Thematic and Methodological Trends of Computational Thinking Skills-Related Graduate Theses in Turkey

Yıl: 2020 Cilt: 10 Sayı: 3 Sayfa Aralığı: 485 - 506 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.19126/suje.720618 İndeks Tarihi: 15-06-2021

Thematic and Methodological Trends of Computational Thinking Skills-Related Graduate Theses in Turkey

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The purpose of this research is to analyse the thematic andmethodological trends of computational thinking skills-related graduate theses inTurkey. Within the scope of this purpose, a total of 38 works, including 30 Master'sand 8 doctoral studies, published in the National Thesis Centre database of YÖK(Council of Higher Education), were analysed using a document analysis model, oneof the qualitative research methods. A descriptive content analysis technique wasused to examine graduate theses. According to the results of the research, it hasbeen concluded that the effects of programming teaching, robotics, and block-basedvisual programming on computational thinking skills are examined in graduatetheses. It has been determined that a very limited number of design anddevelopment studies have been carried out to develop computational thinkingskills. It has been observed that the majority of graduate theses were made in thefield of Computer Education and Instructional Technology and most theses werepublished in 2019. It has been concluded that graduate theses are mostly designedby using the quantitative research method and quasi-experimental design, andsecondary school sample profile is mostly preferred in the studies. However, it hasbeen seen that the data collected by using a scale, interview, and observation datacollection tools are analysed in accordance with predictive analysis techniques. Asa result of the research, it has been recommended that design studies should becarried out in which qualitative or mixed research methods are used and especiallypre-school sample profiles are preferred.
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MLA ELÇİÇEK MİTHAT Thematic and Methodological Trends of Computational Thinking Skills-Related Graduate Theses in Turkey. Sakarya University Journal of Education, vol.10, no.3, 2020, ss.485 - 506. 10.19126/suje.720618
AMA ELÇİÇEK M Thematic and Methodological Trends of Computational Thinking Skills-Related Graduate Theses in Turkey. Sakarya University Journal of Education. 2020; 10(3): 485 - 506. 10.19126/suje.720618
Vancouver ELÇİÇEK M Thematic and Methodological Trends of Computational Thinking Skills-Related Graduate Theses in Turkey. Sakarya University Journal of Education. 2020; 10(3): 485 - 506. 10.19126/suje.720618
IEEE ELÇİÇEK M "Thematic and Methodological Trends of Computational Thinking Skills-Related Graduate Theses in Turkey." Sakarya University Journal of Education, 10, ss.485 - 506, 2020. 10.19126/suje.720618
ISNAD ELÇİÇEK, MİTHAT. "Thematic and Methodological Trends of Computational Thinking Skills-Related Graduate Theses in Turkey". Sakarya University Journal of Education 10/3 (2020), 485-506. https://doi.org/10.19126/suje.720618