An Analysis Of The Studies Conducted With Attitude Scales Towards Chemistry Course In Turkey

The aim of this study is to examine the academic studies in the form of theses, articles and papers in which attitude scales towards chemistry course are used in Turkey. For this purpose, the studies in the literature were conducted with the data obtained from the Higher Education Council Thesis Center, ULAKBIM TR Index, Proquest and Google Scholar databases with the document review technique, one of the qualitative research methods. As a result of the scans conducted within the scope of the research, a total of 92 scientific studies, including theses, articles and papers, were reached. The studies were evaluated in terms of year of publication, type of publication (article, master's thesis, doctoral dissertation, paper), language, research method (qualitative, quantitative, mixed), research design, study group, sample size and method, grade level, field of science, research topic, keywords, research purpose (scale development, review, evaluation), institution (primary, secondary, university), data collection tools, data analysis techniques and chemistry attitude scales used. The data were analyzed by content analysis method. According to the findings of the study, most of the studies were found in thesis type and it was determined that master's thesis studies were predominant especially in 2007, 2011 and 2023. In article studies, a concentration was observed especially in 2011, 2014, 2016 and 2023. While quantitative methods were most commonly preferred in the studies, mixed methods were used less frequently. Sample sizes generally ranged between 0-100 and 100-200, and high school students were the most frequently selected participants as the sample group. It was concluded that most of the studies were conducted in the fields of chemistry education and science. In line with the findings obtained, it is recommended to diversify the studies in which attitude scales towards chemistry course are used and to increase the number of studies examining the attitudes of university students towards chemistry course in different programs.