Bibliometric and Content Analyses of Articles Related to Science Education for Special Education Students

Abstract

The aim of this study was to reveal trends of articles related to science education for special education students published in the SSI journals. For bibliometric analysis, 'Education & Educational Research' and 'Education Specific' categories and SSCI journals were selected in WoS database and a total of 193 articles were accessed. In addition, content analysis of 100 articles was performed in the present study. The results of the bibliometric analysis showed that the most used keywords were science education, science, instruction, universal design for learning, special education, science instruction, learning disabilities, high school, students with disabilities, reading, dyslexia and inclusive education. The most productive authors were M.A. Mastropieri and T.E. Scruggs. The most cited journals was Remedial and Special Education, On the other hand, the most preferred research methods in the content analysis articles were experimental and literature review. Many of the articles focused on students with learning disabilities and various disabilities. The most preferred sample groups in these articles were middle school students and teachers. The sample size was between 31 and 100 for content analysis articles. In addition, analysis results showed that the sample size of general education students was higher than that of special education students.