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Trends and Themes Analysis in Blended Learning Between China and International Education Research

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With the maturity of network technology and the growth of people's demand for high-quality education, blended learning becomes one of the research directions of educational technology with potential in the information-based education reform process. TThis literature review aims to compare the differences and commonalities between the research trends, theoretical backgrounds, and research themes of blended learning in Chinese and international journals. For this reason, the final samples include 395 English documents collected in Web of Science (WOS) and SCOPUS and 179 Chinese documents collected in China Academic Journals (CNKI). This literature review used various tools to achieve comparative analysis. The contents showed different aspects of blended learning research, such as the theoretical background, implementation framework, curriculum, learning satisfaction, inquiry community, and student experience of blended learning. Finally, the conclusions of realizing the objective of this literature review proposed: the research of BL will keep its research heat, and the number of related articles shows the trend of growth. The theoretical background is different in terms of definition and implementation framework, but there is consensus on the nature of blended learning. Research topics have the same focus, such as in blended learning environments, online learning, motivation and motivation regulation, and academic performance. And related studies are complementary to each other. However, there are significant differences between flipped classroom research and the application of technology in blended learning.

Published in Science Innovation (Volume 10, Issue 4)
DOI 10.11648/j.si.20221004.15
Page(s) 129-136
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Keywords

Blended Learning, Multidimensional Scale Analysis, Educational Research

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