Educational Technology Research Trends in Turkey: Investigating Graduate Theses in English Language Teaching

Osman SOLMAZ

doi:https://doi.org/10.18009/jcer.839738

Makale detayları

Educational Technology Research Trends in Turkey: Investigating Graduate Theses in English Language Teaching

Yazarlar:

Osman SOLMAZ

Yayıncı:

Tamer KUTLUCA

Ana Başlıklar:

Eğitim

Dergi:

Journal of Computer and Education Research 2021 Vol.9 Issue 17, pp.102-124

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2021

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000495312

Sıklık:

İki Yıllık

eISSN:

2148-2896

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18009/jcer.839738

Özet:

 

The goal of the present study is to investigate educational technology research trends across graduate thesis written in the field of English language teaching and learning between 2016 and 2020 in the context of Turkey. A total of 146 theses were examined by means of a descriptive content analysis methodology. The findings of the study demonstrated that the research focus of the theses was dominated by attitudinal studies and research exploring digital literacies and 21st century skills, while four groups of technologies were strongly prevalent across the theses, which were CALL resources in general, video-based materials, skill-based Web 2.0 tools, and learning management systems (LMS) and e-learning platforms. It was also found that the majority of researchers adopted mixed-methods approach, commonly employed survey, interview, and achievement tests as data collection tools, and frequently analyzed the data by means of quantitative analysis methods. Following the discussion of each finding within the context of both educational technology and English language teaching scholarship, the study concludes with several suggestions in the light of the results.

 


The goal of the present study is to investigate educational technology research trends across graduate thesis written in the field of English language teaching and learning between 2016 and 2020 in the context of Turkey. A total of 146 theses were examined by means of a descriptive content analysis methodology. The findings of the study demonstrated that the research focus of the theses was dominated by attitudinal studies and research exploring digital literacies and 21st century skills, while four groups of technologies were strongly prevalent across the theses, which were CALL resources in general, video-based materials, skill-based Web 2.0 tools, and learning management systems (LMS) and e-learning platforms. It was also found that the majority of researchers adopted mixed-methods approach, commonly employed survey, interview, and achievement tests as data collection tools, and frequently analyzed the data by means of quantitative analysis methods. Following the discussion of each finding within the context of both educational technology and English language teaching scholarship, the study concludes with several suggestions in the light of the results.

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Makale detayları

Educational Technology Research Trends in Turkey: Investigating Graduate Theses in English Language Teaching

Yazarlar: Osman SOLMAZ

Yayıncı: Tamer KUTLUCA

Ana Başlıklar: Eğitim

Dergi: Journal of Computer and Education Research 2021 Vol.9 Issue 17, pp.102-124

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 4/2021

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000495312

Sıklık: İki Yıllık

eISSN: 2148-2896

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18009/jcer.839738

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Osman SOLMAZ

Yayıncı:

Tamer KUTLUCA

Ana Başlıklar:

Eğitim

Dergi:

Journal of Computer and Education Research 2021 Vol.9 Issue 17, pp.102-124

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2021

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000495312

Sıklık:

İki Yıllık

eISSN:

2148-2896

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18009/jcer.839738