Abstract
The interaction between education and technology affects the developments occurring in two areas and the developments in education increase the speed of technological developments. Educational technology is the functionalisation of the scientific knowledge produced in educational sciences and its application in practice. In this research, the content analysis of the studies conducted in Turkey and abroad in the last 5 years, in order to determine the current trends in educational technology researches, is presented. Within the scope of the purposive sample, the studies published in 2015–2020 in the field of educational technology researches, included in the databases and journals, were examined and interpretations were made. A total of 15 research criteria were determined within the context of content analysis. These criteria are index, country, university, department, year of publication, number of authors, research area, method, educational level, sample group, sample number, data collection method, number of bibliography, analysis techniques and research trends. SPSS 24 program was used in the analysis of the data and the obtained data are presented in the related tables. The data were interpreted based on percentage and frequency. After making general explanations below the tables, the similarities and differences seen in the studies were analysed in detail by using the meta-analysis method. As a result, it was revealed that the most emphasised issue within the scope of the research area was the adequacy of using educational technologies.
 Keywords: Educational technology research, current trends, meta-analysis.
Highlights
Considering that the present age is the age of technology, the most important role in fulfilling the requirements of this age is undoubtedly based on the educational principles of respective countries
This research is an example of a meta-analysis which is included in the content analysis studies
From researches in educational technology, published in 2015–2020, in the research area of Turkey included in the databases and journals scanned, and from analysed databases and journals published over the years and identified in relation to the topic throughout the world
Summary
Considering that the present age is the age of technology, the most important role in fulfilling the requirements of this age is undoubtedly based on the educational principles of respective countries. Simsek et al (2008) studied the master's thesis in the field of educational technology made in Turkey between 2000 and 2007 in research and have received 259 theses under scrutiny in this context. Alkraiji and Eidaroos (2016) conducted a meta-analysis study that revealed the current trends and problems in Saudi higher education and educational technology research. In this regard, they have discussed 52 studies in detail on types of technology, target groups, socio-technical research contexts, research theories, research paradigm and methodologies. According to the results obtained in this study, most of the studies examined are based on a case study methodology; the articles lack theoretical framework
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