Title :
Analysis of Hot Topics in Chinese Educational Technology Based on Co-word Clustering: Taking Recent 5-Years Papers Published in Chinese Journals for Example
Author :
Min Hu ; Qingtang Liu ; Hao Li
Author_Institution :
Nat. Eng. Res. Center for E-Learning, Central China Normal Univ., Wuhan, China
Abstract :
On the basis of the statistics of keywords from 5750 papers published in professional journals from 2007 to 2011 in educational technology, this paper selected the top 46 high-frequency keywords, generated co-word matrix by using SATI tools, made use of statistical analysis software SPSS for co-word clustering analysis, deeply analyzed the relationships and rules among the selected high-frequency keywords, and then explored hot topics and developing trends in the field of educational technology. After summing up, nine hot topics were finally determined, including student-centered learning activities, network education, distance education, educational informationalization.
Keywords :
educational technology; natural language processing; pattern clustering; statistical analysis; text analysis; Chinese educational technology; Chinese journals; SATI tools; SPSS; co-word clustering analysis; co-word matrix; distance education; educational informationalization; high-frequency keywords; network education; statistical analysis software; student-centered learning activities; Educational institutions; Electronic learning; Market research; Statistical analysis; Sun; cluster analysis; co-word analysis; educational technology; factor analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT), 2013 IEEE 13th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
DOI :
10.1109/ICALT.2013.37
