Investigation of the Articles Published in the Journal of ‘Education and Science’ between 2011 & 2016 in the Context of the Use of SPSS and AMOS

The purpose of this study is to examine the articles, which utilized SPSS and AMOS programs in the data analysis, and were published in 2011-2016 in the journal of Science and Education that is in the scope of SSCI. For this aim, 343 articles out of 688 were examined from the perspectives of the type of statistical technique, the number of authors, sample size, research design, group of sample and the method of analysis. The data were examined through content analysis and presented by means of descriptive statistical methods. According to the results of this research, parametric tests were the most utilized statistical tests in the data analyses and the studies were mostly designed compatible with quantitative research. The studies were conducted mostly by one or two authors. Elementary and middle school students and undergraduates were the most frequently studied participants. The results of the study will be a guide and light for the future studies