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Microlearning in Diverse Contexts: A Bibliometric Analysis

Authors: Rajagopal Sankaranarayanan, Javier Leung, Victoria Abramenka-Lachheb, Grace Seo, Ahmed Lachheb

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Abstract

In recent years, publications on microlearning have substantially increased, as this topic has received extensive attention from scholars in the instructional design and technology discipline. To better characterize and understand microlearning, there is a need for comprehensive bibliometrics assessments of the literature on microlearning. To this end, this bibliometric study collected 208 relevant publications on microlearning from the Scopus database, published in diverse contexts. Using quantitative topic modeling and qualitative content analysis methods, we identified four major themes in these publications, namely: (1) design of microlearning; (2) implementation of microlearning as an instructional method strategy and an intervention; (3) evaluation of microlearning; and (4) the utilization of mobile devices for microlearning. Based on the study findings, we discuss the significance of the study and provide implications for research and practice, particularly in fostering rigorous inquiry on the topic of microlearning, expanding the context of research to include K-12 settings, and focusing on mobile-based microlearning.
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Metadata
Title
Microlearning in Diverse Contexts: A Bibliometric Analysis
Authors
Rajagopal Sankaranarayanan
Javier Leung
Victoria Abramenka-Lachheb
Grace Seo
Ahmed Lachheb
Publication date
13-10-2022
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
TechTrends / Issue 2/2023
Print ISSN: 8756-3894
Electronic ISSN: 1559-7075
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-022-00794-x

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