Computer Assisted Mathematics Teaching in Dissertations: A Meta-Synthesis Study

The objective of this study is to provide a systematic review of theses and dissertations about computer assisted mathematics teaching and to present a meta-synthesis review of these studies. For the objective of this research study, a total of 64 theses and dissertations completed in Turkey between 1993 and 2016 were included in the systematic review process. Theses and dissertations were examined based on some variables: year of publication, type, university, institution and used computer programs. The results of the systematic review were presented by tables including frequencies and percentages. As a result of the study, it was found that majority of researches were presented after the year 2008 and as master thesis at educational science graduate school. In addition, computer software for teaching mathematics, computer algebra systems (CAS) and dynamic mathematics software (DMS) were used most commonly as a computer assisted teaching application. It is hoped that the results of the study will provide a guidance for mathematics educators, and researchers for new researches in the future. According to these obtained results, some recommendations were made for mathematics educators, and researchers. It is also especially recommended that a similar study be repeated in every five years in Turkey in order to monitor and review the research trends