scholarly journals Productive, Structural and Dynamic Study of the Concept of Sustainability in the Educational Field

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (20) ◽  
pp. 5613 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio-Manuel Rodríguez-García ◽  
Jesús López Belmonte ◽  
Miriam Agreda Montoro ◽  
Antonio-José Moreno-Guerrero

Sustainable education is currently booming in the teaching and learning processes, although it is not without complexity, due to its various dimensions and the evolution it has undergone to date. The objective of this research is to establish a mapping and scientific evolution of the term “sustainability” in education in the Web of Science database. To do so, a bibliometrical method has been applied, through the analysis of the performance of the scientific production and the evolution of the structure and dynamism of sustainability in education, by means of an analysis of co-words. The total number of references analyzed, after following a debugging process, was 9441. The results show the boom of sustainability in education in recent times, with a great impact on research related to attitudes and sustainability. It can be concluded that a large part of the studies analyzed are of a descriptive nature, with a decrease in the number of exploratory studies, which can give a holistic vision to the subject matter presented, especially regarding the development of the curriculum and the teaching-learning process.

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 478
Author(s):  
Adilson Carlos Da Rocha ◽  
Pedro José Steiner Neto ◽  
João Carlos Cunha ◽  
Larissa Mongruel Martins de Lara ◽  
Zélia Halick

This study aimed to analyze the characteristics of publications dealing with the Eco-innovation and Strategy issues in the databases Web of Science and Scopus in the period 2001-2015, and identify what topics are being studied along this theme and which are the most relevant, conducting a comparison of results found in the two databases (Web of Science and Scopus). The study has a quantitative approach in order that sought to evaluate some variables related to scientific production on the subject researched. The analysis found 96 publications in the Web of Science and 109 in Scopus. Comparing both surveyed bases it is found that the number of publications increased dramatically in the last decade and that European countries lead the ranking as the number of publications. It is noticed that in both databases, the authors of the most cited publications are not among the authors who have published over in the period. The most cited articles in both surveyed bases belong to the journals: Journal of Cleaner Production and Technovation.


2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 223 ◽  
Author(s):  
José-Antonio Marín-Marín ◽  
Jesús López-Belmonte ◽  
Juan-Miguel Fernández-Campoy ◽  
José-María Romero-Rodríguez

The handling of a large amount of data to analyze certain behaviors is reaching a great popularity in the decade 2010–2020. This phenomenon has been called Big Data. In the field of education, the analysis of this large amount of data, generated to a greater extent by students, has begun to be introduced in order to improve the teaching–learning process. In this paper, it was proposed as an objective to analyze the scientific production on Big Data in education in the databases Web of Science (WOS), Scopus, ERIC, and PsycINFO. A bibliometric study was carried out on a sample of 1491 scientific documents. Among the results, the increase in publications in 2017 and the configuration of certain journals, countries and authors as references in the subject matter stand out. Finally, potential explanations for the study findings and suggestions for future research are discussed.


2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-114
Author(s):  
Gonzalo Lorenzo ◽  
Alejandro Lorenzo-Lledó ◽  
Asunción Lledó ◽  
Elena Pérez-Vázquez

Purpose Diversity is one of the main characteristics of modern societies. To be teachers and trainers, it is necessary to use all the tools to respond to students with diversified needs. Therefore, the main aim of this study is to review the scientific production in Web of Science (WOS) and SCOPUS of 1996-2019 on the application of Virtual reality in people with Autism Spectrum Disoders (ASD) for the improvement of social skills. Design/methodology/approach For this purpose, two databases have been used: The Web of Science (WOS) and SCOPUS from the advanced search tab. After applying the search terms, 267 documents were obtained which were analysed according to a series of indicators. Findings The results indicate that the period 2016-2019 was the most productive and that SCOPUS has a focus on conferences and WOS is intended for journals. Furthermore, in SCOPUS, there are journals with higher quartiles (Q1) than in WOS. The study shows the great importance of virtual reality in people with ASD and its recent dissemination. Originality/value Currently, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, there are no studies on the use of virtual reality in people with ASD using bibliometric indicators. The study allows us to know which databases publish higher quality research. Likewise, information can be obtained about the most productive centres and the most important authors on the subject.


Author(s):  
Jesús López-Belmonte ◽  
Adrián Segura-Robles ◽  
William C. Cho ◽  
María-Elena Parra-González ◽  
Antonio J. Moreno-Guerrero

Digital pathology (DIPA) has become an effective discipline that generates a graphic environment to diagnose and interpret the pathological information of people. When analyzing the existing literature on DIPA, a knowledge gap was produced by not reporting a study that has bibliometrically analyzed the publications on the subject. The objective of this study is to analyze the scientific production and performance achieved by the term digital pathology in the Web of Science (WoS) database. For this, a methodology based on bibliometrics has been carried out, complemented by the scientific mapping technique to search, recorder, analyze and predict the scientific literature on the state of question. We have worked with an analysis unit of 1222 documents reported from WoS database. The results show that there is no research topic in the field of study of DIPA that stands out from the rest. A conceptual gap can be observed in the thematic development, given that there is no theme that is repeated in all periods, where the connections are more thematic than conceptual. There are key documents for different topics. The main themes have been very different over the years like telepathology and artificial intelligence.


