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Edtech Landscape of the United States
15,238 Edtech companies in the United States, in one picture: who is hiring, who is raising money, who founded them, where they are based, what the news is about, which skills employers want and where the research is going. Updated August 2026.
15,238companies tracked
$33.9Bdisclosed funding
634hiring right now
957events · 24 months
349,657news articles · 12 months
Who leads Edtech in the United States
Shows the top‑ranked Edtech firms by hiring activity, funding amount, and overall coverage, noting that 15,238 companies are tracked and 1,703 have disclosed a funding round.
open roles
Hiring now
ranked by live open roles
- 01
UWorld11last posted Jun 2026
- 02
Imagine Learning11last posted Jun 2026
- 03
IXL Learning11last posted Jun 2026
- 04
Finalsite11last posted Jun 2026
- 05
Post University11last posted Jun 2026
- 06
Connections Academy11last posted Jun 2026
- 07
Project Solutions11last posted Jun 2026
- 08
Care.com10last posted Jun 2026
634 companies hiring · 34 posted in the last 30 days
disclosed funding
Most funded
disclosed totals, all rounds
- 01
Chegg$1.8BPost IPO · Aug 2020
- 02
VIPKid$975.5MSeries E · Oct 2019
- 03
Kajabi$550MSeries A · May 2021
- 04
Cengage Group$525MSeries D · May 2023
- 05
MPOWER Financing$506MConventional Debt · Nov 2023
- 06
College Ave$500MConventional Debt · Mar 2021
- 07
Age of Learning$481.5MSeries E · Jun 2021
- 08
Course Hero$477.5MSeries C · Dec 2021
1,703 companies with disclosed rounds · $33.9B total
revenue
Revenue leaders
official filings first, else latest snapshot
- 01
Duolingo$292MFY2025 filing
- 02
Navient$271MFY2022 filing
- 03
Coursera$195.7MFY2026 filing
- 04
2U$180.7MFY2024 filing
- 05
DeVry$160.5MFY2018 filing
- 06
Capella University$111.6MFY2010 filing
- 07
BibliU$70.5Msnapshot Oct 2024
- 08
36 companies with a revenue figure
headcount
Largest teams
ranked by tracked headcount
- 01
State of Arizona7,940tracked employees
- 02
- 03
Ilumno5,001tracked employees
- 04
- 05
- 06
Stevenson University2,445tracked employees
- 07
- 08
Western Oregon University2,324tracked employees
438 companies with headcount data
share of events
Share of voice
share of all tracked sector news events, 24 months
- 01
- 02
Wise6.1%89 tracked events
- 03
- 04
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Trident4.0%59 tracked events
- 06
Udemy3.7%54 tracked events
- 07
Skillsoft3.4%50 tracked events
- 08
zSpace3.0%44 tracked events
1,470 tracked events across 186 companies
articles
In the news
Prism news coverage, last 12 months
- 01
DIY64,561articles in the window
- 02
General Assembly6,362articles in the window
- 03
Leland1,479articles in the window
- 04
Merriam-Webster1,361articles in the window
- 05
- 06
Winnie1,070articles in the window
- 07
- 08
Embark638articles in the window
450 of these companies drew sector coverage in the window
Radar
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How the Edtech ecosystem in the United States grew, 2016–2025
Displays the annual count of new Edtech companies, highlighting a peak of 933 startups in 2020 and 171 founded in 2025.
