Bibliometric analysis of STEAM in physics education: exploring scopus database on the last decades (2013-2023)
Abstract
Physics education currently combines science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics (the STEAM concept) in learning, creating a more interesting and creative way of learning. This study used 57 articles from the Scopus database with publication years ranging from 2013 to 2023. This study aimed to provide an understanding of STEAM research in physics education. This article conducts a bibliometric analysis of the STEAM literature in physics education, focusing on three main research questions: (1) How is the development of research on STEAM in physics education? (2) Which authors, affiliations, and countries have contributed the most to research on STEAM in physics education? (3) Who is most often used as the subject of STEAM research in physics education? This study combines quantitative analysis with descriptive methods. In the process of this research, two software tools were employed: Bibliometrix R-tool and BiblioShiny for data analysis, dimensionality reduction, and information mapping, and Flourish for data visualization. The results of this study for the first question found that the annual growth rate was 17.46%. This indicates that the number of journal articles discussing incorporating STEAM in physics education continues to increase, reflecting the increasing discussion and sharing of information on this topic. This research also found Jesionkowska J to be the author who is in the top ranking for the most frequently mentioned documents globally, the University of Ceu Cardenal Herrera to be the institution that has contributed the most to STEAM Physics Education research, and Spain is the top ranking for the country that has contributed the most to research. STEAM in physics education. In addition, it was also found that the top STEAM research subjects in the field of physics education were SMA/SMK students and teaching staff.
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