Fewer than 10% of recent ITS papers address most developing-world adoption barriers, and almost 95% of ITS research still targets traditional computers¶

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Subclaims¶

q3 i? Very few recent ITS papers address developing-world barriers (<10% for most categories and samples), with mobile devices, culture, and language support noted in over 4% of papers and basic ICT skills in only 2%. → Benjamin D. Nye 2015 q3 i? Despite more people using smartphones than computers, almost 95% of ITS research still targets traditional computers. → Benjamin D. Nye 2015 (2)

Evidence¶

Benjamin D. Nye 2015¶

Benjamin D. Nye. (2015). Intelligent Tutoring Systems by and for the Developing World: A Review of Trends and Approaches for Educational Technology in a Global Context. Int J Artif Intell Educ. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40593-014-0028-6

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Systematic mapping study classifying 815 ITS papers and 373 architecture families against eight Boolean barrier criteria (Table 1). Hardware sharing, data transmission, electricity, and Internet reliability were barely addressed; for comparison, over 45% of papers addressed student motivation.

"Overall, a very small number of recent ITS papers approached any of these topics (<10 % for most categories and samples, excepting papers from major ITS families discussing mobile access, Internet reliability, culture, and language)."

Benjamin D. Nye 2015 (2)¶

Benjamin D. Nye. (2015). Intelligent Tutoring Systems by and for the Developing World: A Review of Trends and Approaches for Educational Technology in a Global Context. Int J Artif Intell Educ. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40593-014-0028-6

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Same mapping study, discussing the mobile-platform criterion (5.77% of all ITS papers). The review argues this matters because emerging and developing economies appear to be leapfrogging traditional computers, similar to how they leapfrogged landline phones.

"While mobile support was the most prevalent category, the focus was still low compared to their prevalence. While more people in the world use a smartphone than a computer (desktop or laptop), almost 95 % of ITS research still targets traditional computers."

Discussion¶

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