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Assessing the crossdisciplinarity of technology‐enhanced learning with science overlay maps and diversity measures
Author(s) -
Kalz Marco,
Specht Marcus
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
british journal of educational technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.79
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1467-8535
pISSN - 0007-1013
DOI - 10.1111/bjet.12092
Subject(s) - scientometrics , field (mathematics) , diversity (politics) , overlay , variety (cybernetics) , computer science , data science , index (typography) , library science , sociology , world wide web , artificial intelligence , mathematics , anthropology , pure mathematics , programming language
This paper deals with the assessment of the crossdisciplinarity of technology‐enhanced learning ( TEL ). Based on a general discussion of the concept interdisciplinarity and a summary of the discussion in the field, two empirical methods from scientometrics are introduced and applied. Science overlay maps and the R ao‐ S tirling diversity index are used to analyze the TEL field with a scientometric analysis. The science overlay maps show that a wide variety of disciplines contributes to research in the field. The analysis reveals that the field has been operating on a relatively high level of crossdisciplinarity in the last 10 years compared with six other fields of reference. Only in 2004 a decrease in the level of crossdisciplinarity could be identified.