Abstract:

This study is an analytical study which is done by researching post graduate theses, doctorate theses and articles that can be accessed oriented toward the pre-school use of concept map in Turkey published between the years of 2000 – 2017 on the data basis of Google Academic and The Council of Higher Education. In total there have been achieved 14 studies with the inclusion of 8 theses and 6 articles intended for the pre-school use of concept map in Turkey by researching the articles and theses that are included into the study. At the end of the study it can be detected that there are more article studies and the broadcasting language is Turkish except for one study. There has been confirmed that the doctorate and post graduate theses in the study are done with quantitative methods, 4 of the articles are done with quantitative methods and 2 of the articles are done with qualitative methods. In the studies there have been used 53 key words and the keywords “Pre-School Education, The Concept Education, Childhood and Concept Map” are mostly preferred. At the end of the research there has been presented a general point of view by searching the studies carried out for the use of concept map before school in Turkey.

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