2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 111
Author(s):  
Gloria María Mero Mendoza ◽  
Idelisa Esther Castro Bermúdez

La gamificación en el área académica facilita una estrategia eficaz para motivar al alumnado, intensificar el aprendizaje e invocar una competencia amistosa y colaborativa a través de actividades lúdicas. Con el propósito de suministrar una visión general de la gamificación en el sistema educativo, profundizando en la efectividad y desafíos de la misma, se desarrolló una revisión sistemática de la literatura científica donde se examinaron 47 artículos de investigación publicados en la base de datos de Web of Science entre 2015 y 2020. Desarrollándose una investigación de tipo descriptiva. En el estudio no solo se prevé destacar la novedad de la gamificación educativa apreciada como un cambio motivador, sino que también persiguió esclarecer desafíos de la misma.  Los resultados confirmaron que las prácticas adoptadas en estas actividades lúdicas sirven para apoyar los procesos de enseñanza-aprendizaje en el ámbito educativo y ha sido observada como un fenómeno de vertiginoso crecimiento en la actualidad. PALABRAS CLAVE: Pedagogía; gamificación; juegos; enseñanza; desafíos. Educational gamification and its current challenges from the pedagogical perspective ABSTRACT Gamification in academia facilitates an effective strategy to motivate students, intensify learning, and invoke friendly and collaborative competition through playful activities. With the purpose of providing an overview of gamification in the educational system, delving into its effectiveness and challenges, a systematic review of the scientific literature was developed where 47 research articles published in the Web of Science database between 2015 and 2020. Developing a descriptive research. The study not only expected to highlight the novelty of educational gamification appreciated as a motivating change, but also sought to clarify its challenges. The results confirmed that the practices adopted in these recreational activities serve to support the teaching-learning processes in the educational field and has been observed as a phenomenon of vertiginous growth today. KEYWORDS: Pedagogy; gamification; games; teaching; challenges.


Author(s):  
Beatriz Tarazona‐Álvarez ◽  
Andres López‐Roldan ◽  
Antonio Vidal‐Infer ◽  
Daniel López‐Padilla ◽  
Adolfo Alonso‐Arroyo

Author(s):  
Airton Zancanaro ◽  
José Leomar Todesco ◽  
Fernando Ramos

Open educational resources (OER) is a topic that has aroused increasing interest by researchers as a powerful contribution to improve the educational system quality and openness, both in face to face and distance education. The goal of this research is to map publications related to OER, dating from 2002 to 2013, and available through the Web of Science and Scopus scientific databases as well as in the OER Knowledge Cloud open repository. Data were used to explore relevant aspects related to the scientific production in OER, such as: (i) number of publications per year; (ii) most cited publications; (iii) authors with higher number of publications; (iv) institutions and countries with more publications and (v) most referenced bibliography by the authors. The analysis has included 544 papers, written by 843 authors, from 338 institutions, from 61 different countries. Moreover, the analysis has included the publications referenced and the author’s keywords, considering 6,355 different publications and 929 different keywords. Besides presenting a bibliographic mapping of the research on OER, this paper also intends to contribute to consolidate the idea that OER is a promising field for researchers, in line with the spreading of the Open movement.


2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dirce Maria Santin ◽  
Sônia Domingues Santos Brambilla ◽  
Ida Regina Chittó Stumpf

Resumo O artigo analisa a produção científica em Neurociências da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, em termos de artigos publicados em periódicos nacionais e internacionais registrados na base de dados Web of Science (WoS). A amostra é composta por 847 artigos publicados no período de 2000 a 2009 e indexados na categoria Neurociências da WoS. São utilizados indicadores de atividade, impacto e colaboração para caracterizar padrões e tendências na produção científica em Neurociências da UFRGS. Os resultados demonstram que a área apresenta produção científica significativa e crescente, com alto impacto e fortemente produzida em colaboração.Palavras-chave Bibliometria, Produção científica, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Neurociências.Abstract The article discusses the scientific production in Neuroscience of the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul as regards articles published in national and international journals indexed in the Web of Science database. The sample consists of 847 articles published from 2000 to 2009 and indexed in the database in the Neuroscience category. Activity, impact and collaboration indicators are used to characterize patterns and trends in the scientific production in Neuroscience at UFRGS. The results demonstrate that the field presents significant and growing scientific production, with high impact and strongly produced in collaboration.Keywords Bibliometrics, Scientific production, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Neuroscience.


Author(s):  
Ajeet Kumar Khilnani ◽  
Rekha Thaddanee ◽  
Gurudas Khilnani

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> Advancement in technology has revolutionized the concept of teaching and learning medicine. YouTube is a popular and easily accessible tool to teach medical subjects. This study was done to evaluate the students’ perception of YouTube learning in ENT.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> This was a prospective study where a subject specific YouTube channel, ‘Learning ENT’, created by 1st author, was used to upload videos on selected topics in ENT for third professional MBBS part-1 students (n=145). Students were instructed to access the said videos from time to time throughout the year. At the end of the academic year the perceptions of students were taken and analyzed.  </p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> 124 students responded to the online questionnaire. 123 (99.2%) watched YouTube videos on their smart phones. 70 students (56.5%) accessed the YouTube videos for ENT topics very often. 122 (98.4%) students felt that these videos made them understand the topics better. Similarly, 115 (92.7%) students felt that these videos enhanced their interest in the subject. 114 (91.9%) students felt that these videos were more beneficial for practical topics in ENT. 61 students (49.2%) perceived that the duration of videos should be 5-10 minutes. Almost equal number (47.6%) students felt that 10-15 minutes duration is appropriate. 79 students (63.7%) perceived that watching videos made the topic easy to understand and also interesting. 71 students (57.2 %) felt that there were no limitations of the said channel.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> When integrated with other teaching learning methods, YouTube can be an effective tool to facilitate ENT learning.</p>


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