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The rise of Big Data: what does it mean for education, technology, and media research?

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Eynon, Rebecca·2013·Learning, Media and Technology

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The interest in Big Data is growing exponentially. Research calls, commercial insights, and government initiatives all seem to be focused on exploiting the potential of technology to capture and an...

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  • All data are always socially constructed: data collection is never a value-free process.

    “It is also important to acknowledge here that all data are always socially constructed: data collection is never a value-free process (Eynon 2013).”

    From Data-based decision-making for school improvement: Research insights and gaps (2019) · cites this paper as Eynon 2013

    In the passage labelled “2013 Taylor & Francis” (page not provided), Eynon says that values are designed into the analysis of data and that whose data are represented can be unequal. This supports the concern that data research is not value-free, but the paper discusses Big Data analysis and representation rather than asserting that all data are socially constructed or that every act of data collection is value-laden. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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  1. Drachsler, H., and G. Wolfgang. 2012. "Confidence in Learning Analytics." Learning Analytics and Knowledge 2012 Conference, Vancouver, Canada, April 29-May 2.

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Authors
Eynon, R.
Affiliations
University of Oxford (GB)
Corresponding author
Eynon, Rebecca
Venue
Learning, Media and Technology
Published
2013-02-25
Volume
38
Issue
3
Pages
237-240
ISSN
  • 1743-9884 (ISSN-L)
  • 1743-9892
OpenAlex
W2010500041
Cited by
154
References
7
Citations by year
2026: 6 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 19 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 15 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 12 · 2017: 14 · 2016: 29 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 7
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
Learning Media and Technology (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Information Systems and Management › Big Data Technologies and Applications
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Science Applications › Online Learning and Analytics
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Digital Education and Society
Keywords
big data, educational technology, media studies, data-driven research, research agenda, data capture

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