This paper
presents an analysis of 30 recent journal articles and proceedings papers
addressing the use of technology in mathematics and science distance education.
The analysis is performed using Leximancer (2017), an automated textual
analytics tool. The study asks, 1) “Which concepts occur most frequently
relative to each discipline?”; 2) “How do frequent concepts vary between the
disciplines?”; 3) “Which themes emerge as most characteristic of this
discourse”; and “What do the disciplinary
document sets have in common?”. The
findings offer strong evidence in support of a conjecture that discourse
associated with the use of technology in distance education is conducted by
mathematics and science education scholars using systematically different
concepts and themes to represent their
interests, methods, and findings.
Primary Language | English |
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Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | August 18, 2018 |
Published in Issue | Year 2018 Volume: 9 |