The examination of style classification researches in the frameworkof biology teaching

This study examines the distribution of style classification studies conducted within the framework of biology teaching according to the determined criteria. A general analysis of the style-based master's and doctoral dissertations and articles including the teaching of biology subjects, which were made in Turkey between the years 1990-2021, was carried out. A descriptive study was conducted using the qualitative research method. In the study, theses were obtained from the YÖK Ulusal Tez Merkezi database, and the articles were obtained from the electronic resource of TÜBİTAK ULAKBİLİM TR Dizin by using the keywords determined by the researcher. At the end of the document analysis, a total of 133 theses, including 107 master's theses and 26 doctoral theses, and 95 articles were included in the research. Only the theses and articles that are open to full-text form access have been reviewed. The content analysis of the data was carried out by means of the "Article Survey Form" and "Thesis Survey Form" prepared by the researcher. The findings are presented with descriptive statistics (frequency – percentage values) in the form of determined themes, categories, subcategories and codes. Three main results were identified in the study: the diversity of style classifications, the complexity caused by the classification of these classifications into different types and dimensions, and the conceptual confusion arising from the definition and use of the word of style. These identified results were associated with biology discipline and style-based teaching.