The Current Situation, Hot Spots and Trends Analysis of STEM Education Research in China Based on Internet and Artificial Intelligence
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The Current Situation, Hot Spots and Trends Analysis of STEM Education Research in China Based on Internet and Artificial Intelligence

Ping Gong 1*
1 Yuxi Normal University
*Corresponding author: gongping@yxnu.edu.cn
Published on 2 October 2025
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LNEP Vol.117
ISSN (Print): 2753-7056
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ISBN (Print): 978-1-80590-361-1
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Abstract

The rapid development of technologies such as the Internet, 5G technology, and artificial intelligence has not only changed the form of education, but also made the advantages of STEM education, which aims to cultivate innovation and problem-solving abilities, increasingly apparent. Through the literature published in core journals in the field of STEM education in China, we can glimpse the current research status, research issues, and development trends in the field of STEM education in China. This not only has great significance for the development of STEM education research in China, but also provides some supplementary research data for international STEM education. The bibliometric method was used to analyze the overall trend, high-frequency word distribution, and clustering of the literature from 2012 to 2025 in the CNKI database of Peking University core and CSSCI journals as data sources, and to construct a knowledge map with the visualization advantage of CiteSpace tool to examine the current situation, hot topics and development trend of STEM education research in China. The results show that, based on the Internet and artificial intelligence, the number of STEM education research in China has been steadily increasing in general, and the hot topics cover three aspects: STEM education philosophy and education policy, STEM curriculum design and STEM literacy, and the emerging research frontiers cover curriculum design, but the cooperation network of research scholars and research institutions is scattered and the depth of research needs to be strengthened.

Keywords:

STEM Education, Interdisciplinary Literacy, Innovation Awareness, STEM Curriculum, CiteSpace.

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Gong,P. (2025). The Current Situation, Hot Spots and Trends Analysis of STEM Education Research in China Based on Internet and Artificial Intelligence. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,117,22-29.

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[10]. Li Jie, Chen Chaomei. CiteSpace: Text Mining and Visualization in Scientific Literature (Second Edition). Beijing China: Capital University of Economics and Trade Press, 2017.

References

[1]. Fu Qian, Liu Pengfei. From Verification to Creation—A Research on STEM Education Performance Models in Middle and Primary Schools. China Educational Technology, (4), 2016.p.71-78.

[2]. Zhu Zhiting, Lei Yunhe. An Analysis of National Policies and Practical Models for STEM Education. e-Education Research, (1), 2018.p.75-85.

[3]. Du Wenbin. Analysis of Main Topics and Characteristics of STEM Education Studies Abroad. e-Education Research, (11), 2018.p.120-128.

[4]. China Academy of Educational Sciences. White paper on STEM education in China (essence edition) [R]. Beijing: China Academy of Education Sciences, 2017.

[5]. STEM Education Research Centre, China Academy of Textbooks. Research report on STEM education in China (brief version). Beijing China, STEM Education Research Center of China Academy of Textbooks, 2019.10.

[6]. Li Xinguan, Wei Shuyan, Liu Dongmei. Hot topics and evolutionary trends of digital governance research in China. Southeast Academic, (02), 2022. p.61-71+247.

[7]. Chen Yue, Chen Chaomei, Hu Zhigang, Wang Xianwen. Principles and Applications of Analyzing a Citation Space. Beijing China, Science Press, 2014.

[8]. CHEN C, CHEN Y, HOROWITZ M, et al. Towards an explanatory and computational theory of scientific discovery. Journal of Informatics, 3(3), 2009.p.191-209.

[9]. Chen Yue, Chen Chaomei, Liu Zeyuan et al.The methodology function of CiteSpace mapping knowledge domains. Studies in Science of Science, (2), 2015. p. 242-253.

[10]. Li Jie, Chen Chaomei. CiteSpace: Text Mining and Visualization in Scientific Literature (Second Edition). Beijing China: Capital University of Economics and Trade Press, 2017.

Cite this article

Gong,P. (2025). The Current Situation, Hot Spots and Trends Analysis of STEM Education Research in China Based on Internet and Artificial Intelligence. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,117,22-29.

Data availability

The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study will be available from the authors upon reasonable request.

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Volume title: Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Educational Innovation and Psychological Insights

ISBN: 978-1-80590-361-1(Print) / 978-1-80590-362-8(Online)
Editor: Kurt Buhring
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Conference date: 20 August 2025
Series: Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media
Volume number: Vol.117
ISSN: 2753-7048(Print) / 2753-7056(Online)

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