Estudio Bibliométrico de la Producción Científica sobre Blended Learning en Venezuela (2002-2010)

Published in: Engineering for a Smarter Planet: Innovation, ITC, and Computational Tools for Sustainable Development: Proceedings of the 9th Latin American and Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology
Date of Conference: August 3-5, 2011
Location of Conference: Medellin, Colombia
Authors: Angela S. Chikhani C.
Refereed Paper: #196

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to quantify and analyze the scientific production in Venezuela on blended learning over the period 2002-2010, using a bibliometric study. The results of a bibliometric study allow to identify relationships between producers of science, current trends by running the knowledge and the ways through which will continue in the future (Carpenter and Peirson, 1981, Okubo, 1997). The study to characterize, in a very rough, the research profile of an academic institution in relation to a theme (Pritchard, 1969). Apply mathematical models that describe the social phenomenon by the laws of Bradford (1948), Lotka (1926) and Raisig (1960). As result, this study obtained an objective criterion to identify higher education institutions that have published on issues related to blended learning. Additionally, the recent (2006) and comparatively low production in Venezuela is documentary to which we refer. Finally, regarding the behavior of the results compared with mathematical models was found that the distribution of journal articles according to their degree of presence are consistent with the scientific dispersion model of Bradford and not applied as described by Price.