Companies founded / year
new Edtech companies in the United States
20162025
peak 933 in 2020
Companies raising / year
with a disclosed round that year
20162025
peak 267 in 2016
Disclosed funding / year
sum of disclosed rounds (USD)
20162025
peak $5.7B in 2021
Where Edtech companies in the United States are based
Lists the U.S. cities with the most Edtech firms, with New York City leading at 1,063 companies followed by San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Hub 01
New York City
1,063 Edtech companies
32% of the Edtech companies across these hubs
1,063companies
$3.5Bdisclosed funding
40hiring now
Hub 02
San Francisco
737 Edtech companies
22% of the Edtech companies across these hubs
737companies
$5.4Bdisclosed funding
48hiring now
Hub 03
Los Angeles
398 Edtech companies
12% of the Edtech companies across these hubs
398companies
$473.5Mdisclosed funding
14hiring now
Hub 04
Austin
315 Edtech companies
9% of the Edtech companies across these hubs
315companies
$501.2Mdisclosed funding
18hiring now
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Hub 05
Chicago
258 Edtech companies
8% of the Edtech companies across these hubs
258companies
$397.2Mdisclosed funding
13hiring now
Hub 06
Boston
253 Edtech companies
8% of the Edtech companies across these hubs
253companies
$1.1Bdisclosed funding
14hiring now
Hub 07
San Diego
173 Edtech companies
5% of the Edtech companies across these hubs
173companies
$80.4Mdisclosed funding
4hiring now
Hub 08
Seattle
172 Edtech companies
5% of the Edtech companies across these hubs
172companies
$207.8Mdisclosed funding
5hiring now
The Edtech market map of the United States: what these companies actually do
Breaks down the main product types built by Edtech firms and their revenue models, noting that consumer digital products dominate and subscriptions are the most common revenue source.
- Consumer Digital9,634 companies · $23.3B raised · 367 hiring
- Enterprise Tech4,817 companies · $17.3B raised · 293 hiring
- Online Courses4,050 companies · $7.2B raised · 150 hiring
- Education IT3,015 companies · $9.6B raised · 184 hiring
- Vocational Training2,247 companies · $2.4B raised · 43 hiring
- SaaS2,196 companies · $8B raised · 120 hiring
- Continued Learning for Professionals2,140 companies · $4.9B raised · 98 hiring
- Enterprise Software1,984 companies · $6B raised · 115 hiring
- Edtech SaaS1,494 companies · $4.6B raised · 84 hiring
- Activity Based Learning1,078 companies · $2.3B raised · 33 hiring
- Online Tutoring943 companies · $3.1B raised · 42 hiring
- Language Learning Tech903 companies · $2.4B raised · 21 hiring
Monetization
How Edtech companies make money
How many companies earn revenue each way. Plenty use more than one model, so the counts add up to more than the sector.
Subscription11,282
Advertising2,587
Fee-For-Service2,586
Commission on Transaction2,045
E-Commerce - Service1,595
E-Commerce - Product1,051
Freemium293
Physical Commerce259
Funding, M&A and the deals moving Edtech in the United States
Counts corporate events over the past two years, including 957 activities such as key‑person moves, earnings releases, funding rounds, and mergers.
Leadership 236Earnings 226Funding 122M&A 122Announcement 83Product 37Contracts 25IPO 17Regulatory 17Assets 17
- FundingCertifyde, an AI adoption platform, has raised $2 million in seed funding.2026-05-01
- FundingSince its 2015 founding, student logistics platform Zum has now raised about $500 million, including a fresh $100 million led by TPG to optimize K-12 transportation efficiency.2026-04-17
- M&AEngage2learn, which provides instructional leadership for public school districts, has acquired Education Elements, a provider of K12 leadership development.2026-04-17
- M&AOn April 9, shareholders of both Coursera and Udemy voted to approve the merger.2026-04-13
- M&AMimir acquires PayEx platform from Swedbank.2026-04-08
- FundingApogee Acquisition Corp announced the closing of its initial public offering of 17,250,000 units at a price of $10.00 per unit on April 8, 2026, which included the full exercise by the underwriters of their overallotment option to purchase an additional 2,250,000 units. Total gross proceeds from the offering were $172,500,000 before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses payable by the Company.2026-04-08
- M&AIn 2020, it was acquired by IAC for $500 million.2026-04-01
- FundingMPOWER had raised $500,000 from global startup incubator 1776's venture fund, which also invested in its Series A round.2026-03-30
- M&APodpage has acquired School of Podcasting to expand its value proposition beyond hosting into creator enablement.2026-03-23
- M&AQuickStart acquires IronCircle2026-02-24
Mergers and acquisitions
Deals from the last 24 months where a Edtech company in the United States was the buyer or the one bought, newest first. “Undisclosed” means the price was never published — not that the deal was worth nothing.
| Acquirer | Target | Deal value | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-04-20 | ||
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-04-17 | ||
| undisclosed | — | 2026-04-15 | ||
| $1.7B | Pending | 2026-04-13 | ||
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-04-09 | ||
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-04-07 |
Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Provides details on specific corporate events like IPO filings, leadership changes, product launches, and contract wins.
