Information and Communication Technologies in Science Instruction: Systematic Review of Publications in Last Decade

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to determine the trend in studies related to Science instruction and ICT. The study has been studied with extensive data, and the data mining method has been used. Some articles entered the ERIC database within the research scope and published in January 2020, starting from 1965. In this context, 1,783,418 articles published between 1965 and 2020 have been formed the population of the research. Analyzes have been performed from the publications' titles, the publications' abstracts, and the Descriptor information of the publications determined by ERIC and word clouds have been constituted. As a result, it is seen that there has been a general increase in studies in the last decade. In parallel with the scientific and technological developments, it has been seen that the developments and needs in terms of both science teaching and technology have been reflected and determined the trend in the studies. As a result of the research, it has been determined as an unprecedented situation that few studies for students and families are among the essential joint owners of the process.