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http://dx.doi.org/10.23095/ETI.2022.23.1.097

What Practical Knowledge Do Teachers Share on Blogs? An Analysis Using Text-mining  

LEE, Dongkuk (Chungbuk Education Policy Research Institute)
KWON, Hyuksoo (Kongju National University)
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Educational Technology International / v.23, no.1, 2022 , pp. 97-127 More about this Journal
Abstract
With the recent advancement of technology, there has been an increase in professional development activities, including teachers using blogs to share practical knowledge and reflect on teaching and learning. This study was conducted to identify the contents of practical knowledge shared through the K-12 teachers' blogs. To achieve the research objective, 70,571 blog posts were collected from 329 blogs of K-12 teachers in Korean and analyzed using text mining techniques. The results of the study are as follows. First, practical knowledge sharing activities using teacher blogs have increased. Teachers posted a lot of blogs during the semester. Second, primary school teachers share various curriculum activities, reflections on project classes, class management, opinions related to education, and personal. Third, secondary school teachers share summaries and reviews of curriculum, materials related to college entrance exams, various instructional materials, opinions related to education, and personal experiences on their blogs. This study suggested that blogs are widely used as a venue for sharing practical knowledge of teachers, and that blogs can be a useful way to develop professionalism.
Keywords
Blog; Teacher professional development; Practical Knowledge; Text-mining; Big data;
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