The Trend of Differentiated Instruction Research: Bibliometric and Content Analysis

Year 2023, Volume: 4 Issue: 2, 157 - 185, 30.08.2023

Elif Dal , Neşe Kutlu Abu

Abstract

Unquestionably, one of the primary purposes of education in societies with several facets is to ensure that each individual participates in life in harmony and contributes to society. Ignoring the adaptability of society also causes this variety to deteriorate into a disadvantage. In this situation, it is crucial to consider the unique differences of the students, keeping the students' personal interests and needs in the foreground for the sake of social adaptation and individual growth. Consequently, the objective of differentiated instruction is to reduce these challenges for the instructor, students, and other stakeholders by offering learning opportunities to all students in a maximum level. Examining the studies on differentiated instruction, the significance of which is steadily growing today, the purpose of this study is to determine the subject's current trends and to establish a broad framework. To this end, the bibliometric method and the document analysis method were applied to the assessments of scientific research published in the Web of Science, YOK Thesis, Sobiad, DergiPark, and TR Index databases on a total of 1,222 diverse instructional themes. The presentation of findings is presented with bibliometric maps, tables, graphs, and figures. According to the results of an analysis of the publications in the Web of Science database, the majority of research was published in 2019 and the majority of citations were produced in 2021. In accordance with the study findings, the dimensions findings were analyzed in light of the related literature, and ideas for further research were provided.

Keywords

Differentiated teaching, Bibliometric analysis, Content analysis, Literature-based review, VOS viewer.

Farklılaştırılmıs Ögretim Araştırmalarının Eğilimi: Bibliyometrik ve İçerik Analizi

Abstract

Toplumların eğitim ile ilgili temel amaçlardan biri şüphesiz ki her bireyin uyum içerisinde hayata katılmasına ve topluma katkıda bulunmasını saglamaktır. Toplumun çok yönlülüğünün göz ardı edilmesi de bu çeşitliliğin dezavantaja dönüşmesine sebep olmaktadır. Bu durumda öğrencilerin bireysel farklılıklarının gözetilmesi, öğrencilerin kendi ilgi ve ihtiyaçlarının ön planda tutulması bireyin topluma uyumu ve bireysel gelişimi adına oldukça önemlidir. Buna yönelik olarak farklılaştırılmış öğretimin amacı ise tüm öğrencilere maksimum düzeyde öğrenme fırsatı sunarak öğretmen, öğrenciler ve diğer paydaşlar için bu zorlukları ortadan kaldırmaktır. Bu çalışma ile günümüzde önemi giderek artan farklılaştırılmış öğretim hakkında yapılan çalışmaları inceleyerek konu ile ilgili eğilimleri belirlemek ve genel bir çerçeve oluşturmak amaçlanmaktadır. Bu amaçla Web of Science, YÖK Tez, Sobiad, DergiPark ve TR Dizin veri tabanlarında yayımlanan toplam 1,222 farklılaştırılmış öğretim konulu bilimsel araştırmaların incelemelerinde, bibliyometrik yöntem ve doküman analiz yönteminden yararlanılmıştır. Bulgulara göre en çok atıf yapılan anahtar kelimeler sırasıyla farklılaştırılmış öğretim, ortaöğretim, kaynaştırma, öğretmenler/öğretmen adayları, ilköğretim şeklindedir. Bahsedilen veri tabanlarında 1981-2021 yılları arasında farklılaştırılmış öğretim konulu çalışmaların araştırma eğilimlerinin tespit edilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Web of Science veri tabanındaki makalelerin çözümlenmesinden elde edilen bulgulara göre 1981 yılından bu yana, en fazla 2019 yılında çalışmanın yayımlandığı, en fazla atıfın 2021 yılında yapıldığı tespit edilmiştir. Farklılaştırılmış öğretim konusunda en sık nicel yöntem, yarı deneysel desen, tutum ve algı testlerinin sıklıkla kullanıldığı tespit edilmiştir. Araştırma sonuçları doğrultusunda boyutlarla ilgili bulgular ilgili alan yazın ışığında tartışılmıştır ve ileriki araştırmalara yönelik bazı öneriler sunulmuştur.

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