Abstract:

The purpose of this study is to analyze the content of the theses that conduct the research of educational toys and educational games in Turkey, determine the types of educational toys and games and test the effectiveness of the educational-learning process, and to reveal the research findings from different perspectives. According to this purpose, 112 theses, which cover any or several of the key concepts of 'game', 'game' and 'educational game' printed in the years 1997-2017, were identified at the YÖK National Thesis Center. These theses were subjected to visual type of content analysis using the 'Tesis Classification Form' revised by researchers. The theses have determined the use of multiple success tests, personal information forms and various types of scales as a data collection tool. For the analysis of data, the quality analysis methods have shown that content analysis is in the forefront, and the quantum analysis methods have shown that they prefer T-tests, non-parametric tests and ANOVA/ANCOVA tests.

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