Content analysis and trends of curriculum evaluation research: 2004-2013

Abstract

This study aims to present the trends of research on curriculum evaluation through analyzing research methods, sample, content features, curriculum evaluation models and decisions made on evaluation undertaken the years of 2004-2013 in Turkey. The research obtained using different databases were subjected to content analysis with paper classification form developed by Sözbilir, Kutu, & Yaşar (2012). Research were examined in terms of trends and subjected to thematic analysis by using meta-synthesis method. A total of 38 studies 21 of which are research article, 9 master thesis and 8 doctoral thesis were reached as a result of systematic survey in a given years. Survey design among quantitative research methods was used mostly in selected studies, questionnaire, scale and observation forms were used frequently as data collection tool and descriptive analysis was mostly used among data analysis methods. According to research findings descriptive studies were chosen frequently; Math, English, Science and Technology were determined as mostly evaluated courses and research area. Primary and high school students and teachers were the most commonly used sample group, the sizes of samples most commonly ranged between 101-300 and 301-1000; randomly, cluster and purposeful sampling were determined as used the most common sampling techniques.