STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN ONLINE LEARNING: A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF A DECADE OF RESEARCH USING VOSVIEWER

Abstract

This study examines the development of student engagement research in online learning through a bibliometric approach with computational mapping analysis using VOSviewer. Article titles and abstracts were used to guide the search process with reference to the keywords "student engagement, engagement, e-learning and online learning". 997 articles were found to be relevant. The study period used for review was articles indexed by Google Scholar for the last 10 years (2012 to 2022). The results show that student engagement research in online learning can be separated into 3 terms: learner engagement, online class, and covid. The term "learner engagement" is associated with 54 links with a total link strength of 103. The term "online class" has 52 links with a total link strength of 137 and the term "covid" has 75 links with a total link strength of 351. The results of analyzing the development of publications in the last 10 years regarding student engagement in online learning show frequent fluctuations. In 2012-2013, it decreased from 71 in 2012 to 53 in 2013. Research fluctuations occurred from 2014-2019 (sequentially 73, 87, 81, 66, 71, 88 publications per year). The highest growth rate of publications on student engagement in online learning occurred in 2020 reaching 190 articles, but decreased in early 2021 to 160 publications. The results of this study can be used as a basis for further research or research in similar fields using bibliometric analysis.

This study examines the development of student engagement research in online learning through a bibliometric approach with computational mapping analysis using VOSviewer. Article titles and abstracts were used to guide the search process with reference to the keywords "student engagement, engagement, e-learning and online learning". 997 articles were found to be relevant. The study period used for review was articles indexed by Google Scholar for the last 10 years (2012 to 2022). The results show that student engagement research in online learning can be separated into 3 terms: learner engagement, online class, and covid. The term "learner engagement" is associated with 54 links with a total link strength of 103. The term "online class" has 52 links with a total link strength of 137 and the term "covid" has 75 links with a total link strength of 351. The results of analyzing the development of publications in the last 10 years regarding student engagement in online learning show frequent fluctuations. In 2012-2013, it decreased from 71 in 2012 to 53 in 2013. Research fluctuations occurred from 2014-2019 (sequentially 73, 87, 81, 66, 71, 88 publications per year). The highest growth rate of publications on student engagement in online learning occurred in 2020 reaching 190 articles, but decreased in early 2021 to 160 publications. The results of this study can be used as a basis for further research or research in similar fields using bibliometric analysis.