The Use of Technology in Literacy Teaching in Türkiye: A Meta-Synthesis Study (2012-2022)

Year 2024, Volume: 11 Issue: H. Ferhan Odabaşı Gift Issue, 1 - 20, 31.12.2024

Ersin Akar Ali Ersoy

https://doi.org/10.17275/per.24.91.11.6

Abstract

In this study, the line of research on the use of technology in literacy teaching in Türkiye was analyzed using a meta-synthesis approach. The studies examined were selected by using YÖK (Council of Higher Education) database, YÖK Academic, TR Index, and Google Academic search engines. In this study, 14 studies were selected according to the inclusion criteria. Of these studies, 5 are theses, and 9 are articles. The meta-synthesis method was used in the research. The aims, results, and recommendations of the relevant studies were analyzed and evaluated. As a result of the analysis, it was revealed that researchers focused on evaluating the usability of technology in literacy teaching and understanding how technology was utilized in literacy education during the Covid-19 period. It was also determined that using technology for teachers and students in literacy teaching before and during the pandemic had positive (concretizing teaching, motivation, active participation, improving reading skills, and alike) and negative (lack of hardware-software, internet access, cost, and so on) consequences. In the analyzed studies, it was suggested that institutions should develop policies to eliminate disadvantages in terms of literacy and to expand free applications. Educational technologists were emphasized in developing rich content and taking into account the developmental characteristics of students in the applications to be developed.

Keywords

Literacy teaching, technology, meta-synthesis

Ethical Statement

Since the study was a document-based meta-synthesis study, ethics committee permission and informed consent were not required.

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