A Bibliometric Analysis of Publications in the Web of Science Category of Educational Psychology in the Last Two Decades
Open Access
- 11 May 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Colegio Oficial de la Psicologia de Madrid in Psicología Educativa
- Vol. 27 (2), 101-113
- https://doi.org/10.5093/psed2021a19
Abstract
Educational psychology is a discipline with a relatively long and intricate history. This study contributes to the understanding of the most recent developments of educational psychology research through the exploration of 35,210 articles published in all journals indexed in the Web of Science educational psychology category for the 2000-2019 period. The results of the study show that the volume of research on educational psychology has doubled during this period and a few journals accumulate most of the research produced in the discipline. Most studies have been published in the English language and in the United States, although research produced in China has experienced the greatest growth. Recent research on educational psychology has predominantly addressed 16 research themes over the last 20 years, although research on child-age students, teaching and teacher education, learning and education, assessment and testing, socio-cultural diversity, learning environments, and educational measurement have captured the greatest attention. La Psicología educativa es una disciplina con una historia relativamente larga e intrincada. Este estudio ayuda a conocer los desarrollos más recientes de la investigación en psicología educativa a través de la exploración de 35,210 artículos publicados en todas las revistas indexadas en la categoría de psicología educativa de Web of Science durante el período 2000-2019. Los resultados del estudio muestran que el volumen de investigación en psicología educativa se ha duplicado durante este período y unas cuantas revistas acumulan la mayor parte de la investigación producida en esta disciplina. La mayoría de los estudios se han publicado en inglés en Estados Unidos, aunque la investigación desarrollada en China ha experimentado el mayor crecimiento. Investigaciones recientes en psicología educativa abordan sobre todo 16 temas de investigación en los últimos 20 años, aunque la investigación en estudiantes en edad infantil, en enseñanza y educación del profesorado, aprendizaje y educación, evaluación y pruebas, diversidad sociocultural, entornos de aprendizaje y medición educativa han captado la mayor atención.Keywords
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