Content Analysis of Postgraduate Theses on Formative Assessment and Education in Turkey

Authors : Burcu TORUN, Murat PEKTAŞ

Pages : 407-442

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Publication Date : 2023-07-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :In this study, it is aimed to examine the postgraduate theses related to formative assessment in Turkey from a thematic point of view. Thematic content analysis method, one of the qualitative research methods, was used in the study. The study group of the research consists of 39 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(27 master\`s and 12 doctorate); approved postgraduate thesis studies. These theses are under 5 main themes insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(studies describing the formative assessment skills of teachers or pre-service teachers, studies that plan to develop the components of formative assessment of teachers or prospective teachers, studies that examine the effect of formative assessment on student outcomes, studies on factors affecting formative assessment practice, and studies on formative assessment); were analyzed in terms of various variables insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(thesis type, thesis language, thesis year, the type of university where the thesis was conducted, the branch of science, the study group of the thesis, the method of the thesis, data collection tools, data analysis method);. As a result of the research, it has been determined that the theses related to formative assessment have increased since 2009, the language of the majority is Turkish and they are conducted in state universities. When the theses are examined according to the main themes; It is seen that the number of studies related to the main theme of studies examining the effect of formative assessment on student outcomes is the highest in number, and studies describing the formative assessment skills of teachers or prospective teachers and studies that plan to develop the formative assessment components of teachers or prospective teachers are the least in number. While the most used method in the studies was the mixed method, it was determined that the least used method was action research. While interviews and scales were used the most among data collection tools in the studies, content analysis, descriptive analysis and t-test were frequently preferred among data analysis methods. At the end of the study, suggestions were presented to the researchers about the researches on formative assessment.
Keywords : Biçimlendirici değerlendirme, içerik analizi, lisansüstü tez çalışmaları