Framing ICT in Early Childhood: A Content Analysis

Year 2020, Volume: 14 Issue: 2, 1113 - 1141, 31.12.2020

Sinem Güçhan Özgül , Zeynel Abidin Mısırlı

https://doi.org/10.17522/balikesirnef.845386

Abstract

With the rapid growth of technology and its dissemination through all areas of social life and education, the use of technology has become one of the most studied subjects by researchers around the world. Moreover, Turkish literature focuses more than ever on technology-related subjects and their social and educational dimensions. This study aims to review the dissertations about early childhood and ICT conducted between the years 2015 and 2020. TCHE's archive, relevant to the purpose of the study, was carefully analysed in the early childhood and in ICT topics and 73 dissertations were identified. Finally, 43 theses relevant to technological issues in early childhood have been determined to be the research sample because they fulfil the criteria. The coding of the two authors was evaluated and compared. For reliability, the Kappa value is 0.88, which explains almost perfect consistency. All features and findings are summarized and presented in this current study. This research has thrown up many suggestions and questions in need of further research.

Keywords

ICT, early childhood, preschool, technology, content analysis

Erken Çocuklukta BİT Çerçevesi: Bir İçerik Analizi

Abstract

Teknolojinin hızlı bir şekilde büyümesi ve sosyal yaşam ile eğitimin tüm alanlarına yayılmasıyla birlikte teknoloji kullanımı dünyanın dört bir yanındaki araştırmacılar tarafından en çok çalışılan konulardan biri haline gelmiştir. Türk alan yazını da teknoloji ile ilgili konulara ve teknolojinin sosyal ve eğitsel boyutlarına her zamankinden daha fazla odaklanmaktadır. Bu çalışma, 2015-2020 yılları arasında erken çocukluk ve BİT ile ilgili yapılan tezleri gözden geçirmeyi amaçlamaktadır. YÖK Tez Veri tabanının arşivi, araştırma amacı doğrultusunda erken çocukluk ve BİT konularında dikkatle incelenmiş ve 73 tez belirlenmiştir. Erken çocukluk dönemi kapsamında teknoloji kavramlarını ele alan 43 tez, belirlenen kriterleri karşıladıkları için araştırmanın örneklemi olarak belirlenmiştir. İki yazarın yaptıkları kodlamaların güvenilirlik hesaplamalarında Kappa değeri 0.88 olarak bulunmuştur ve bu neredeyse mükemmel tutarlılığı açıklamaktadır. Bu çalışmada incelenen tezlerin tüm özellikleri ve bulgular oluşturulan ana başlıklar kapsamında özetlenerek sunulmaktadır. Çalışmanın sonraki araştırmalar için önerileri bulunmaktadır.

Keywords

okul öncesi, teknoloji, BİT, İçerik Analizi, erken çocukluk

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