The aim of this study is to analyze the postgraduate theses focusing on Problem-Based Learning conducted abroad between 2014 and 2023. The document analysis method was employed in this research. Studies on Problem-Based Learning were evaluated based on the following criteria: academic level, year of publication, research purpose, subject area, research design, study population/sample, data collection instruments, data analysis techniques and key findings. Fifty-seven theses meeting these criteria were selected through criterion sampling, and the data obtained were analyzed using content analysis. According to the findings, most of the theses were published in 2014, and doctoral theses outnumbered master's theses during the ten-year period. In general, the effects of the Problem-Based Learning approach on variables such as motivation, attitude, perception, self-orientation, self-efficacy, anxiety levels, and academic achievement were predominantly investigated. Mathematics emerged as the most frequently studied subject area. When the theses were analyzed, it was found that the majority adopted mixed methods design, most samples consisted of secondary school students, and questionnaires were the most commonly used data collection instruments. It was concluded that relatively few studies have been conducted on subjects such as Citizenship and Geography. The number of theses using school administrators or academics as the study population was limited. Content analysis and t-tests were among the most frequently employed data analysis techniques. There are various theses highlighting that this approach has a positive effect on motivation, attitude, perception, self-orientation, self-efficacy and anxiety level after academic achievement, but has no significant effect on motivation, attitude, perception, self-orientation, self-efficacy and anxiety level, skills, academic achievement. While several theses reported that the Problem-Based Learning approach had positive effects on motivation, attitude, perception, self-orientation, self-efficacy, anxiety levels, and academic achievement, others found no statistically significant effects on these variables.
The aim of this study is to analyze the postgraduate theses focusing on Problem-Based Learning conducted abroad between 2014 and 2023. The document analysis method was employed in this research. Studies on Problem-Based Learning were evaluated based on the following criteria: academic level, year of publication, research purpose, subject area, research design, study population/sample, data collection instruments, data analysis techniques and key findings. Fifty-seven theses meeting these criteria were selected through criterion sampling, and the data obtained were analyzed using content analysis. According to the findings, most of the theses were published in 2014, and doctoral theses outnumbered master's theses during the ten-year period. In general, the effects of the Problem-Based Learning approach on variables such as motivation, attitude, perception, self-orientation, self-efficacy, anxiety levels, and academic achievement were predominantly investigated. Mathematics emerged as the most frequently studied subject area. When the theses were analyzed, it was found that the majority adopted mixed methods design, most samples consisted of secondary school students, and questionnaires were the most commonly used data collection instruments. It was concluded that relatively few studies have been conducted on subjects such as Citizenship and Geography. The number of theses using school administrators or academics as the study population was limited. Content analysis and t-tests were among the most frequently employed data analysis techniques. There are various theses highlighting that this approach has a positive effect on motivation, attitude, perception, self-orientation, self-efficacy and anxiety level after academic achievement, but has no significant effect on motivation, attitude, perception, self-orientation, self-efficacy and anxiety level, skills, academic achievement. While several theses reported that the Problem-Based Learning approach had positive effects on motivation, attitude, perception, self-orientation, self-efficacy, anxiety levels, and academic achievement, others found no statistically significant effects on these variables.
Bu araştırmanın amacı, 2014-2023 yılları arasında yurt dışında yapılmış Probleme Dayalı Öğrenme ile ilgili lisansüstü tezleri incelemektir. Araştırmada yöntem olarak doküman analizi kullanılmıştır. Probleme Dayalı Öğrenme ile ilgili yapılmış araştırmalar, belirlenen kriterler (tezlerin seviyesi (yüksek lisans, doktora) ve yayın yılı, amacı, konu alanı, araştırma türü (yöntemi/deseni), çalışma (örneklem) grubu, kullanılan veri toplama araçları, veri analiz teknikleri ve sonuçlar) üzerinden değerlendirilmiştir. Bu kriterlere uyan 57 tez ölçüt örnekleme tekniğiyle seçilmiş, elde edilen veriler içerik analizi yöntemi ile analiz edilmiştir. Sonuçlara göre, bu on yıllık süreçte en fazla 2014 yılında tez yazılmış ve yüksek lisansa oranla daha fazla doktora tezi yapılmıştır. Genel olarak en çok Probleme Dayalı Öğrenme yaklaşımının motivasyon, tutum, algı, öz yönelim, öz yeterlik ve kaygı düzeyi ile akademik başarı üzerindeki etkisi incelenmiştir. Konu alanı olarak Matematik alanında en çok çalışılmıştır. Araştırmalar incelendiğinde en fazla karma yöntemle tez yazılmış, en çok ortaokul öğrencileri örneklemi oluşturmuş, veri toplama aracı olarak en çok anket, daha sonra görüşme kullanılmıştır. En az Vatandaşlık, Coğrafya, Tarih ve Görsel Sanatlar alanlarında çalışma yapıldığı sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Çalışma grubu olarak okul yöneticileri ve akademisyenler ile yapılmış tez sayısının az olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Veri analiz tekniklerinde en fazla içerik analizi ve t-Testi kullanılmıştır. Probleme Dayalı Öğrenme yaklaşımının en fazla akademik başarı ardından motivasyon, tutum, algı, öz yönelim, öz yeterlik ile kaygı düzeyi üzerinde olumlu etkiye sahip olduğu ancak motivasyon, tutum, algı, öz yönelim, öz yeterlik ile kaygı düzeyi, beceriler, akademik başarı üzerinde anlamlı bir etkisinin olmadığı sonucuna ulaşılmış tezlerin de olduğu belirlenmiştir.
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Social and Humanities Education (Excluding Economics, Business and Management) |
Journal Section | Articles |
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Early Pub Date | October 17, 2025 |
Publication Date | October 20, 2025 |
Submission Date | December 5, 2024 |
Acceptance Date | June 24, 2025 |
Published in Issue | Year 2025 Volume: 38 Issue: 3 |
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