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Trend and Issues in Educational Video Research: A Bibliometric Mapping Analysis Cover

Trend and Issues in Educational Video Research: A Bibliometric Mapping Analysis

Open Access
|Apr 2025

Figures & Tables

Figure 1

PRISMA Flow Diagram.

Table 1

The Descriptive Characteristics of Educational Video Studies.

DESCRIPTIONRESULTS
Documents (Articles)221
Sources (Journals)92
Author’s Keywords718
Keywords Plus418
Timespan1988:2022
Authors554
Authors of single-authored documents39
Average citations per document12.84
Figure 2

The Distribution of Articles by Years.

Figure 3

Three-field Plot of the Educational Video Articles.

Table 2

Top Ten Journals by Number of Educational Video-use Articles.

SOURCESNUMBER OF ARTICLES
Computers & Education17
British Journal of Educational Technology9
Education and Information Technologies9
Educational Technology Research and Development8
International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning8
IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies7
Innovations in Education and Teaching International6
Interactive Learning Environments6
International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning6
Educational Technology & Society5
Table 3

Top Ten Most Cited Sources from Reference Lists of Educational Video-use Articles.

CITED SOURCESNUMBER OF CITATIONS
Computers & Education383
Journal of Educational Psychology287
Computers in Human Behavior260
Educational Psychology Review149
Learning and Instruction145
British Journal of Educational Technology108
Cambridge University Press103
Applied Cognitive Psychology93
Educational Technology Research and Development90
Educational Psychology73
Table 4

Top Ten Journals Based on Source Impact.

SOURCESH-INDEXTOTAL CITATION
Computers & Education12610
IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies6235
Education and Information Technologies6115
Educational Technology Research and Development6110
International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning5170
Innovations in Education and Teaching International572
British Journal of Educational Technology4144
Learning and Instruction4117
Journal of Computer Assisted Learning452
Educational Technology & Society442
Table 5

Top Ten Articles Depending on Local and Global Citations.

ARTICLE TITLELOCAL CITATIONSGLOBAL CITATIONS
Effects of different video lecture types on sustained attention, emotion, cognitive load, and learning performance23210
Effects of segmenting, signaling, and weeding on learning from educational video1036
The impact of online video lecture recordings and automated feedback on student performance7104
The video lecture736
Look into my eyes! Exploring the effect of addressing in educational videos630
Demonstration-based training (DBT) in the design of a video tutorial for software training517
Viewing comprehension: Students’ learning preferences and strategies when studying from video433
Video lecture watching behaviors of learners in online courses428
Reviews in instructional video423
Using transparent whiteboards to boost learning from online STEM lectures426
Table 6

Frequently Utilized Words in the Field of Keyword Plus, and Authors’ Keywords.

KEYWORD PLUSAUTHOR’S KEYWORDS
WORDOCCURRENCESWORDOCCURRENCES
performance28online learning39
cognitive load24learning performance20
impact22cognitive load12
attention21Lectures11
multimedia20Attention9
students18Mooc9
design17pedagogical agent8
education13higher education7
technology12learning outcomes7
engagement9Teaching7
Figure 4

Top Ten Keywords Plus Word Growth Over Time.

Figure 5

The Co-Occurrence Network of Keyword Plus.

Figure 6

The Thematic Map of Keyword Plus.

Table 7

Themes and Keyword Plus in the Thematic Map.

CLUSTER REPRESENTATIONTHEMEKEYWORD PLUS IN CLUSTERS
PerformanceMotor/Basic themePerformance, cognitive load, impact, attention, design, memory, perceptions, science, information, examples
EducationBasic themeEducation, technology, engagement, podcasts, higher-education, motivation, lecture, experience, online, strategies
MultimediaBasic themeMultimedia, cognitive load theory, text, working memory
StudentMotor themeStudent, classroom, support
Modeling examplesNiche themeModeling example, emotion, face
AttitudesNiche/Motor themeAttitudes, conceptual change, knowledge
InstructionEmerging themeInstruction
Figure 7

The Thematic Evaluation of Author’s Keywords.

KEYWORD PLUS
INDICATED WORDSYNONYMS IN THE DOCUMENT SET
cognitive loadcognitive load, cognitive-load, cognitive-load approach
lecturelecture, lectures, courses
studentstudent, students, learners, medical-students
animationanimation, animations, instructional animations
performanceperformance, academic-performance
learning outcomeslearning outcomes, outcomes
technologytechnology, computer-technology, technologies
higher-educationhigher-education, university
memorymemory, memories
Removed Wordsinstructional video, educational videos, video, educational video
AUTHOR’S KEYWORDS
INDICATED WORDSYNONYMS IN THE DOCUMENT SET
cognitive load theorycognitive load theory, cognitive theory of multimedia, cognitive theory of instruction
online learningonline learning, distance education, on-line learning, e-learning, electronic learning, distance learning, open learning, and distance learning, distance education and telelearning, elearning
learning outcomeslearning outcomes, student outcomes
learning performancelearning performance, performance, student performance, learning
lectureslectures, lecture, course
attentionattention, sustained attention, attention awareness mechanism, attention distribution, visual attention
moocmooc, moocs, moocs courses
studentstudent, medical students, elementary school students
pedagogical agentpedagogical agent, virtual human
instructor presenceinstructor presence, presence
Removed Wordsinstructional, korea, youtube, education, educational videos, educational video, instructional video, instructional videos, video, demonstration video, videos, video lectures, video lecture, lecture video, video-based learning, lecture videos, video podcasts, video instruction, video learning
Language: English
Page range: 145 - 165
Submitted on: Jul 30, 2024
Accepted on: Nov 18, 2024
Published on: Apr 15, 2025
Published by: International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2025 Hamza Polat, Halil Kayaduman, Ali Battal, published by International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.