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theory-based

theory-based

6.4
Based on ideas and principles rather than practical work or tests
  • adjective
  • /ˈθiəriˌbeɪst/
translation icon : basado en teoría
  • For effective education, it is important to balance theory-based lessons with hands-on experience.
  • theory-based intervention
  • theory-based approach
  • theory-based evaluation

Examples

  • The researchers developed a theory-based framework to analyze the complex interactions in the ecosystem.

  • Ensure the course is not just a theory-based module and that clinical, practical support is available.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Thus, the items were theory-based.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Developing theory-based interventions, however, requires more than understanding the scientific foundation.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Many of the SLIM classes have a theory-based approach to library and information science concepts.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Few publications offer practical and theory-based interventions to help these families.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Within the field of nutrition education, theory-based interventions that target the key underlying factors influencing health behavior offer the most promise.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Members of these families need systematic and theory-based interventions from school personnel to attenuate the difficulties they encounter and improve their educational outcomes.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Paradoxically, teachers welcomed many theory-based innovations introduced by their teacher candidates but continued to express skepticism about the value of theory itself.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The theory-based approach builds upon and reinterprets what is meant by similarity, giving it greater abstraction, depth, and complexity.

    Academic text (2005)

Synonyms

theoretical
vstheory-based
133 6.3

Relating to ideas and basic rules rather than practical use

is supported by reasoning rather than by hands-on experience or tests
theoretic
vstheory-based
  • Formal
2 6.8

Relating to ideas or theories rather than practical use

is rooted in reason rather than in practical trials or observation
nonempirical
vstheory-based
  • Formal
8.9

Not based on observation or testing but on ideas and reasoning

is justified by reasoning rather than by practical experience or experiments
aprioristic
vstheory-based
  • Formal
9.9

Based on reasoning or theory rather than experience

is based on reasoning rather than on practical trials or experimental proof

Antonyms

507 2.6

About how something works in real life rather than in ideas

10 6.5

Based on what people do, not on ideas

How Theoretical

theoretical
133 6.3
theory-based
6.4
practical
507 2.6

Surface Forms

theory-based positive

Morphology

theory-based = theory + base (transparent) = theory + base + ed

Clear compound of 'theory' + 'based' (base + -ed) meaning 'based on theory'; the relation is directly inferable.

Etymology

The word theory-based starts with theory, from an old Greek word meaning 'a view', and uses base meaning 'ground' or 'foundation'. So something that is theory-based is 'built on ideas' rather than on practical experience.