EXAMINATION OF POSTGRADUATE THESIS CARRIED OUT WITH ERRORLESS TEACHING METHODS IN INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine current research trends in postgraduate thesis carried out with using errorless teaching methods in the education of individuals with autism spectrum disorder in Turkey. Document analysis as one of the qualitative research methods was used in the research. A total number of 9 open-access postgraduate thesis obtained from Higher Education Research Council of Turkey (YOK) as a result of comprehensive survey from the archives and published in the years 2011 and 2019 were included open access within 9 graduate thesis.Thesis included in the study were analyzed using the thesis analysis form prepared by the researchers in advance. In the prepared form, thesis were examined according to the year, level of thesis, university, institute, department, thesis supervisor title, research model, participants and number of participants, data collection tool and data analysis method. The results obtained within the framework of the review conducted were interpreted according to the descriptive analysis technique and recommendations were made for future research and practices in this area.

Keywords: Autism spectrum disorder, errorless teaching methods, postgraduate thesis.