Virtual learning environments and metacognition: a bibliometric study in the Latin American context

Information and Communication Technologies started to be used as Virtual Learning Environments (VLE), in the nineties and have become a regular resource in the educational field. Its accelerated development and variety of tools make them high potential instruments able to transform an educational sy...

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Tipo de recurso:
Article of journal
Fecha de publicación:
2014
Institución:
Universidad Antonio Nariño
Repositorio:
Repositorio UAN
Idioma:
spa
OAI Identifier:
oai:repositorio.uan.edu.co:123456789/10744
Acceso en línea:
https://revistas.uan.edu.co/index.php/papeles/article/view/233
https://repositorio.uan.edu.co/handle/123456789/10744
Palabra clave:
Metacognición
Tecnologías de las información y la comunicación
entornos virtuales de aprendizaje
estudios bibliométricos
metacognition
information and communication technologies
virtual learning environments
bibliometric studies
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
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Summary:Information and Communication Technologies started to be used as Virtual Learning Environments (VLE), in the nineties and have become a regular resource in the educational field. Its accelerated development and variety of tools make them high potential instruments able to transform an educational system designed for the industrial society and inconsistent with the requirements of the XXI century, characterized by its emphasis on knowledge and creativity as first order resources. The purpose of the current article is to present the results of a bibliometric study about the Latinamerican research production in the area of Virtual Learning Environments and metacognition, developed in the last eight years and published in three different databases: SciElo, Ebsco y Proquest. Data about number of articles, types of VLE, educational levels and fields in which these researches have been done. Finally, the contributions and future directions of these studies are exposed.