IPO pipeline
12 companies listed or filing · last 24 months
ApogeeIPO · Nasdaq Stock Market LLC · AACPU · 1 reportApr 2026
InstructureIPO · New York Stock Exchange · INST · 2 reportsFeb 2026
LeapFrogSPAC · Nasdaq Capital Market · LFACU · 2 reportsDec 2025
PinkfongIPO · South Korean stock market · 5 reportsDec 2025
GraphyIPO · South Korea’s secondary stock market · 2 reportsSep 2025
Walnut CodingIPO · 1 reportApr 2025
Leadership moves
102 tracked people moves · last 12 months
CodingalPraveen Kumar · Appointment → Vice President of OperationsMay 2026
KabillionDavid Di Lorenzo · Promotion → President of KabillionApr 2026
Venture HighwayPriya Mohan · Promotion → Managing PartnerApr 2026
New HorizonsCarol Fitzgerald · Retirement → Chief Executive OfficerApr 2026
KiboEric Rosado · Appointment → Chief Product OfficerApr 2026
Product launches
tracked launches · last 12 months
MagmaSamyakEco (Digital platform)Apr 2026
EC CouncilEnterprise AI Credential Suite (Credential Suite)Feb 2026
ClassoverReal‑Time AI Tutor (AI Tutor)Jan 2026
Contract wins
16 customer wins · last 24 months
Workforce actions
8 companies cutting roles · last 24 months
MediaPro~189 roles reported · competitionMay 2026
Pluralsight~20% of workforce reported · challenging economic environmentAug 2025
kaltura~70 roles reportedAug 2025
Alchemie~26 roles reported · economic reasonsMay 2025
Regulatory & litigation
17 regulatory events · 15 tracked suits · 24 months
- Encyclopedia Britannica, merriam-webster v openaicopyright infringement · FiledMar 2026
- J. Blades v A. Rosson, new horizons, western expresscivil litigation over undisclosed claims · OngoingFeb 2026
Earnings pulse
companies reporting results · last 24 months
32 companies reporting224 company-quarters trackedbeat 46miss 20in line 5
Half of these companies grew revenue faster than +9.8%, half slower.
Who is building Edtech in the United States
Profiles 4,983 founders and CEOs, showing their alma maters and prior employers, with Stanford and Harvard most represented and Google the top previous employer.
Founders and chief executives12 of 4,983, from the best-funded companies on this page
repeat founder
Co-Founder Learneo. Cornell University BA 2007
Ex-Tesco, Harrison Metal Capita. Washington University in St. Louis BA 2005, Stanford University Graduate School of Business MBA 2011
repeat founder
Founder DeepLearning.AI, Landing AI, Coursera, Google. Carnegie Mellon University BS 1997, MIT MS 1998, University of California, Berkeley PhD 2003
Ex-Founder TechX, eBay, Yahoo!, Oracle. Delhi Institute of Technology BE, Stanford Graduate School of Business MS 2014
Learn, ex-Future Of Work Studios, ex-Bookclub, Brigham Young University, 2009
Ex-The Princeton Review, Tutor.com, Kaplan, Goldman, Sachs. Georgetown University BS 1998, Harvard Business School MBA 2005
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv MS 2011, Institute of Software System Kyiv Ukraine PhD 2014
Ex-UKG, McKinsey, Hickling. University of Ottawa BS 1989, Stanford University MS 1991, PhD 1994
Ex-Microsoft, LucasArts, Electronic Arts, DreamWorks Interactive, Atomic Imaging, Day One Studios…
Where the founders studied
alma mater on record for 894 of 4,983 founders
Stanford University145
Harvard University125
University of Pennsylvania71
Massachusetts Institute of Technology64
Harvard Business School64
University of California (Berkeley)63
Columbia University52
Yale University48
Where they worked before
a previous employer on record for 219 of 4,983 founders
Google52
Microsoft40
McKinsey32
Amazon22
Cisco14
Facebook11
Apple10
Bain10
Founders flagged as repeat founders
of 4,294 founders with a profile on this page
57
carry a repeat-founder flag
- flagged as repeat founders57
- no repeat-founder flag4,237
Women and men among the founders
first names matched for 4,534 of 4,983 founders
23%
of matched founders are women
- women1,062
- men3,472
Inferred from first names, using 119 million people who state their own gender: a first name counts only where at least 20 of them share it and at least 90% of those share the same gender. The other 449 founders go in neither column.
