German-affiliated English-language EdTech research centres on educational psychology constructs, with learning process (17.5%), collaboration (10%) and research methods (9%) as top clusters¶

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q2 i? The German sample's most prominent keyword clusters are learning process, collaboration and research methods, dominated by educational psychology constructs such as cognitive load, self-efficacy and self-regulated learning. → Marín 2023

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Marín 2023¶

Marín, V. I., Buntins, K., Bedenlier, S., & Bond, M. (2023). Invisible borders in educational technology research? A comparative analysis. Education Tech Research Dev. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-023-10195-3

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Keyword-cluster analysis of the German sample's 200 most frequent keywords. The article notes terms such as "cognitive load, motivation, self-efficacy, self-regulated learning and metacognition" illustrate educational psychology topics rather than pedagogy.

"In the German sample, keyword clusters that revolve around the learning process (17.5%), collaboration (10%) and research methods (9%) stand out."

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• UK-based authors dominate the sample of English-language EdTech publications, with 1339 articles versus 1007 from Spain and 826 from Germany — related
• Topic modeling reveals 20 topics in six communities, with special education and collaborative knowledge construction thematically isolated — related
• Spanish-affiliated authors show the least international collaboration of the three countries, with 81.9% Spanish corresponding authors — related