REFLECTIONS FROM GRADUATE RESEARCH IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION

Aslı Merve Ala; Süleyman Safa; Oben Kanbolat

Article Details

REFLECTIONS FROM GRADUATE RESEARCH IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION

Authors:

Aslı Merve Ala | Süleyman Safa | Oben Kanbolat

Publisher:

Trakya University

Main Topics:

Eğitim Üzerine Çalışmalar

Journal:

Trakya Eğitim Dergisi Vol.13 Issue 2, pp.1024-1038

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

5/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001290208

pISSN:

2630-6301

Keywords:

Abstract:

 The study was conducted to understand the general trend of postgraduate thesis studies published in the field of mathematics education in Turkey. 102 postgraduate theses were accessed through the national thesis center database. Descriptive content analysis was used to analyze these theses in terms of their publication years, types, methodological features and keywords. Considering the analyzes made, it was concluded that the first thesis on education in the department of mathematics education is a doctoral thesis published in 2003 and most published theses are masters theses. Moreover, in the distributions of research approaches and designs in the theses, qualitative approach and experimental design were mostly preferred. In the theses published in mathematics education, the keywords related to the research approach are used the most. It is followed by learning domain, general, cognitive skills, methodology. Some examined theses dont have information about the research approach, design, type of study group, size and data collection tool. In this context, it is recommended that thesis authors be careful about these issues while reporting their research.

 The study was conducted to understand the general trend of postgraduate thesis studies published in the field of mathematics education in Turkey. 102 postgraduate theses were accessed through the national thesis center database. Descriptive content analysis was used to analyze these theses in terms of their publication years, types, methodological features and keywords. Considering the analyzes made, it was concluded that the first thesis on education in the department of mathematics education is a doctoral thesis published in 2003 and most published theses are masters theses. Moreover, in the distributions of research approaches and designs in the theses, qualitative approach and experimental design were mostly preferred. In the theses published in mathematics education, the keywords related to the research approach are used the most. It is followed by learning domain, general, cognitive skills, methodology. Some examined theses dont have information about the research approach, design, type of study group, size and data collection tool. In this context, it is recommended that thesis authors be careful about these issues while reporting their research.

 The study was conducted to understand the general trend of postgraduate thesis studies published in the field of mathematics education in Turkey. 102 postgraduate theses were accessed through the national thesis center database. Descriptive content analysis was used to analyze these theses in terms of their publication years, types, methodological features and keywords. Considering the analyzes made, it was concluded that the first thesis on education in the department of mathematics education is a doctoral thesis published in 2003 and most published theses are masters theses. Moreover, in the distributions of research approaches and designs in the theses, qualitative approach and experimental design were mostly preferred. In the theses published in mathematics education, the keywords related to the research approach are used the most. It is followed by learning domain, general, cognitive skills, methodology. Some examined theses dont have information about the research approach, design, type of study group, size and data collection tool. In this context, it is recommended that thesis authors be careful about these issues while reporting their research.

 ÖZ: Araştırmanın amacı, matematik eğitimi alanında Türkiyede yayımlanan lisansüstü tez çalışmalarının genel eğilimini betimlemek için gerçekleştirilmiştir. Ulusal tez merkezi veri tabanı aracılığıyla matematik eğitimi anabilim dalında eğitim konulu 102 adet lisansüstü tez yayımlanma yılına, türlerüne, yöntemsel özelliklerine ve anahtar kelimelerine göre betimsel içerik analizi yapılmıştır. Yapılan analizler neticesinde, matematik eğitimi anabilim dalında eğitim konulu ilk tezin 2003 yılında yayımlanan bir doktora tezi olduğu; yıllar içerisinde yayımlanan tezlerin büyük oranda yüksek lisans tezi olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Bunun yanında tezlerde tercih edilen araştırma yaklaşımlarına göre dağılımlar incelendiğinde, yüksek lisans ve doktora tezlerinin her ikisinde de nitel yaklaşımın çoğunlukla tercih edildiği; tezlerde tercih edilen araştırma deseni bağlamında ise deneysel desenin tercih edildiği görülmüştür. Matematik eğitiminde yayımlanan tezlerde en fazla araştırma yaklaşımına dair anahtar kelimelerin kullanıldığı ve bunu sırasıyla öğrenme alanı, genel, bilişsel beceriler, yöntemle ilgili nadiren de ölçme ve değerlendirme, matematiksel dil, duyuşsal beceriler, etnomatematik, matematik okuryazarlığı ve öğretmen yetiştirmeye dair anahtar kelimelerin kullanıldığı ifade edilebilir. Araştırma kapsamında incelenen bazı tezlerde araştırma yaklaşımı, deseni, çalışma grubu türü, büyüklüğü ve veri toplama aracına ilişkin bilgiye rastlanılmamıştır. Tezlerde özellikle yöntem bölümünde olan eksiklikler okuyucunun araştırma sürecini tam anlamıyla zihninde tasavvur etmesi zorlaşmaktadır. Bu bağlamda tez yazarlarının araştırmalarını raporlaştırırken bu hususlarda dikkatli olması önerilmektedir.

Article Details

REFLECTIONS FROM GRADUATE RESEARCH IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION

Authors:

Aslı Merve Ala | Süleyman Safa | Oben Kanbolat

Publisher:

Trakya University

Main Topics:

Eğitim Üzerine Çalışmalar

Journal:

Trakya Eğitim Dergisi Vol.13 Issue 2, pp.1024-1038

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

5/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001290208

pISSN:

2630-6301

Postgraduate thesis

mathematics education

descriptive content analysisLisansüstü tez

matematik eğitimi

betimsel içerik analizi

Issues

Article Details

REFLECTIONS FROM GRADUATE RESEARCH IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION

Authors: Aslı Merve Ala | Süleyman Safa | Oben Kanbolat

Publisher: Trakya University

Main Topics: Eğitim Üzerine Çalışmalar

Journal: Trakya Eğitim Dergisi Vol.13 Issue 2, pp.1024-1038

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 5/2023

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001290208

pISSN: 2630-6301

Postgraduate thesis

mathematics education

descriptive content analysisLisansüstü tez

matematik eğitimi

betimsel içerik analizi

Issues

Authors:

Aslı Merve Ala | Süleyman Safa | Oben Kanbolat

Publisher:

Trakya University

Main Topics:

Eğitim Üzerine Çalışmalar

Journal:

Trakya Eğitim Dergisi Vol.13 Issue 2, pp.1024-1038

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

5/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001290208

pISSN:

2630-6301