoon victims.
a. pulls b. builds c. gives d. pushes

______ 2. Dad saturates the cloth with water. After it had been soak, he pours spot remover on the
stain. What does saturate mean?
a. dries b. soaks c. dirties d. folds

______ 3. The boys were in peril as they sat on the edge of the cliff. They were in danger of being
swept away by the strong waves. What does peril mean?
a. danger b. safe c. happy d. secure

______ 4. The bank has other branches in the city. What does branches mean in the sentence?
a. limbs of a tree b. offices c. classes d. groups

______ 5. A swimmer began to flounder in the ocean and yelled for help. What does flounder mean
in the sentences?
a. a kind of fish c. a character in an animated movie
b. struggle d. float

______ 6. Exercises are given at the end of the discussion.

a. do body movements c. a rhythmic body activity
b. written/oral assessment d. running, swimming and dancing

______ 7. The air squadron fighters got the command to fire missiles at the enemy. What does fire
indicates in the sentence?
a. heat b. burn c. shoot d. desire

______ 8. Please play the music for us. What does play in the sentence indicate?
a. turn on b. a toy c. a game d. an item

______ 9. Please press enter on your keyboards for the data to be recorded.
a. opening a door to enter a room
b. a command that tells you to enter a room
c. going inside the elevator.
d. to press a key on a keyboard to give a command to the computer system

______10. The lady was crying and at the same time her face is all red while eating. What does this
indicate?
a. The lady is sad since she does not want the food
b. The lady is eating a bitter food.
c. The lady is eating a spicy food.
d. The lady is eating sweet food.

Activity 2: PICTURE ME OUT!

Direction: Analyze the caricatures and give the meaning of the words/terms used in the sentences
that shows technical and operational definition. Write the terms/words and beside it write if it is
used as TECHNICAL or OPERATIONAL.
Activity 3: Analyze Me!

Read the abstract of the research below entitled, “The Perceived Challenges in Reading of Learners:
Basis for School Reading Programs.” Give the technical or operational definitions of each word
written in bold format. Write the letter of your answer on the space provided.
This mixed method research study was conducted to investigate the English and Filipino
reading profile of learners, challenges, difficulties and lessons, the schools’ agenda and
initiatives for the enrichment of reading programs to eliminate these reading challenges and
difficulties; and stakeholders’ support and commitment. A total 4056 Filipino reading profiles and
4216 English reading profiles of Grade 1 to Grade 7 students and responses from the interviews
done with school heads and teachers were described using descriptive measures and analyzed
using thematic analysis. Results showed that majority of the learners were at the frustration
level. Also, the perceived causes, origins and attendant variables of the students’ reading level
were non-mastery of the elements of reading, presence of learners-at-risk, and no culture of
reading. The suggested reading programs and activities may form part in the creation of
contextualized reading curricula and be used as reading literacy initiatives in the schools. These
initiatives are categorized as Literacy Program, Individual Reading Recovery Program and
Enrichment/Enhancement Program.

_____1. The researchers investigated the reading profile of learners in English and in Filipino. The
operational definition of the underlined word is ____.
a. Content of the reading materials c. Background information and reading level of students
b. Scores in reading d. Grades in English and Filipino

_____2. One of the objectives of the study above is to eliminate reading challenges and difficulties
among learners. Which is the operational definition of the underlined word?
a. Difficulties and problems in reading c. Providing reading materials for the learners
b. A competition in reading d. A test given to students in English and
Filipino

_____3. The level at which a reader reads at less than a 90% accuracy is the frustration level. This
definition is _____.
a. Operational c. Constitutive
b. Technical d. Figurative

_____4. A reading program means a consistent school-wide approach to reading instruction to

improve and enhance reading. This definition is___.
a. Technical c. Figurative
b. Operational d. Constitutive

____5. What is the definition of reading literacy?

a. the ability to independently read, understand, analyze and think critically about a range of
different print and digital text types
b. active process that involves the integration of six key elements in reading
c. decoding of the written symbols into speech equivalents and acquiring meaning from the
speech sounds
d. be able to read all text types