ERIC Number: EJ847786
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
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Current Trends in Educational Technology Research in Turkey in the New Millennium
Simsek, Ali; Ozdamar, Nilgun; Uysal, Omer; Kobak, Kadriye; Berk, Cem; Kilicer, Tugba; Cigdem, Harun
Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, v9 n2 p961-966 Spr 2009
This study examined 259 master's theses in the field of educational technology completed in Turkey during 2000-2007. The results suggested that quantity and quality of educational technology research varied according to years and universities. A great majority of the theses employed quantitative paradigm, and qualitative studies made about one fourth of the total studies. Approximately 80 % of the theses were based on descriptive models using questionnaires, tests, and scales as data gathering instruments. The samples included university students in three out of every four theses. A significant majority of the theses employed descriptive statistical techniques and only a limited number of experimental theses conducted inferential statistical analyses. The most frequently investigated topics were computer-assisted instruction, alternative teaching and learning approaches, web-based learning, difficulties in integrating information technologies into educational practice, Internet-based learning, and distance education.
Descriptors: Distance Education, Masters Theses, Educational Practices, Information Technology, Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Teaching Methods, Qualitative Research, Statistical Analysis, Questionnaires, Scaling, Testing, College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Web Based Instruction, Nontraditional Education, Internet, Technology Integration, Educational Research
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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