Research Article

Educational Technology: A Bibliometric Approach

Volume: 57 Number: 57 January 31, 2023
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Educational Technology: A Bibliometric Approach

Abstract

Educational technology (EdTech) possesses comprehensive content and an accumulation of topics requiring extensive analyses for monitoring its development over time. Conducting comprehensive analyses facilitates acquiring a plural perspective instead of subjective experiences and facilitates focusing on the places where deficiencies occur in the field. This research aims to determine general EdTech research trends and to monitor its developments over time and investigates EdTech research from aspects such as year, publication type, country, journal, institution, author, scientific field, keywords, inter-country relationships, citations, and interactions using the bibliometric method. The study analyzes 135,835 EdTech publications published between 1950-2021 in 156 journals located in the EdTech Journals 2021 list and Scopus database and presents the findings under four headings: numerical development of EdTech research by year, content changes, relationships among the research, and research impact. The number of publications on EdTech research increased post-2000, with most being performed in the fields of social sciences and computer sciences, a large portion are composed of articles, and USA is prominent in the country rankings and coauthor analyses. When examining the common word analyses, the topics of interactive learning environments, learning-teaching strategies, pedagogical issues, virtual reality, and distance learning are prominent. The most-cited journals in EdTech research are Computers and Human Behavior, Computers and Education, and Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication. This study evaluates EdTech research’s numerical, contextual, and impact trends and is thought to contribute to the framework formed for future EdTech research.

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Supporting Institution

İLKE - İlim Kültür Eğitim Vakfı

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Studies on Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

January 31, 2023

Submission Date

July 25, 2022

Acceptance Date

October 5, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 57 Number: 57

APA
Gunes, U., Tonbuloğlu, B., Tonbuloğlu, İ., Yıldırım, K., & Karataş, İ. H. (2023). Educational Technology: A Bibliometric Approach. Marmara Üniversitesi Atatürk Eğitim Fakültesi Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi, 57(57), 60-90. https://doi.org/10.15285/maruaebd.1148289
AMA
1.Gunes U, Tonbuloğlu B, Tonbuloğlu İ, Yıldırım K, Karataş İH. Educational Technology: A Bibliometric Approach. Marmara Education Journal. 2023;57(57):60-90. doi:10.15285/maruaebd.1148289
Chicago
Gunes, Umit, Betül Tonbuloğlu, İsmail Tonbuloğlu, Kevser Yıldırım, and İbrahim Hakan Karataş. 2023. “Educational Technology: A Bibliometric Approach”. Marmara Üniversitesi Atatürk Eğitim Fakültesi Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi 57 (57): 60-90. https://doi.org/10.15285/maruaebd.1148289.
EndNote
Gunes U, Tonbuloğlu B, Tonbuloğlu İ, Yıldırım K, Karataş İH (January 1, 2023) Educational Technology: A Bibliometric Approach. Marmara Üniversitesi Atatürk Eğitim Fakültesi Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi 57 57 60–90.
IEEE
[1]U. Gunes, B. Tonbuloğlu, İ. Tonbuloğlu, K. Yıldırım, and İ. H. Karataş, “Educational Technology: A Bibliometric Approach”, Marmara Education Journal, vol. 57, no. 57, pp. 60–90, Jan. 2023, doi: 10.15285/maruaebd.1148289.
ISNAD
Gunes, Umit - Tonbuloğlu, Betül - Tonbuloğlu, İsmail - Yıldırım, Kevser - Karataş, İbrahim Hakan. “Educational Technology: A Bibliometric Approach”. Marmara Üniversitesi Atatürk Eğitim Fakültesi Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi 57/57 (January 1, 2023): 60-90. https://doi.org/10.15285/maruaebd.1148289.
JAMA
1.Gunes U, Tonbuloğlu B, Tonbuloğlu İ, Yıldırım K, Karataş İH. Educational Technology: A Bibliometric Approach. Marmara Education Journal. 2023;57:60–90.
MLA
Gunes, Umit, et al. “Educational Technology: A Bibliometric Approach”. Marmara Üniversitesi Atatürk Eğitim Fakültesi Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 57, no. 57, Jan. 2023, pp. 60-90, doi:10.15285/maruaebd.1148289.
Vancouver
1.Umit Gunes, Betül Tonbuloğlu, İsmail Tonbuloğlu, Kevser Yıldırım, İbrahim Hakan Karataş. Educational Technology: A Bibliometric Approach. Marmara Education Journal. 2023 Jan. 1;57(57):60-9. doi:10.15285/maruaebd.1148289

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