Abstract:

In this study, it is aimed to examine the postgraduate theses containing scientific process skills made in the field of science in Turkey between the years 2015 and 2021. The keywords "science" and "scientific process skills" in the National Thesis Center of the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) were used in the collection of data in this study, which was conducted with meta-synthesis, one of the qualitative research designs. In line with the aim of the study, a total of 40 theses, including five doctorate and 35 master's theses, were reached. In the meta-analysis of the theses, codes were created under categories such as the type and year of the thesis, field of study, research methods, sample group, sampling methods, data collection tools, data analysis method and results. The data obtained from analysis were presented in tables and graphs and interpreted. At the end of the research; It has been determined that the majority of theses containing scientific process skills between 2015-2021 were master's thesis and were published in 2019, and problem-based learning was the majority in the theses. In addition, in the theses examined, quantitative research method and quasi-experimental design were preferred more, seventh grade students as the study group, sample size mostly consisted of 40-60 people, scientific process skills and achievement test were used more as data collection tools, data analysis was used as data analysis. t-tests and content analysis were determined to be used more. For next research, it is recommended to conduct more in-depth studies, including theses abroad.

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