Radar
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Search founders, executives and operators by company, role and location.
Who funds Edtech in the United States
Summarizes 2,816 funding rounds since 2016 from 2,539 investors, with a typical round size of $1.5 million.
| Investor · most active investors since 2016 | Rounds | Led | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| HHS | 95 | — | Dec 2025 |
| Y Combinator | 81 | 35 | Dec 2025 |
| National Science Foundation | 70 | — | Apr 2025 |
| Reach Capital | 62 | 24 | Nov 2024 |
| Techstars | 59 | 38 | Aug 2024 |
| Owl Ventures | 56 | 30 | Mar 2025 |
| GSV Ventures | 45 | 17 | Apr 2025 |
| Rethink Capital Partners | 42 | 15 | Aug 2023 |
| Europa | 34 | — | Jan 2024 |
| America’s Seed Fund | 33 | — | Sep 2024 |
Stage mix · rounds since 2016
Seed & Angel1,254
Series A–B756
Series C+ / PE210
Grants, debt & other596
The typical round is $1.5M — half were bigger, half smaller.
The biggest Edtech funding rounds in the United States
Highlights the largest disclosed funding rounds, including Kajabi’s $550 million Series A, and lists ten other large recent rounds.
| Company | Round | Size | When | Backers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series Amega-round | $550M | May 2021 | Tiger Global Management, insightsoftware, TPG +4 more | |
| Series Dmega-round | $525M | May 2023 | — | |
| Series Dmega-round | $500M | Jun 2018 | Coatue, Tencent, Yunfeng Capital +1 more | |
| Series Cmega-round | $380M | Dec 2021 | Wellington, Sequoia Capital, GSV Ventures +6 more | |
| Series Emega-round | $349.6M | Nov 2021 | Spectrum Equity, The Rise Fund | |
| Series Emega-round | $300M | Jun 2021 | TPG, Qatar Investment Authority, Madrone Capital Partners | |
| Series F | $225M | May 2021 | Fidelity Investments, Baillie Gifford, Eldridge Industries +15 more | |
| Series C | $215M | Nov 2021 | Learn Capital, A-Street Ventures, Emerson Collective | |
| Series C | $200M | Nov 2015 | GIC, Russia-China Investment Fund, Goldman Sachs +1 more | |
| Series D | $200M | Aug 2017 | Tencent, Yunfeng Capital, Matrix Partners China +2 more |
Venture round sizes · 2023–2025
<$1M112
$1–10M162
$10–50M63
$50–250M10
>$250M1
348 venture rounds with a disclosed amount in the window.
Fresh cheques · last 6 months
Series A$880kMay 2026
Series F$100MApr 2026
Seed$5.2MApr 2026
Seed$5.1MApr 2026
Seed$3MApr 2026
Seed$2MApr 2026
Seed$1.3MApr 2026
Series A$1MApr 2026
What the news says about Edtech in the United States
Counts 349,657 news articles in the last year and identifies the most covered topics such as extracurricular activities, bullying prevention, and college readiness.
News volume
Edtech coverage across United States · articles per quarter
2021Q22026Q1
peak 123,844 in 2025Q3 · 349,657 articles in the last 12 tracked months
Tone of coverage
share of articles by dominant sentiment (positive / neutral / negative)
202120232025
Positive-tone share moved 62% → 65%, negative 36% → 34% across 2021–2025.
What the coverage is about
The subjects that dominate Edtech news in United States. The arrow shows whether each one is being written about more or less than a year ago.
