Analysis of Hot Topics in Chinese Educational Technology Based on Co-word Clustering: Taking Recent 5-Years Papers Published in Chinese Journals for Example

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.