RESEARCH ON ONLINE LEARNING IN SCIENCE EDUCATION: A BIBLIOMETRIC REVIEW OF SELECTED JOURNALS

Abstract

This research aims to investigate the development of research regarding Online Learning (OL) in science education by considering aspects as represented in selected science journals regarding 1) the distribution of OL research in scientific journals, 2) the proportion of articles related to OL in the journals studied, 3 ) research methods regarding OL; 4) authors and citations of CT research articles, 5) level of education regarding OL research, and 6) scientific disciplines discussed regarding OL. This research was conducted by analyzing 22 articles from 3 reputable international journals in the field of science education, namely the Journal of Science Education (IJSE), Journal of the Learning Science (JOLS), and Studies in Science Education (SEE). The findings of this research show that research on OL will always increase from 2022. This study also shows that the mixed method is the most widely used research method related to OL. In addition, this study also found that research on OL, in general, does not focus on just one scientific discipline because of the general learning nature of online science learning. Other findings are discussed in detail in this study. Thus, this research provides researchers with essential knowledge regarding the latest developments in OL.