STEM Education and Robotics in Early Childhood: A Bibliometric Analysis

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 14 Sayı: 2, 205 - 218, 28.12.2025

Emine Eren

https://doi.org/10.17539/amauefd.1739619

Öz

STEM education is an interdisciplinary approach relevant to the entire educational continuum, from preschool to higher education. In recent years, STEM education in the preschool period has become an increasingly popular research area. The purpose of this study is to present a review of current international research on STEM education and robotics in early childhood. For this purpose, a bibliometric analysis of 137 articles on STEM education and robotics in early childhood published between 2001 and 2025 in the Web of Science database was conducted. The bibliometric analysis used the Biblioshiny program in the Bibliometrix package of RStudio. The analysis includes publication year, country, author, citation analysis, keywords, word networks, distribution and classification of popular topics. The research findings indicate that research interest in STEM and robotics in early childhood has increased in recent years, with the United States having the highest number of publications and citations and trending topics in areas such as computational thinking and artificial intelligence. These findings provide a quantitative overview of STEM and robotics. However, further research is recommended on the implementation of STEM education and robotics in early childhood.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Early Childhood , STEM Education , Robotics , Bibliometric Analysis , Research Trends

Erken Çocukluk Döneminde STEM Eğitimi ve Robotik: Bibliyometrik Bir Analiz

Öz

STEM eğitimi, okul öncesi eğitimden yükseköğretime kadar tüm eğitim süreciyle ilişkili olan disiplinlerarası bir yaklaşım olarak kabul edilmektedir. Son yıllarda okul öncesi dönemde STEM eğitimi giderek daha fazla ilgi gören araştırma alanlarından biri olmuştur. Bu çalışmanın amacı erken çocukluk yıllarında STEM eğitimi ve robotik konularındaki uluslararası literatürdeki güncel araştırmaların incelemesini sunmaktır. Bu amaç doğrultusunda Web of Science veritabanında yer alan erken çocuklukta STEM eğitimi ve robotik ile ilgili 2001-2025 yılları arasında yayımlanan 137 makalenin bibliyometrik analizi yapılmıştır. Bibliyometrik analizde RStudio programına ait bibliometrix paketinde yer alan biblioshiny programı kullanılmıştır. Analiz araştırmaların yayın yılı, ülke, yazar, atıf analizi, anahtar sözcükler, kelime ağları, popüler konuların dağılımı ve sınıflandırmasını kapsamaktadır. Araştırma bulguları son yıllarda erken çocuklukta STEM ve robotik konularına araştırma ilgisinin arttığını, en fazla yayın ve atıf sayısına sahip ülkenin Amerika Birleşik Devletleri olduğunu, trend konuların hesaplamalı düşünme ve yapay zekâ gibi alanlar olduğunu göstermektedir. Bu araştırma bulguları STEM ve robotik ile ilgili nicel verilere dayalı genel bir bakış sunmuştur. Ancak erken çocukluk yıllarında STEM eğitimi ve robotik konularının nasıl uygulandığına dair daha fazla araştırma yapılması önerilir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Erken Çocukluk , STEM Eğitimi , Robotik , Bibliyometrik Analiz , Araştırma Eğilimleri

Etik Beyan

Yapılan bu çalışmada “Yükseköğretim Kurumları Bilimsel Araştırma ve Yayın Etiği Yönergesi” kapsamında uyulması belirtilen tüm kurallara uyulmuştur. Yönergede yer alan “Bilimsel Araştırma ve Yayın Etiğine Aykırı Eylemler” başlığı altında belirtilen eylemlerden hiçbiri gerçekleştirilmemiştir. İnsan katılımcılarından herhangi bir veri toplanmamıştır. Etik kurul izni gerektirmediğini beyan ederim.

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