Most prior knowledge studies do not specify the type, characteristic, or representation of knowledge investigated; no single term exceeds 4% of studies¶

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q3 i? 69% of articles mentioned none of the listed knowledge-type terms, and among 8434 empirical studies only 21% explicitly stated investigating a type, characteristic, or representation of knowledge. → Bittermann 2023

Evidence¶

Bittermann 2023¶

Bittermann, A., McNamara, D., Simonsmeier, B. A., & Schneider, M. (2023). The Landscape of Research on Prior Knowledge and Learning: a Bibliometric Analysis. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-023-09775-9

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Keyword-based frequency analysis (Table 2) of types, characteristics, and representations of knowledge in titles and abstracts; the relatively highest frequencies were explicit/implicit knowledge, experiential knowledge, conceptual and procedural knowledge, and mental representations.

"A majority of 69% of the articles in our database did not mention any of the terms listed in Table 2 in their abstracts. Among the 8434 included empirical studies, only 21% explicitly stated that they investigated a type, characteristic, or representation of knowledge."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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