The digital prompting literature uses 283 distinct prompt labels, most of which appear in only one publication¶
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q3 i? Of 283 unique prompt labels identified across 1,238 publications, 158 (55.83%) appeared in only one record, indicating a long tail of idiosyncratic labels and a lack of standardization. → Jasmin Breitwieser 2026
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Jasmin Breitwieser 2026¶
Jasmin Breitwieser, André Bittermann, Maria Theobald, Tim Lauer, Mirijam Schaaf, Garvin Brod. (2026). Digital Prompting in Education: A Design Framework and Bibliometric Analysis. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-026-10164-1
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Bibliometric analysis of 1,238 publications on digital prompting, with 4-gram extraction from abstracts and titles yielding 283 unique labels after synonym grouping. The authors report that "158 (55.83%) appeared in only one record across the whole dataset," evidencing terminological fragmentation.
"Of the 283 identified prompt labels, 158 (55.83%) appeared in only one record across the whole dataset, indicating a long tail of idiosyncratic labels. This points to substantial variation in terminology and highlights a lack of standardization in how digital prompts are described."
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The digital prompting literature uses 283 distinct prompt labels, most of which appear in only one publication |
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The digital prompting literature uses 283 distinct prompt labels, most of which appear in only one publication |
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