Current educational technology research trends in Japan |
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| Authors: | Minoru Nakayama and Maomi Ueno |
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| Institution: | (1) CRADLE (The Center for Research and Development of Educational Technology), Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1, Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan;(2) Graduate School of Information Systems, The University of Electro-Communications, 1-5-1, Chofugaoka, Chofu-shi, Tokyo 182-8585, Japan |
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| Abstract: | To examine trends in educational practice research, this article conducted a survey and analysis of factors affecting the
review of research papers in the field of the educational technology in Japan. Two factors, namely, practical orientation
and theoretical orientation, were extracted from 63 survey responses, and scores from members of a Japanese academic society
were compared with the scores of its editorial board. Results show that the two factor scores were not correlated to each
other, and they are independent measures for any evaluation or review of research articles. Also, there was no significant
difference between society members and editorial board members, i.e., their preferences when reviewing research papers were
identical. For the second part of this study, a group composed of anonymous members of an editorial board conducted a paper
review of 12 published “practical papers” and 11 published “general papers.” Results indicated that there was no significant
difference between the two categories. The final rating scores of these 23 papers were analyzed using a decision-tree rating
model. Results also indicated that for publication, papers need to contribute to theoretical research, in addition to contributing
to basic educational practice research in educational technology. |
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