- Extracurricular activities and clubs54,876→+1%
- Bullying prevention and school safety measures44,118▲+28%
- High school college readiness initiatives43,861→-3%
- Physical education and wellness programs34,719→+8%
- Artificial intelligence advancements32,181▲+31%
- Local school district updates and policies31,000▲+60%
- Education system changes and school board decisions27,330▲+45%
- College athletics news26,397▲+14%
- School violence and campus assaults25,871▲+22%
- Student leadership and government initiatives24,358→+8%
Most-covered companies · last 12 months
- 64,561
- 6,362
- 1,479
- 1,361
- 1,336
- 1,070
- 971
- 638
- 448
- 439
450 Edtech companies here were named in the news over this period.
Prism
Watch Edtech coverage in United States as it happens
Prism follows these subjects story by story — which companies are named, what is said about them and how the tone moves.
Momentum
The words getting louder — and quieter
Which terms are showing up in more stories than a year ago, and which are fading. The percentage is the change in how many articles mention them.
athletic programs+43%cloud infrastructure+62%school closures+44%recreational sports programs+206%ncaa updates+54%mass shooting+46%green data centers+50%educational apps k-12+46%new gadgets+46%performance-based assessments+64%
youth basketball divisions-35%school basketball programs-35%youth basketball tournaments-37%ymca basketball leagues-39%christmas light shows-47%
The pressures the press keeps returning to
Three recurring angles in United States Edtech coverage, and whether each is getting more attention year on year (through 2025).
Regulatory Risk ▲ rising
270,187 articles touch this dimension · 52.1% critical tone
20212025
signals: ai regulation compliance, responsible ai, ai research
Funding Momentum ▲ rising
113,016 articles touch this dimension · 43.2% critical tone
20212025
signals: school funding battles, education reform, budget prioritization education
Growth ▲ rising
67,105 articles touch this dimension · 48.4% critical tone
20212025
signals: ai hardware, dc fast-charging deployment, ai research
Edtech jobs in the United States: who is hiring and what they ask for
Reports 29,284 job postings from 904 employers in the past year, with median pay of $75 k and top‑required skills including Python and HIPAA compliance.
29,284postings · last 12 months
45,854postings tracked overall
904employers advertising
$75kmedian advertised salary/yr (n=2964)
Demand
The Skills Employers Ask For
What Edtech employers in the United States put in their job ads. The bar is how many postings ask for it; the arrow shows whether demand grew or shrank against the year before.
- hipaa440▲
- injections409▲
- wound care399▲
- catheters397▲
- python312▲
- infection control306▲
- excel237▲
- ai180▲
- sql180▲
- microsoft office156▲
What level are these roles?
Entry2,586
Intern274
Senior2,227
Lead1,143
Manager4,343
What they pay, by level
- Manager$110k/yr (n=343)
- Senior$104k/yr (n=174)
- Lead$71k/yr (n=105)
Most advertised titles
- 656
- 635
- 629
- 528
- 527
- 521
What Edtech research in the United States is working on
Shows 4,451 academic papers linked to Indian institutions, categorizing them into identified problems, cautions, and opportunities.
How this field talks about itself
United States-affiliated Edtech papers (gold) against all published research (grey)
Promising45.3% · 36.8%1.2×
Problem-identifying16.4% · 9.9%1.7×
Descriptive14.5% · 17.5%0.8×
Breakthrough10.9% · 26.1%0.4×
Cautionary8.6% · 4.7%1.8×
Comparative3.2% · 3.9%0.8×
How the work is done
Empirical53.4%
Methods-led24.2%
Reviews14.6%
Position pieces6.5%
Theoretical1.3%
How the research reads
97% positive · 1% neutral · 2% negative, across 4,451 papers.
