The document discusses conceptual frameworks and their components. A conceptual framework illustrates what a study expects to find and guides the research. It explains the major variables and their relationships. Clearly defining variables ensures everyone understands what is being studied.
The document then provides an example framework investigating the impact of parental involvement on student academic achievement. The independent variable is parental involvement, defined as parents' level of engagement in their child's education. The dependent variable is student academic achievement, measured by indicators like grades, test scores, and attendance.
The framework hypothesizes that parental involvement influences academic achievement by improving these indicators when parents are actively engaged through meetings, homework help, communication with teachers, and school events. This structured framework allows analyzing how