Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Technology, Innovation and Special Education Research Journal, cilt.1, sa.1, ss.1-25, 2021 (Hakemli Dergi)
Scratch was designed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). This study aims to
obtain mathematical concepts that students need while developing a Scratch project based on the Turkish
national elementary mathematics curriculum. Within the scope of the research, six projects that are shared
openly with users and site visitors on the Scratch site were selected. Dr. Scratch was used to the process of
selecting quality Scratch projects under seven aspects over twenty-one points. In this study, Scratch projects
were classified according to their Dr. Scratch scores in three different levels such as beginner, intermediate
and upper level. For the current study, the selected projects are limited to the theme of the game. 119 Scratch
projects were examined according to criteria and 9 games with different levels were selected. In the data
analysis process each code blocks in every project were analyzed with regard to mathematics. Then,
mathematical concepts were associated with related objectives in the curriculum. According to the findings, it
was observed that 16 mathematical concepts in the elementary mathematics curriculum were used while
developing Scratch projects at beginner and intermediate levels. Besides, it was found that there were
mathematical concepts related to the secondary school curriculum. As a result of this study, students may
have implicit learning during the process of developing a Scratch Project. For the future study, Turkish
national curriculums may be investigated and rearranged as an holistic perspective.