Comparison and Transition of Research Focus on Application of IT in Education: Literature Keyword Analysis

Autor/inn/en	Li, Yuyao; Akram, Aftab; Tang, Yong
Titel	Comparison and Transition of Research Focus on Application of IT in Education: Literature Keyword Analysis
Quelle	In: International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, 18 (2022) 1, Artikel 45 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1550-1876
Schlagwörter	Comparative Analysis; Information Retrieval; Information Technology; Trend Analysis; Technology Uses in Education; Educational Research; Educational Trends; Research Reports; Teaching Methods; Periodicals; Data Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Informationstechnologie; Trendanalyse; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Bildungsentwicklung; Research report; Forschungsbericht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Periodical; Journal; Zeitschrift; Fachzeitschrift; Periodikum; Auswertung
Abstract	The application of information technology (IT) in education has opened new scenarios for this ancient process. With the rapidly changing field of IT, the adoption of IT in education has been changed drastically. It is quite difficult for researchers to keep pace with changing research trends. An analysis based on the keywords could provide a synopsis on the use of IT in education. The keywords can be extracted and clustered to draw a sketch of trend changes over time. In this paper, the authors propose two empirical methods based on classic TF/IDF (i.e., overall rating [OR] and dynamic character [DC] of a keyword for in-depth keyword analysis) to examine changing trends in research. The method helps in disclosing time-based changes in research focuses by comparing TF/IDF weights of keywords in different years. A total of 8,131 scholarly articles from 12 well-recognized journals were used in this analysis. The analysis shows that proposed methods provide sufficient insight into the research trends of application of IT in education in 11 years (i.e., 2007-2017). (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01