Data use for teaching decision making

A bibliometric review in WoS and Scopus Databases.

Authors

  • Fabián Sandoval (1) Department of Didactics and School Organization, Faculty of Education Sciences, Universidad de Granada, Campus Universitario de Cartuja, s/n.,18071, Granada, Spain. (2) Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, School of Speech Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, 7591538, Chile.
  • Sr. Juan Díaz Universidad Andrés Bello, Santiago, 7591538, Chile
  • Juan Antonio López Núñez Department of Didactics and School Organization, Faculty of Education Sciences, Universidad de Granada, Campus Universitario de Cartuja, s/n.,18071, Granada, Spain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47553/rifop.v100i39.1.101945

Abstract

This article presents a bibliometric review focused on the use of data for decision making in education. Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus databases are examined in the period 2013-2022, revealing key bibliometric indicators, such as number of publications and impact factor, which evidence a growing global interest in research on this topic. Data collection and analysis emerge as fundamental pillars for effective teaching decision making, which has been theorized in different studies on data-driven decision making and data literacy in the educational context.  The study shows a steady increase in publications, citations, collaborations and geographic distribution among others, accentuating the growing importance of this area in the educational sphere. This analysis provides a panoramic view of the evolution of the field and encourages future research that, among other things, shows the effects of teacher data literacy for decision making in the educational context. In summary, the review highlights the vital relationship between the use of data and improved decision making in education, reflecting a steadily growing field of great global relevance.

Author Biographies

Sr. Juan Díaz, Universidad Andrés Bello, Santiago, 7591538, Chile

Civil Industrial Engineer, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile, Master in Management and Public Policy, Universidad de Chile, Chile. Director of Academic Effectiveness, Vice-Rectory of Quality Assurance, Universidad Andrés Bello, Santiago, Chile.

Juan Antonio López Núñez, Department of Didactics and School Organization, Faculty of Education Sciences, Universidad de Granada, Campus Universitario de Cartuja, s/n.,18071, Granada, Spain

He has a degree in Psychopedagogy and has been awarded with an extraordinary prize at the end of his degree by the University of Granada. He has been a collaboration scholarship holder in the Department of Didactics and School Organization of the same university and later obtained a scholarship for the Training of Research Staff. He obtained his PhD degree in 2007. Since 2005 he has been a professor in the aforementioned department. In 2010 he obtained the tenure of university. He has supervised several doctoral theses, published more than 150 articles, book chapters and papers.

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Published

2025-04-18

How to Cite

Sandoval, F., Díaz Ríos, J., & López Núñez, J. A. (2025). Data use for teaching decision making : A bibliometric review in WoS and Scopus Databases. Revista Interuniversitaria De Formación Del Profesorado. Continuación De La Antigua Revista De Escuelas Normales, 100(39.1), 373–400. https://doi.org/10.47553/rifop.v100i39.1.101945

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Vol. 100 No. 39.1 (2025): Retos y desafíos para la investigación e innovación docente en contextos múltiples

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Miscelánea

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