Abstract:

In this study, it was aimed to reveal the existing situation about integration of information and communication technologies (ICT) in educational context by examining research articles that have been published in last five years and to make recommendations for future research. For this purpose, research articles between the years of 2008-2013 were searched in Web of Science database with descriptive review. Review was carried out in two stages. The database, year, research area and article type were decided in the first stage. Then articles obtained from the first stage were analyzed with content analysis method in terms of context of research and distribution by its years, country where the study was published, study group and sample size, journal where it was published, method used and the theoretical framework or model used in it in the second stage. According to the results of descriptive review which was made according to the determined criteria, 129 research articles have been reached. Content analysis results showed that researchers mostly focused on the factors that affecting the integration of ICT to the teaching-learning process. It was seen that researchers secondly focused on teachers and pre-service teachers’ perceptions of ICT integration process and the researches examining the integration process in terms of the variables such as beliefs, attitudes and self-efficacy. According to the countries where the studies were conducted, it was found that the most of studies were made in Turkey. Also, it was seen that Spain, Belgium, Singapore and Taiwan are other countries where many studies were conducted. Besides, it has been demonstrated that 18 out of 129 research articles are based on a model or theory, and among these theories and models Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) model was referenced in 14 research articles.

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