ERIC Number: EJ1424168
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Jun
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-0266-4909
EISSN: EISSN-1365-2729
A Bibliometric Analysis of Studies on Technology-Supported Learning Environments: Hot Topics and Frontier Evolution
Yuhui Jing; Chengliang Wang; Zhaoyi Chen; Shusheng Shen; Rustam Shadiev
Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, v40 n3 p1185-1200 2024
Background Study: Technology-supported learning environments, act as significant observational and enabling indicators for evaluating and encouraging the digital revolution of education, are of vital importance in current educational research. Keeping track of the dynamics of technology-supported learning environment research allows for the enrichment of theoretical studies and a prompt innovation of talent-training environments. Objectives: The present study carried out a bibliometric analysis of the core collection of WoS database over the last two decades. Method: This study is a bibliometric research. We applied CiteSpace and VOSviewer for co-occurrence and evolution analysis. In addition, we extracted the fundamental ideas and thoughts through reading and analysis. Results: First, the study found that technology-supported learning environment research is in a growth phase, with core journals such as Interactive Learning Environments or Computers & Education. The findings show that a core research team comprised of such scholars as Hwang Gwo-Jen, Lester James C. and Wong Lung-Hsiang. Key nations of publishing and research strength are from China, the United States, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. Second, the hot topics in research on technology-supported learning environments were virtual learning environments, technology-enabled learning environments and interactive learning environments. Nine study specifics were derived from these three topics such as moulding function, generating scenario, stimulating sensation, effect verification, design idea, research reflection, inquiry and research, virtual community, and mixed environment. Lastly, the frontier evolution offers a pattern of development from enhancing performance to changing mode to incorporating experience. Conclusion: Looking ahead, our research recommendations for the field of technology-supported learning environments include a multifaceted approach. We should aim to enhance research designs and methodologies, develop contemporary guiding theories and strive for a balanced representation across various educational domains, expanding our scope to encompass all academic disciplines. In terms of practical application, it is imperative to focus on the design and implementation of technology-supported learning environments from three critical perspectives: "change-demand," "student-learning" and "online-offline." These approaches will collectively ensure that technology-supported learning environments are both innovative and responsive to the diverse needs of the educational landscape.
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Environment, Educational Research, Educational Trends, Electronic Learning, Interaction, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China; United States; United Kingdom; Netherlands
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