What has been Done about Adaptive Learning in Social Studies and History Teaching?

Abstract

The computer-based education approach that provides learning environments suitable for the individual characteristics of the learner is today called adaptive learning. This study aims to examine the articles written within the scope of adaptive learning in Social Studies and History teaching in Turkey between 2020-2024. Document review, one of the qualitative research methods, was used in the research. The study was conducted with 60 articles selected with the criterion sampling technique. Data was collected through the "Article Review Form" developed by the researcher and analyzed using the descriptive analysis method. According to the results of the research, in the field of social studies and history teaching; Articles that can be examined within the scope of adaptive learning were found in the categories of augmented reality, online applications, digital content, micro teaching, games, virtual reality, distance education and artificial intelligence. The purposes of the articles were examined in 4 categories: "obtaining opinions, making applications, developing materials and providing information" and it was seen that the majority of them were made for the purpose of obtaining opinions. It was concluded that the majority of the articles were published in 2022, had a qualitative research approach and were conducted with a student sample. In the context of the study results, it was noticed that there were no studies that fully included the concept of adaptive learning in the field of social studies and history teaching. It is recommended to encourage researchers who will work in this direction.