Bibliometric Study of Scientific Production on the Term Collaborative Learning in Web of Science

Antonio-José Moreno-Guerrero, Pedro Jurado de los Santos, María Luisa Pertegal-Felices and Rebeca Soler Costa
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Antonio-José Moreno-Guerrero: Department of Didactics and School Organization, University of Granada, 18001 Granada, Spain
Pedro Jurado de los Santos: Department of Applied Pedagogy, Autonomous University of Barcelona, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
María Luisa Pertegal-Felices: Developmental and Educational Psychology Department, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain
Rebeca Soler Costa: Department of Educational Sciences, University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 14, 1-19

Abstract: Currently, more and more teachers decide to follow active teaching methods, leaving behind traditional teaching methods. Among the most used pedagogical methods in the educational field is the collaborative learning. The general objective of the present investigation is to know the performance and academic development of the term "collaborative learning" in the documents collected in the Web of Science database. The research method developed was based on a bibliometric study, identifying academic performance and conceptual development, through a co-word analysis. Particularly, we have pursued four main objectives: (a) To determine the degree of performance of documents collected from collaborative learning; (b) to identify the scientific development of so-called collaborative learning; (c) to analyze the most incidental aspects of collaborative learning; and (d) to value the most representative authors who are experts in the use of collaborative learning. The total number of manuscripts studied is 3295. The results show the manuscripts are written mainly in English by researchers who belong from the United States. The main area of knowledge is Education Educational Research. As a conclusion, it can be said that the collaborative learning pedagogical method is at a turning point in the scientific field. Its scientific evolution, focused on its principles in the students themselves, has extended to other branches. At present, studies are oriented towards technological resources, co-regulation, and the academic achievements of students. Furthermore, in the coming years the terms innovation, design, patterns, collaboration, and communication will probably be the new lines of study in this scientific field.

Keywords: collaborative learning; education; bibliometric analysis; scientific production; scientific mapping; web of science (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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