African Educational Research Journal - Special Issue 8(3) - Analysis of Title and Abstract Tendencies of Classroom Education Articles

Oct 15, 2026

Study examines title and abstract tendencies in “Classroom Education” articles published in education faculty journals indexed in the TÜBİTAK TR Directory between 2013 and 2019. Qualitative document analysis covers 428 articles across 22 journals. Results show titles match content at 96.49%, with most title word counts in 10–12 and partial keyword usage. Abstracts mainly include purpose/scope (94.15%) and methods (57.94%), with findings (95.32%) but limited suggestions (87.61%) and insufficient method and recommendation depth overall.

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African Educational Research Journal Special Issue 8(3), pp. S30-S39, October 2020 DOI: 10. 30918/AERJ. 8S2.20.071 ISSN: 2354-2160 Full Length Research Paper Analysis of title and abstract tendencies of classroom education articles published in education faculties journals in Turkey Murat Kurt Education Faculty , Amasya University, Amasya, Turkey. | ABSTRACT
As they provide more detailed and comprehensive information on the subject to be researched, articles are important guides and sources. In this context, this study was made for the purpose of determining the"Title" and "Abstract" sections of the articles published on "Classroom Education" in the educational journals scanned in TÜBİTAK TR Directory between 2013-2019. Within the scope of qualitative research, the study group was formed by selecting 428 articles in 22 education faculty journals scanned using the criterion sampling method. The data were analyzed by document analysis. It was determined that the titles of these articles reflected the content at the rate of 96.49%, the number of words used in the titles was the most (39 .48%) in the range of 10-12 words, and the keywords were given “partially”(64 . 16%) . The articles were categorized into 14 different subject areas as a result of the codings made. The most (22 .66%) preffered topic among those categories was “Attitude- Success-Determination of Interest-PerceptionAnxiety”. While 78.03% of the articles’ abstracts didn’start with a theoretical knowledge, 94. 15% of them contained information for purpose and scope and 57.94% of them for method at abstract sections. The articles’ abstracts also included universe and study group information in 91.82%, data collection tool in 83.87%, findings or conclusions in 95.32%, however the suggestions were not mentioned 87.61% of them . In addition, in 58.87% of them, keywords were included in the range of “1-3” words. Based on these findings, it was observed that the title parts reflect the content and include “partially” keywords. Although the universe, sample, data collection tool, findings and results are generally included, it is concluded that the abstract parts is insufficient in terms of method and suggestion information. Considering that most researchers examine a study starting from the title and abstract parts, it should be noted that the title and abstract parts should be clear, certain and comprehensive in order to find the study worthy for examining. Therefore, within the framework of the obtained results, some suggestions were made for the prospective teachers studying in the education faculty as the course related to scientific research can be carried out more effectively.
Keywords: Classroom education, Journal of Education Faculty, title, abstract, document analysis. | | --- | | [E-mail: muratkurt60@hotmail.com. Tel:](E-mail: muratkurt60@hotmail.com. Tel:) +90-5334358612. | INTRODUCTION Research is a systematic method used to identify a problem, to create a hypothesis, to obtain data, to analyze data and to arrive somewhere related to the it (Demirbaş, 2019) . In the research process, starting with a natural curiosity within the scope of a scientific research, it is an important issue that there is a problem or situation that attracts researchers and motivates them to do research (Çalık, 2019) . Problem is defined as the matter that the researchers will try to find answers (Büyüköztürk et al. , 2014) . While determining the research problem, more attention should be paid to its’ being searchable, important to the field, achievable, clear, understandable, Kurt 31 measurable, appropriate and ethical (Tural, 2019) . Moreover science is a systematic application involving scientific process, it is based on facts and is generally defined as the task of finding “facts” (Karamustafaoğlu and Değirmenci, 2018) . The abstract of the study in a scientific research is oneof the first places to be read by readers. So, in an article examined by

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What is the main purpose of the study?

To determine the tendencies of the “Title” and “Abstract” sections of Classroom Education articles published in selected education faculty journals indexed in the TÜBİTAK TR Directory between 2013 and 2019.

How were the data collected and analyzed?

428 articles from 22 education faculty journals were selected using criterion sampling, and the data were analyzed through document analysis.

What do the findings indicate about title and abstract quality?

Titles reflect content at a high rate (96.49%) and often use 10–12 words, but keywords are used partially. Abstracts commonly include purpose, method elements, and findings, yet method and suggestion information are considered insufficient overall.

Oct 15, 2026

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