VISUALISING AND MAPPING A HALF CENTURY OF LITERATURE ON COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION RESEARCH

Abstract

Over the last few decades, research on computer science education has accelerated, amassing more data about the importance of the subject in computing education. As such, a bibliometric analysis was done on computer science education research between 1970 and 2021 to determine how frequent this type of research is published. The study found 800 relevant papers for further research based on the keywords in the title of the article, which is related to computer science education. Data from publication network were used to produce maps that demonstrate how researchers, countries, and journals are linked together. The co-occurrence of several terms associated with computer science education research was investigated using author keywords. The results show a significant and robust connection between the top authors, implying a substantial and robust research connection. The United States was the top country researching computer science education, while ACM SIGCSE Bulletin had the most articles. The most frequently used author keywords were "computer science education," "computer science," "education," "curriculum," "computational thinking," "k-12," "cs1," "gender," "diversity," and "game-based learning". These analyses of current work serve as a valuable and significant resource for academics and policymakers in computer science education research.