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Educational technology research trends from 2002 to 2014

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  • Ozlem Baydas

    (Education Faculty, Giresun University)

  • Sevda Kucuk

    (Hasan Ali Yucel Education Faculty, Istanbul University)

  • Rabia Meryem Yilmaz

    (K. K. Education Faculty, Ataturk University)

  • Melike Aydemir

    (Open Education Faculty, Ataturk University)

  • Yuksel Goktas

    (K. K. Education Faculty, Ataturk University)

Abstract

This study examined subject and research method trends in educational technology field from 2002 to 2014. Content analysis was applied in order to analyze 1255 articles published in BJET and ETR&D journals using the Educational Technology Papers Classification Form. According to the results, learning approaches/theories and learning environments were the subject most preferred by researchers. The most commonly used research methods were quantitative, qualitative, other (review or meta-analysis), and mixed method, in that order. Researchers tended to use questionnaires, documents, and interviews as data collection tools. The most commonly preferred sample type was the purposive sample, and undergraduate students were the most commonly chosen sample group, with the most common sample size being groups of 31–100. Frequencies, percentages, and tables were the most common presentation format for data in quantitative studies, while qualitative studies most often employed content analysis.

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  • Ozlem Baydas & Sevda Kucuk & Rabia Meryem Yilmaz & Melike Aydemir & Yuksel Goktas, 2015. "Educational technology research trends from 2002 to 2014," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 105(1), pages 709-725, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:scient:v:105:y:2015:i:1:d:10.1007_s11192-015-1693-4
    DOI: 10.1007/s11192-015-1693-4
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