The General Trends in Researches on Educational Technologies in Turkey

Abstract

This study has carried out a general evaluation of the articles published in the field of educational technology within the last two years in four journals circulating in Turkey. 263 articles in total have been identified in the Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology, the Journal of Educational Technologies Researches, Contemporary Educational Technology and Educational Technology Theory and Practice journals in this field and these articles have been examined. The articles have been assessed in terms of style, content and method. The results show that two out of around every three studies have focused on material (material creation, development, application and assessment). Three out four studies have been done as review type. About half of the research has been conducted on university students as respondents. Moreover, three in every four studies have employed quantitative paradigm.