The institutions doing the work · United States
- 8k
- 8k
- 4k
- 4k
- 4k
- 3k
ranked by how often their work is cited
Leading researchers · United States-affiliated work
Punya Mishra · Matthew J. Koehler · Charles R. Graham · Peggy A. Ertmer · Anne Ottenbreit‐Leftwich · Richard E. Mayer · Ryan S. Baker · George Siemens
The most-cited breakthroughs
- What is Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK)? · 1k cites
- A time‐based blended learning model · 442 cites
- Seven Affordances of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning: How to Support Collaborative Learning? How Can Technologies Help? · 438 cites
- Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Intelligent Assistant for Personalized and Adaptive Learning in Higher Education · 388 cites
- Personalized adaptive learning: an emerging pedagogical approach enabled by a smart learning environment · 376 cites
Common problems researchers identify710 papers · 7 recurring themes
Problems · theme 01
Instructional Design / Educational Technology
164 papers · 23.1% of this block
▲ +30% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Instructional design · Educational technology · Experiential learning · Professional learning community
“Constructing a Design Framework and Pedagogical Approach for Adaptive Learning in Higher Education: A Practitioner's Perspective”
164 of these papers raise it as a problem
Problems · theme 02
Technology Integration / Educational Technology
159 papers · 22.4% of this block
▲ +8% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Technology integration · Educational technology · Information and Communications Technology · Information technology
“Teachers’ Beliefs and Technology Practices”
159 of these papers raise it as a problem
Problems · theme 03
Distance Education / Online Learning
130 papers · 18.3% of this block
▼ -52% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Distance education · Online learning · Blended learning · Pandemic
“Foundations of online learning: Challenges and opportunities”
130 of these papers raise it as a problem
Problems · theme 04
Mathematics Education / Educational Technology
86 papers · 12.1% of this block
▼ -57% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Mathematics education · Educational technology · Technology integration · Pedagogy
“The Teacher Technology Integration Experience: Practice and Reflection in the Classroom”
86 of these papers raise it as a problem
Problems · theme 05
Applications Of Artificial Intelligence / Corporate Governance
78 papers · 11.0% of this block
▲ +102% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Applications of artificial intelligence · Corporate governance · Equity · Adaptation
“Examining Teaching Competencies and Challenges While Integrating Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education”
78 of these papers raise it as a problem
Problems · theme 06
Learning Analytics / Analytics
60 papers · 8.5% of this block
▼ -4% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Learning analytics · Analytics · Big data · Educational data mining
“Learning analytics and educational data mining”
60 of these papers raise it as a problem
Problems · theme 07
Generative Grammar / Generative Model
33 papers · 4.6% of this block
▲ +145% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Generative grammar · Generative model · Mediation · Personalization
“Generative AI in Higher Education: Demographic Differences in Student Perceived Readiness, Benefits, and Challenges”
33 of these papers raise it as a problem
Cautions336 papers · 7 recurring themes
Cautions · theme 01
Learning Analytics / Higher Education
65 papers · 19.3% of this block
▲ +12% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Learning analytics · Higher education · Literacy · Cognition
“Exploring the Potential Impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on International Students in Higher Education: Generative AI, Chatbots, Analy”
65 of these papers raise it as a problem
Cautions · theme 02
Mathematics Education / Educational Technology
64 papers · 19.0% of this block
▼ -57% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Mathematics education · Educational technology · Blended learning · Flipped classroom
“The effectiveness of e-learning: An explorative and integrative review of the definitions, methodologies and factors that promote e-Learning”
64 of these papers raise it as a problem
Cautions · theme 03
Test / Analytics
62 papers · 18.5% of this block
▲ +7% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Test · Analytics · Science education · Affect
“A Global Classroom? Evaluating the Effectiveness of Global Virtual Collaboration as a Teaching Tool in Management Education”
62 of these papers raise it as a problem
Cautions · theme 04
Technology Integration / Digital Transformation
53 papers · 15.8% of this block
▲ +51% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Technology integration · Digital transformation · Educational technology · Technology education
“Educational Technology: A Review of the Integration, Resources, and Effectiveness of Technology in K-12 Classrooms”
53 of these papers raise it as a problem
Cautions · theme 05
Asynchronous Communication / Online Learning
36 papers · 10.7% of this block
▼ -3% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Asynchronous communication · Online learning · Perception · Pandemic
“Students’ perception of online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic”
36 of these papers raise it as a problem
Cautions · theme 06
Intelligent Tutoring System / Game Based Learning
30 papers · 8.9% of this block
▲ +106% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Intelligent tutoring system · Game based learning · Computer-Assisted Instruction · Narrative
“Motivation and performance in a game-based intelligent tutoring system.”
