Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Journal of Educational Technology and Online Learning, cilt.6, sa.4, ss.1128-1145, 2023 (Hakemli Dergi)
Since social networks analysis in education offers valuable insights
into social structures and social dynamics that shapes individuals
behaviors and information storage and transmission, it has become
a hot topic in educational science studies. The aim of this study is to
examine the educational sciences studies conducted at higher
education level in which social network analysis is used. The
studies were analyzed based on journals, years, author countries,
number of citations, models, theories, and concepts, research
methods and target audience. Content analysis method was used in
the study. The reliability of inter-coder agreement was calculated as
.88. The findings were categorized under certain themes according
to the research questions. According to the results, Internet and
Higher Education (n=6) and Computers and Education (n=5) were
the journals with the most publications, while 2019 was the year
that the most studies (n=12) were conducted. The studies were
mostly conducted by authors in the USA. "Seeing' the learning
community: An exploration of the development of a resource for
monitoring online student networking" was the most cited article.
When the underlying models, theories and concepts in the studies
were analyzed, six themes emerged: social paradigm, learning
environments/tools, learning approaches/methods,
feedback/assessment, informal approaches to teaching and
individual characteristics. The most frequently used method was
quantitative research, and the target group was undergraduate
students. The target group size was mostly between 30-60, and
convenience sampling was primarily employed for the target group
selection. According to the findings and results of the study,
suggestions for the use of social network analysis in the field of
educational sciences were presented.