Ten years of AIED publications were predominantly by and for the Western world (reported by Blanchard, 2014)¶
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q2 i? An analysis of ten years of AIED publications by author origin and studied student population indicates the vast majority of AIED work has been done by and for the Western world. → Amy Ogan & W. Lewis Johnson 2015
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Amy Ogan & W. Lewis Johnson 2015¶
Amy Ogan & W. Lewis Johnson. (2015). Preface for the Special Issue on Culturally Aware Educational Technologies. International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40593-015-0036-1
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The editorial reports Blanchard's (2014) analysis of a decade of AIED publications by author location and studied population, summarized as the "vast majority of work in AIED has been done by and for the Western world." Details and counts are not given in this editorial.
"Blanchard analyzes ten years of AIED publications with respect to the location of origin of the authors and the student population studied, and discusses the results with a panel of senior AIED researchers who provide commentary on these issues."
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Ten years of AIED publications were predominantly by and for the Western world (reported by Blanchard, 2014) |
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Ten years of AIED publications were predominantly by and for the Western world (reported by Blanchard, 2014) |
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