A small set of dominant prompt labels structures the literature, led by metacognitive and self-explanation prompts¶

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q3 i? Metacognitive prompt (89), self-explanation prompt (88), question prompt (71), and reflection prompt (64) were the most frequent labels, while only 47 labels appeared in five or more records. → 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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Frequency analysis of the 283 prompt labels across the 1,238-publication corpus. The article reports the printed frequencies of the four most common labels and that "47 prompt labels appeared in five or more records," showing convergence on a few focal prompt types despite widespread inconsistency.

"A small subset of prompts appeared with notably high frequency: metacognitive prompt (89), self-explanation prompt (88), question prompt (71), and reflection prompt (64)."

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