Recent ITS research shows a strong WEIRD bias, with approximately 75% of papers having a first author in a Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, Democratic country¶
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q3 i? Approximately 75% of reviewed ITS/adaptive-systems papers had a first author in a WEIRD country, and data was collected only in WEIRD countries. → Benjamin D. Nye 2015
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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 of 1055 papers (815 ITS, 240 adaptive learning systems) published 2009-2012, classified by first-author country affiliation and evaluation sites. The review found "Approximately 75 % of papers had a first author in" a WEIRD country; the US was disproportionately represented with 393 papers.
"This analysis, despite covering a greater breadth than Blanchard ( 2012), also shows a strong WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, Democratic) bias. Approximately 75 % of papers had a first author in such a country and, if data was used, it was collected only in WEIRD countries."
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Recent ITS research shows a strong WEIRD bias, with approximately 75% of papers having a first author in a Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, Democratic country |
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Recent ITS research shows a strong WEIRD bias, with approximately 75% of papers having a first author in a Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, Democratic country |
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