Hot topics and frontier evolution in college flipped classrooms based on mapping knowledge domains

Abstract

With the outbreak of COVID-19 and the development of online teaching, the online flipping teaching mode has attracted increasing attention. Systematic analysis of the research status and development trend of the flipped classrooms is significant for guiding the improvement of the quality of online flipped teaching. This study used the metrology software CiteSpace to draw a scientific knowledge map of relevant research in the web of science database from 2013 to 2021. It performed visual analysis of research authors, research institutions and countries, keyword clustering, keywords co-occurrence, and keyword time zone distribution. The results showed that: (1) The flipped classrooms research has attracted increasing attention from the social and educational circles, however, the relationship between relevant research authors, institutions, and countries is not close enough, and there is little cooperation. We need to strengthen cooperation further and realize the sharing of high-quality resources; (2) Based on keyword co-occurrence cluster analysis, this study identified three hot topics, namely, preparation before class, classroom activities and consolidation after class; (3) According to the keyword time zone map, this study divided three frontier evolution trends: exploration period, adaptation period, and growth period; (4) Finally, with the spread of novel coronavirus, it is suggested to promote the online flipped classroom teaching mode, and put forward reasonable suggestions from the perspective of teachers, students and researchers, and look forward to the future digital development direction of the flipped classroom.

Inverted Classroom Teaching of Physiology in Basic Medical Education: Bibliometric Visual Analysis

“…An author’s contribution to the area of ICT in physiology can be identified by their significant publications and cooperative connections with other authors, which facilitates understanding the progress in ICT in physiology [ 23 ]. Author collaboration appears to be generally limited, and most academic work in this field is conducted in independent teams with minimal cross-team communication.…”

“…There are currently three main topics generally discussed in the field of ICT: preparation before class, classroom activities, and consolidation after class [ 23 ]. The current hot spots of research in ICT for physiology worldwide focus on active learning, inverted classroom design, student perception and engagement, teaching effectiveness, and teaching evaluation, among others, while the scope of the research includes students, teachers, school teaching management, and national educational guidelines and policies.…”

Analysing Flipped Classroom Themes Trends in Computer Science Education (2007–2023) Using CiteSpace

“…The number of papers and their variations represent differences in the amount of research and attention given to the field [21]. Figure 1 shows the published papers related to flipped classroom in CS education during the 17-year period from 2007-2023. ii.…”

“…This study maps and analyzes the literature using CiteSpace, a Java application developed by Chaomei Chen's team, where node size, network connectivity, and keyword co-occurrence properties clearly show the current status and trends of research in the field [20]. It can scientifically measure and visualize the literature collections in the field of natural and social sciences, explore the critical paths of disciplinary evolution, and analyze disciplinary themes and trends [21].This study used CiteSpace version 6.2.R3 (64-bit) for the following analysis: i.Statistical analysis: Includes temporal distribution and categorization of publications related to the flipped classroom in CS education.…”

The landscape of flipped classroom research: a bibliometrics analysis

“…With the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, the idea of "classes suspended but learning continues" is rapidly driving the development of flipped classrooms in the context of various regional containment (Durfee et al, 2020;Wang et al, 2021;Feng et al, 2022). Consequently, the flipped classroom is gaining momentum, and educators from different countries continue contributing to its development and impact (Sun et al, 2022). A randomized controlled trial conducted by American scholars (Paul et al, 2023) showed that the flipped classroom significantly improves the clinical skills of medical students compared to online-only learning.…”