A systematic literature review of design-based research from 2004 to 2013

Design-based research (DBR) that blends designing learning environments and developing theories has proliferated in recent years. In order to gain insights into DBR, 162 studies related to DBR published from 2004 to 2013 were selected and reviewed. The major findings indicated that most of the studies focused on designing, developing, and redesigning learning environments through interventions. However, how to revise the intervention was not specified in detail. Also, the testing of an intervention was found to be still dependent on the measurement of cognitive outcomes. Furthermore, it was found that most DBR only conducted one cycle of iteration. This review of research not only identifies the progress of DBR, but also provides future directions of DBR for researchers and practitioners.

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