Diachronic analysis of Spanish scientific production on teaching methodologies in Primary Education: A scientometric and conceptual perspective (2000–2023)

Francisco José  Hernández-Valverde; Mónica  Vallejo

doi:10.59400/fes1568

Diachronic analysis of Spanish scientific production on teaching methodologies in Primary Education: A scientometric and conceptual perspective (2000–2023)

Francisco José Hernández-Valverde Department of Didactics and School Organization, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
Mónica Vallejo Department of Didactics and School Organization, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain

Article ID: 1568

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.59400/fes1568

Keywords: methodology; educational research; Primary Education; papers; Scopus; Web of Science

Abstract

The evaluation of science is essential to ensuring the quality, validity, and reliability of scientific results. Science needs to undergo a review process to ensure the rigorousness of scientific output. This evaluation provides a solid basis for political and economic decisions related to the design and execution of research projects, the establishment of new lines of research, or the identification of areas of specialization. This paper analyses diachronically the Spanish scientific production related to the implementation and development of teaching methodologies in primary education and indexed in the Scopus and Web of Science databases during the period 2000–2023. This analysis is carried out on the one hand, from a scientometric perspective, based on the analysis of indicators such as diachronic production, the journals with the highest scientific productivity, and the most productive institutions, and, on the other hand, from a conceptual perspective, trying to define its relationship with other areas of education. The general results of this study reveal two clear stages: the first, up to 2010, with little scientific production; and the second, from 2011 onwards, characterised by a general growth. The relationship between this field and others such as initial teacher training, ICT, and didactics is also evident.

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Hernández-Valverde, F. J., & Vallejo, M. (2024). Diachronic analysis of Spanish scientific production on teaching methodologies in Primary Education: A scientometric and conceptual perspective (2000–2023). Forum for Education Studies, 2(4), 1568. https://doi.org/10.59400/fes1568

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