Meta-Analytic and Meta-Thematic Analysis of Digital Storytelling Method

Year 2021, Volume: 2021 February, Volume 10, 18 - 38, 05.02.2021

Tarık Talan

https://doi.org/10.14686/buefad.706231

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze the effect of the digital storytelling method on academic achievement and various variables by examining the method in terms of meta-analytic and meta-thematic aspects. Therefore, meta-analytic and meta- thematic dimensions were used together in the study. Within the context of the meta-analytic dimension of the research, the data obtained from 34 studies meeting the criteria of inclusion from various databases were analyzed using Comprehensive Meta- Analysis Software (CMA) to examine the effect of digital storytelling method on academic achievement. On the other hand, in the meta-thematic dimension performed to complete the obtained data, qualitative findings were obtained by quoting common codes and themes from the qualitative studies. In this context, the general characteristics of the digital storytelling method, their contributions to the cognitive dimension, and difficulties encountered during application were addressed. According to the results of the research, the digital storytelling method has been found to have a significant positive effect on academic achievement. The results of the meta-thematic assessments revealed that the digital storytelling method had an effect on making the students gain several 21st-century skills such as creative thinking, effective communication, and research skills, and it facilitated learning, provided permanence, and positively affected academic achievement. Time limitation, limited internet access, technological insufficiency, technical problems, lack of technical knowledge and skills, and lack of technical support are some of the problems faced during the implementation.

Keywords

Digital storytelling, Meta-analysis, Meta-thematic analysis, Effect size

Dijital Öyküleme Yönteminin Meta-Analitik ve Meta-Tematik Analizi

Abstract

Bu araştırmanın amacı dijital öyküleme yönteminin meta-analitik ve meta-tematik açıdan incelenerek akademik başarı ve farklı değişkenler üzerindeki etkisini incelemektir. Bu amaç doğrultusunda, çalışmada meta-analitik ve meta-tematik boyutlar birlikte kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın meta-analiz boyutu kapsamında, dijital öyküleme yönteminin öğrenme başarısı üzerindeki etkisini incelemek amacıyla farklı veri tabanlarından dahil edilme kriterlerine uyan 34 çalışmanın verileri CMA programıyla analiz edilmiştir. Diğer yandan elde edilen verileri tamamlamak amaçlı yapılan meta-tematik boyutta ise nitel yönlü çalışmaların ortak kod ve temalarından alıntılar yapılarak nitel bulgulara ulaşılmıştır. Bu kapsamda dijital öyküleme yönteminin genel özellikleri, bilişsel boyuta katkıları ve uygulama esnasında karşılaşılan güçlüklere değinilmiştir. Araştırma sonuçlarına göre, dijital öyküleme yönteminin öğrenme başarısı üzerinde olumlu ve anlamlı bir etkisinin olduğu görülmüştür. Yapılan meta-tematik değerlendirmeler sonucunda dijital öyküleme yönteminin öğrencilerin yaratıcı düşünme, etkili iletişim ve araştırma becerileri gibi 21.yy becerilerin kazandırılmasında etkili olduğu, öğrenmeyi kolaylaştırdığı, kalıcılığı sağladığı ve akademik başarısını pozitif yönde etki ettiği anlaşılmıştır. Zaman darlığı, sınırlı internet erişimi, teknolojik açıdan yaşanan yetersizlikler, teknik sorunlar, teknik bilgi ve beceri eksikliği, teknik destek eksikliği uygulama esnasında yaşanan problemler arasında yer almaktadır.

Keywords

Dijital öyküleme, etki büyüklüğü, meta-analiz, meta-tematik analiz

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