The degree of overlap, as well as any discrepancy between the conceptual models provided critical insight in terms of the value and credibility of each methodology evaluated in this study.
In an online lab, investigation material, physical or virtual, is manipulated, and the effects of this manipulation are observed in order to gain insight into the relationship between variables in the conceptual model underlying the online lab (de Jong, et al., [2013]).
From our analysis of 8 students in varying engineering disciplines, we found that physical construction of a model during an open-ended design task helped students generate and evaluate ideas, better visualize their ideas, and helped students uncover differences between real behavior and the conceptual model used to predict that behavior.
Hypothetical relationships from the conceptual model between causal domains and patient satisfaction with self-injection were supported using known-groups and convergent validities.
We did not hypothesize bi-directional relationships between these two latent variables in the conceptual model, because including bi-directional effect often results in an unstable SEM and with inadequate overall fit.
Patients' comments on the importance of the quality of information sharing between professionals are consistent with literature findings on collaboration [ 54, 55] and with the conceptual model of collaboration between professionals in healthcare organizations [ 56].
Within the conceptual model we distinguished between three sets of potential effect modifiers: study characteristics; intervention characteristics; and participant characteristics.
Figure 2 shows the conceptual model describing possible relationships between D10, total nitrogen, light attenuation and seagrass density.
The conceptual model describes key relationships between a transgenic plant occurring in the environment and its linkages to an assessment endpoint that is characteristic of the adverse human health or environmental consideration which has been identified as the focus of the risk assessment.
The conceptual model helps to explain the relationship between auditing and the possible effects on patient safety outcomes.
