Computer-Assisted Mathematics Education Research in Turkey: The Content Analysis of 2005-2015 Period Theses

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the methodological dimensions of theses in the field of computer-assisted mathematics education by researchers in Turkey. For this purpose, a total of 25 theses, 19 of which are master's degree and 6 of which are doctoral thesis, have been examined from the sources available between 2005 and 2015. In order to evaluate the theses, the publication classification form developed by Sözbilir, Kutu and Yasar (2012) has been adapted to analyze theses on computer aided mathematics education. Content analysis of the entire theses was done with the help of this form and the data about the theses were recorded.The data were analyzed using the SPSS 16.0 program. Descriptive results are presented in graphics and tables. Results of the study showed that computer assisted mathematics education thesis research have been increasing since 2005, quantitative researches are preferred but they are used in the mixed method in some research, research topics are the preliminary learning studies and more than one data collection tool is used in the studies. The use of the percentage and frequency tables has been determined to be the foreground.

Keywords: Computer assisted instruction, mathematics education, content analysis, thesis