The AIED keyword co-occurrence network has a hierarchical structure with a few widely studied hub keywords bridging diverse research topics¶
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q2 i? The AIED KCN shows heavy-tailed (power-law-like) strength distribution and disassortativity, indicating a small portion of hub keywords dominate and bridge the field's diverse topics. → Shihui Feng & Nancy Law 2021
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Shihui Feng & Nancy Law 2021¶
Shihui Feng & Nancy Law. (2021). Mapping Artificial Intelligence in Education Research: A Network-based Keyword Analysis. International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, 31, 277–303. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40593-021-00244-4
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Macro-level network analysis of the KCN built from 1830 AIED articles (2010–2019). The strength distribution shows a long tail consistent with a power law (fit starting at xmin = 12, scaling exponent 2.406), and "a small portion of keywords in the field have a large number of associated keywords and higher co-occurrence frequency." Hubs include 'intelligent tutoring system' with maximum strength 747.
"The distribution of node strengths indicates hierarchy in the knowledge structure of the field, as a large portion of keywords have few associated keywords and low co-occurrence frequency, while a small portion of keywords in the field have a large number of associated keywords"
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Related Claims¶
- Hub keywords in the AIED KCN show disassortative tendencies: popular keywords connect with less popular ones and vice versa — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
- AIED research centers on two sustained themes: intelligent tutoring systems (2010–19) and massive open online courses (since 2014) — related
- Educational data mining keywords redistribute across new clusters over time, showing evolving specialization in AIED — related
- New AIED knowledge clusters — 'eye tracking' and 'deep learning' — emerge only in the most recent period (2018–19) — related
- Neural network, deep learning, eye tracking and personalized learning are trending AIED keywords emerging with key structural roles in the latest period — related
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The AIED keyword co-occurrence network has a hierarchical structure with a few widely studied hub keywords bridging diverse research topics |
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The AIED keyword co-occurrence network has a hierarchical structure with a few widely studied hub keywords bridging diverse research topics |
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