30 of these papers raise it as a problem
Cautions · theme 07
Generative Grammar / Generative Model
26 papers · 7.7% of this block
▲ +722% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Generative grammar · Generative model · Personalized learning · Grading
“Pedagogical Applications of Generative AI in Higher Education: A Systematic Review of the Field”
26 of these papers raise it as a problem
Opportunities2,228 papers · 7 recurring themes
Opportunities · theme 01
Experiential Learning / Active Learning
622 papers · 27.9% of this block
▲ +23% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Experiential learning · Active learning · Blended learning · Higher education
“Using an adaptive learning tool to improve student performance and satisfaction in online and face-to-face education for a more personalized”
Opportunities · theme 02
Generative Grammar / Generative Model
324 papers · 14.5% of this block
▲ +436% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Generative grammar · Generative model · Transformative learning · Personalized learning
“AI IN EDUCATION: PIONEERING NEW APPROACHES TO LEARNING AND TEACHING”
Opportunities · theme 03
Mathematics Education / Educational Technology
304 papers · 13.6% of this block
▼ -57% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Mathematics education · Educational technology · Science education · Pedagogy
“A Study of Educational Simulations Part 1 - Engagement and Learning”
Opportunities · theme 04
Technology Integration / Educational Technology
292 papers · 13.1% of this block
▲ +8% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Technology integration · Educational technology · Information and Communications Technology · Technology acceptance model
“Understanding the Influence of Perceived Usability and Technology Self-Efficacy on Teachers’ Technology Acceptance”
Opportunities · theme 05
Reinforcement Learning / Adaptive Learning
254 papers · 11.4% of this block
▲ +106% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Reinforcement learning · Adaptive learning · Robustness · Stability
“Development of Intelligent, Adaptive, and Dynamic Systems Via the Investigation of Novel Machine Learning Algorithms”
Opportunities · theme 06
Learning Analytics / Analytics
238 papers · 10.7% of this block
▼ -9% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Learning analytics · Analytics · Data analysis · Predictive analytics
“Predicting Student Performance Using Personalized Analytics”
Opportunities · theme 07
Virtual Reality / Instructional Simulation
194 papers · 8.7% of this block
▲ +10% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Virtual reality · Instructional simulation · Augmented reality · Virtual learning environment
“AUGMENTED AND VIRTUAL REALITY IN U.S. EDUCATION: A REVIEW: ANALYZING THE IMPACT, EFFECTIVENESS, AND FUTURE PROSPECTS OF AR/VR TOOLS IN ENHAN”
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Problems
how much more (or less) of the world’s research on this subject each theme took up, 2022→2025
gaining sharelosing share
Generative Grammar / Generative Model▲+145%
Applications Of Artificial Intelligence / Corporate Governance▲+102%
Instructional Design / Educational Technology▲+30%
Technology Integration / Educational Technology▲+8%
Learning Analytics / Analytics▼-4%
Distance Education / Online Learning▼-52%
Mathematics Education / Educational Technology▼-57%
Cautions
how much more (or less) of the world’s research on this subject each theme took up, 2022→2025
gaining sharelosing share
Generative Grammar / Generative Model▲+722%
Intelligent Tutoring System / Game Based Learning▲+106%
Technology Integration / Digital Transformation▲+51%
Learning Analytics / Higher Education▲+12%
Test / Analytics▲+7%
Asynchronous Communication / Online Learning▼-3%
Mathematics Education / Educational Technology▼-57%
Opportunities
how much more (or less) of the world’s research on this subject each theme took up, 2022→2025
gaining sharelosing share
Generative Grammar / Generative Model▲+436%
Reinforcement Learning / Adaptive Learning▲+106%
Experiential Learning / Active Learning▲+23%
Virtual Reality / Instructional Simulation▲+10%
Technology Integration / Educational Technology▲+8%
Learning Analytics / Analytics▼-9%
Mathematics Education / Educational Technology▼-57%
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