2023 VOLUME 3 ISSUE 1
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Big data in education: Themes and trends
AUTHOR
Teng Zhao, Shiji Chen, Junping Qiu, Yunlong Yu
ABSTRACT
With the rapid growth of big data research, the existing research has investigated the research themes and trends of big data in different disciplines, but less has paid attentions on the field of education. Using bibliographic data from the Web of Science (WoS), we conduct bibliometric analysis and science mapping to explore the research themes and trends of big data in education. The results show that though education is not the major producer of big data research, it does have a positive development trend. In addition, we find that big data in education mainly serves as a tool to facilitate educational outcomes. Implications, limitations, and future directions are discussed.
KEYWORDS
Big data; Education; Themes and trends; Bibliometric analysis; Science mapping